BBC Politics21 May 2026
Ministers want new voting system in place for possible Manchester mayor race
The switch from First Past The Post to the Supplementary Vote had been expected to come into force by May 2027.
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Exclusive Interview: "Rising Star" Switches to Restore Britain — "I Want a Political Home That Respects Me"
Kieran Mishchuk, 19, who won his seat for Reform UK aged 18, tells Restore News why he made the switch and why he hasn't looked back.
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Troubling Evidence Of Corruption
The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform
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Young Bob Assaulted By Muslim Gang
Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.
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The Advance UK Merger Collapse: Ego, Entitlement, and the Fight for Britain's Future
Ben Habib's proposed merger with Restore Britain collapses after Rupert Lowe refuses to hand over the keys. The reaction from Advance UK's inner circle reveals more about their motivations than they intended.
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The Guardian Politics21 May 2026
The Guardian view on Grenfell prosecutions: court dates cannot come soon enough | Editorial
Survivors are right to be angry at the nine years taken to reach this point. Those to blame for the fire must face justice Relief at this week’s news that police are sending files to the Crown Prosecution Service, recommending charges against 77 individuals and organisations for their roles in the Grenfell Tower fire, is mixed with grief and anger. On 14 June the disaster’s survivors and their supporters will gather for the ninth annual silent walk around the west London neighbourhood in which t
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BBC Politics21 May 2026
How a lottery can change the law
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Sky News Politics21 May 2026
Rachel Reeves fires up summer spending reminiscent of Rishi Sunak's COVID scheme
Rachel Reeves' Great British Summer Savings, a family-friendly bundle of VAT cuts for kids' meals and leisure attractions, and free bus travel to get to there, is reminiscent of a previous Treasury wheeze intended to lift spirits in a troubled summer - think Eat Out To Help Out, without social distancing or gnawing anxiety.
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The Guardian Politics21 May 2026
Jason White on the UK’s prime ministerial merry-go-round – cartoon
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BBC Politics21 May 2026
Starmer says he will campaign for Burnham in Makerfield
The prime minister says Labour needs to "all pull together and fight", after a revolt against his leadership.
BBC Politics21 May 2026
Starmer says he will campaign for Burnham in Makerfield
The prime minister says Labour needs to "all pull together and fight", after a revolt against his leadership.
BBC Politics21 May 2026
Cheaper theme park tickets and children's meals as VAT to be cut for some attractions this summer
Chancellor Rachel Reeves made a series of announcements aimed at relieving cost-of-living pressures.
The Guardian Politics21 May 2026
HS2 is the wildest white elephant in British history. Please put it out of its misery | Simon Jenkins
The government is in thrall to the sunk-cost fallacy. Scrap the project, and use the money for a renaissance in urban transit So it is official, as if that makes a difference. After a 15-month review by the new chief executive, the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, has revealed that HS2 will now cost up to £102.7bn and trains may not start until 2039. Alexander called the original design a “massively over-specced folly” and called the increase in time and costs “obscene”. Indeed it possibly
The Guardian Politics21 May 2026
Assisted dying bill could return after ballot of private members’ bills
One of two MPs who came in top five of vote could be persuaded to take on Kim Leadbeater’s bill in the Commons Assisted dying campaigners have a narrow path to revive the bill after two MPs who backed the change came in the top five of the new private member’s bill ballot. Supporters of Kim Leadbeater’s original private member’s bill, which ran out of time to be passed, have the chance to use the Parliament Act to bypass the Lords if they can persuade another MP to take it through the Commons a
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TUC leader ‘angry’ at state of Labour but says it can recover to win next election
Exclusive: Paul Nowak recognises frustration with Keir Starmer’s government but urges party not to be fatalistic The UK’s most powerful union leader has said he is angry at the state of Labour and Keir Starmer’s government and warned that significant change is needed to prevent Reform UK from winning power. In his first intervention as the battle rages over the future of the Labour leadership, the TUC’s general secretary, Paul Nowak, said it was clear there was an “overwhelming sense of frustrat
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BBC Politics21 May 2026
Green Party candidate pulls out of by-election
Chris Kennedy withdraws from the contest hours after he was named as the Green Party's candidate.
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