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Conservative Home21 May 2026

Claire Coutinho: How can Labour think oil from Russia is acceptable, but oil from Aberdeen is not?

If you shut down our means of making fuel, it doesn’t mean we need any less. All it does is make us more reliant on foreign regimes for that very same fuel. The post Claire Coutinho: How can Labour think oil from Russia is acceptable, but oil from Aberdeen is not? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Guido Fawkes21 May 2026

Andy Burnham’s Policy Adviser Supported Nationalisation of Banks & Expropriation of Businesses

An ex-minister who is now advising Andy Burnham on policy has expressed support for a cocktail of far-left proposals that would cripple the economy. You think Reeves proposing food price caps was bad… Miatta Fahnbulleh, who served as a senior economic adviser to Angela Rayner and Ed Miliband before entering government as energy minister and…

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BBC Politics21 May 2026

Late Queen was 'very keen' for Andrew to be given trade envoy role

Newly released documents show that Queen Elizabeth had a "wish" for her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to take on a "prominent role".

BBC Politics21 May 2026

Late Queen was 'very keen' for Andrew to be given trade envoy role

Newly released documents show that Queen Elizabeth had a "wish" for her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to take on a "prominent role".

Sky News Politics21 May 2026

Starmer's achievements 'blotted out' by political instability, says Harman

Sir Keir Starmer's achievements are being "completely blotted out" by the political instability in the government, Harriet Harman has said.

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BBC Politics21 May 2026

'I've worked too hard to feel impostor syndrome'

You might know Naz Shah as the MP for Bradford West. But her journey into politics is far from typical. Naz grew up in poverty in Bradford in the 1970s, in a home affected by domestic abuse. As a child, she was sent to Pakistan and forced into marriage with her cousin, before returning to the UK.

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Guido Fawkes21 May 2026

Labour Pays American Influencers £110,000 to Promote Special Relationship

The British government has funded American social media influencers to the tune of more than £110,000 to talk up the special relationship. Can be a good way to reach the MAGA crowd if you know which ones to pay… Since 01 January 2025 under five influencers were paid £111,216.75 as part of the “Greater Together” campaign,…

BBC Politics21 May 2026

People in Britain can't afford a good life, Burnham says

Andy Burnham was speaking in a series of interviews with the candidates for the Makerfield by-election.

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The Guardian Politics21 May 2026

Reeves cuts VAT on summer days out to 5% as part of cost of living support

Chancellor says she will raise tax on global oil giants to help meet costs of plans and confirms freeze on fuel duty increases Business live – latest updates Rachel Reeves will cut VAT to 5% on summer attractions such as theme parks and softplay centres during the school holidays, as she aims to ease the impact of the war in Iran on cash-strapped households. The chancellor told MPs on Thursday she would also raise more tax from global oil firms operating in the UK, to help meet the costs of he

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BBC Politics21 May 2026

Chris Mason: VAT cut on summer fun - the announcement that didn't leak

Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils measures aimed at helping families with the cost of living - but is it enough?

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Conservative Home21 May 2026

Charlotte Salomon: Why competence may decide the next decade of British politics

If Conservatives cannot once again become the party of institutional competence, public order, and state capability, the vacuum will simply deepen. At present, no other political forces appear willing to undertake the harder, less glamorous work of rebuilding state authority. The post Charlotte Salomon: Why competence may decide the next decade of British politics appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics21 May 2026

No evidence of formal security vetting when Andrew became UK trade envoy, minister says

Documents released by government also show late queen was ‘very keen’ for her son to have prominent role UK politics live – latest updates Formal security vetting and due diligence appears not to have been carried out before the appointment of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as a trade envoy, the government has said, as it emerged that the late queen was “very keen” for her son to take up a prominent role in promoting Britain’s interests. The first batch of documents relating to the appointment of

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