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Guido Fawkes22 May 2026

Desperate Campaigners Lobbying Hard to Revive Doomed Assisted Suicide Bill

Controversial pro-assisted suicide pressure group Dignity in Dying has admitted it is applying heavy pressure on MPs successful in yesterday’s Private Members Bill ballot to bring back assisted suicide legislation in this session. A fundraising pitch says “we must do everything we can to make sure one of them chooses the assisted dying Bill” and…

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Guido Fawkes22 May 2026

EXC: FCDO Chagos Mission Made No Progress Despite Costing Tens of Thousands of Pounds

Last month Guido related how yet another Foreign Office mission to Mauritius – seeking to revive the dead Starmer giveaway – was forced on the British taxpayer. Officials lived it up in sunny Port Louis, lovely work if you can get it… Now exactly four weeks on from the beginning of those in-person negotiations Guido…

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The Guardian Politics22 May 2026

Soft power sell-off: anger as British Council announces sale of historic Madrid building

Growing backlash among European staff against radical cuts to pay off Covid-era debt, with some accusing council of ‘colonial attitude’ The historic Palacete building at 31 Paseo del General Martínez Campos in Madrid’s upmarket Chamberí district has been home to the British Council in Spain for about 70 years. About 5,000 students each year pass through its 35 classrooms, learning English, attending exams, and forging cultural ties with the UK. Over the years that is hundreds of thousands of Mad

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BBC Politics22 May 2026

Palantir boss hits out at Khan in Met contract row

Palantir UK chief says blocking £50m Met deal will give "hostile states and criminals an advantage".

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The Guardian Politics22 May 2026

What can Arsenal teach Keir Starmer about politics? You need a clear vision, a tight grip – and hope | Jonathan Freedland

The sensational title win didn’t happen by accident, it took years of dedication and planning, something the PM should note Obviously, I know that politics and football are different. One is a high-stakes endeavour that affects the lives of hundreds of millions of people, with an impact felt around the globe and down the generations – and the other is politics. I know too that there will be plenty of readers who will be like I was until nearly a couple of decades ago: cheerfully indifferent to t

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The Guardian Politics22 May 2026

Wes Streeting insists he can win Labour leadership race despite ‘underdog’ status

In interview with Guardian, former health secretary sets out plans for government, including social care, tax and refugees Wes Streeting has insisted he can win over the Labour left, as he launches a shadow campaign for the party leadership, saying he has “beaten the odds” throughout his life and can do so again. The former health secretary, who called on Keir Starmer to resign as he quit the cabinet last week, warned Labour MPs that drifting on with Starmer in charge risked a Joe Biden situatio

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Guido Fawkes22 May 2026

Guido Whispers: Which MP Boasted About Managing the Streeting Supporter Spreadsheet?

Which broadcaster is facing another round of redundancies? Which MP boasted about managing the Streeting supporter spreadsheet? And how do allies describe Burnham’s Chief of Staff Keith Lee? To find out, become a Guido member today. Sign up here and get all the gossip first…

Guido Fawkes22 May 2026

VOTE NOW: The Guido Fawkes Reform Power Rankings (May Edition)

Every month, we’ll publish the power rankings of all the leading lights in the party based on our readers’ responses. Click here to fill in the survey, and the results will be published at the end of the month. Dan Thomas and Malcolm Offord have been added to the roster. Here’s how last month played…

Guido Fawkes22 May 2026

Home Office’s Security Quango Ill-Prepared for Massive New Anti-Terror Regulations on Businesses

The UK’s private security regulator has filled barely a quarter of the staff it needs to enforce new a anti-terror security law, even as its existing licensing operation buckles under rising backlogs, longer processing times, and a complaint uphold rate approaching 50%. Martyn’s Law will require premises and events to assess terrorism risks and put…

Conservative Home22 May 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives gained a seat from an independent in Fylde. The Lib Dems gained a seat from an independent in Malvern Hills. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics22 May 2026

Cafe owner 'deeply disappointed' by Reform UK visit

Reform have hit back at the criticisms suggesting they were "politically influenced".

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The Guardian Politics22 May 2026

Teenage boys’ non-custodial sentences for rape ‘unduly lenient’, says Jess Phillips

MP says judge’s decision sends a ‘bad message’, while Hampshire police commissioner also joins criticism The MP Jess Phillips has condemned the non-custodial sentences given to three teenage boys for the rape of two girls as “unduly lenient”. Phillips, who was the minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls before resigning this month, said that giving the boys youth rehabilitation orders sent a “bad message”. The government said it had received multiple requests for the sente

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