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The Guardian Politics22 May 2026

Andy Burnham’s Manchester has a defining spirit – and Britain could do with a lot more of it | John Harris

Call it a mix of collectivism and entrepreneurialism or just an overarching vibe, but the mayor’s philosophy could be on the way to Westminster Among the underrated later work of those revered sons of Manchester the Smiths, there is a completely jaw-dropping song simply titled London. Full of fury and excitement, it depicts a Mancunian as he boards a train, travelling to the capital full of ambition and hope, but also gripped by a gnawing ambivalence. Andy Burnham, whose love of the band is hard

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Guido Fawkes22 May 2026

Government Borrowing More Than £3 Billion Above OBR Forecasts

New figures from the Office for National Statistics show that net borrowing was well above forecasts at £24.3 billion in April 2026. That’s £4.9 billion – 25% – more than in April last year, and £3.4 billion more than the £20.9 billion forecast by the OBR. Not much room for Andy to expand on… The…

BBC Politics22 May 2026

Government borrowing higher than expected in April

Borrowing, the difference between spending and income from taxes, was £24.3bn last month.

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Conservative Home22 May 2026

What could a Burnham win mean for the Tories?

The Conservatives will not be pivotal in Makerfield, but the Tory Party is beginning to wonder about how Makerfield could prove pivotal for them. Over the past week numerous Conservative MPs and CCHQ officials have raised the prospect of an early general election. The post What could a Burnham win mean for the Tories? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home22 May 2026

Georgia L. Gilholy: Proportional representation is a loser’s game

The rise of a terrifying alliance between the Left and Islamism among such movements in the UK is already a growing concern under FPTP, and any right-wingers keen to push for PR could soon find themselves empowering their opponents. The post Georgia L. Gilholy: Proportional representation is a loser’s game appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home22 May 2026

Blake Stephenson: We must close the backdoors to Britain

Britain's legal migration system is full of loopholes that could be exploited by malicious actors seeking access to Britain. The post Blake Stephenson: We must close the backdoors to Britain appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics22 May 2026

Reform MS says Ukraine flag should not fly at 'virtue signalling' Welsh Parliament

The Welsh Parliament has flown a Ukrainian flag since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.

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Conservative Home22 May 2026

Elliot Keck: How the Green Party will use our town halls to attack Israel

Newly elected Greens now care increasingly about one thing, and one thing only: Palestine. The side effect that this makes our communities increasingly hostile to Jews is at best a distraction to be ignored, and at worst the icing on the cake. The post Elliot Keck: How the Green Party will use our town halls to attack Israel appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home22 May 2026

How culture flowered, the economy collapsed and democracy died in the Weimar Republic

In this brilliant new history of Germany from 1919-33 we find the weaknesses which latter-day Germans have striven to avoid. The post How culture flowered, the economy collapsed and democracy died in the Weimar Republic appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home22 May 2026

Christina Georgaki: Greece leads the way in Europe in a time of rapidly evolving technology

Experts agree that the unregulated use of social media among children can cause stress, depression, sleep loss and long-term social issues. Considering these consequences, a ban appears not simply precautionary, but necessary.  The post Christina Georgaki: Greece leads the way in Europe in a time of rapidly evolving technology appeared first on Conservative Home.

The Guardian Politics22 May 2026

Ditched government projects lost taxpayer £6.6bn last year, watchdog says

Spending committee finds MoD most wasteful and also points to cancelled schemes such as Rwanda and Stonehenge Cancelled government projects such as the Rwanda deportation scheme and the road tunnel under Stonehenge are wasting billions of pounds of taxpayer money a year, parliament’s spending watchdog has found. About £6.6bn was written off by government departments last year alone – state spending that did not achieve its intended objectives or create any value for the taxpayer, the public acco

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Sky News Politics22 May 2026

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