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Guido Fawkes28 May 2026

Police Under Investigation for Arresting Stab Victim Who Was Accused of Racism

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is under investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct after 18-year-old finance student Henry Nowak was arrested for alleged racist remarks while dying from four stab wounds. Vickrum Digwa, 23, has been found guilty of murder at Southampton Crown Court today… Digwa stabbed Nowak with a Sikh ceremonial…

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The Guardian Politics28 May 2026

Why the Green party must run in every seat – including Makerfield – and ignore Labour demands to stand aside | Ben Smoke

Only the Greens can actually counter Reform UK – Labour is out of touch and partly responsible for the hard right’s rise The Green party of England and Wales has announced Sarah Wakefield as its candidate for the upcoming Makerfield byelection. The constituency is split between Greater Manchester and Wigan, and the latter’s council saw a surge in support for Reform in the latest local elections, with the party taking 24 of the 25 seats up for grabs. The showdown between Labour’s Andy Burnham, th

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The Guardian Politics28 May 2026

‘A record of failure’: what’s in the first part of Alan Milburn’s Neet report?

The former minister paints damning picture of structural issues affecting 1 million young people in the UK Alan Milburn, the Blair-era cabinet minister turned social mobility adviser, has delivered the first part of his government-commissioned report on why increasing numbers of people aged 16 to 24 are not in education, employment or training (Neet). Its 217 pages cover the extent and causes of the issue – with possible solutions coming in his next report – and set out a hugely detailed and dam

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BBC Politics28 May 2026

'Makerfield is suddenly at the epicentre of British politics'

The constituency is suddenly at the epicentre of British politics - and the by-election result could decide the next prime minister.

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The Guardian Politics28 May 2026

Minimum wage rise has made it difficult for employers to hire young people, says Alan Milburn – UK politics live

Government-commissioned report on young people not in employment, education or training to be published by review chair Milburn today Good morning. For the second day in a row, the Westminster news is dominated by the thoughts of a leading Labour figure from the Tony Blair. But this time it’s an intervention commissioned, and welcomed, by Keir Starmer’s government. Alan Milburn, who has health secretary under Tony Blair, once seen as a future PM, and later chair of the Social Mobility Commisson,

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Express Politics28 May 2026

Labour welfare bonanza will lead to ‘lost generation’ of young people, report says

Former cabinet minister Alan Milburn will share his findings with the Labour party today.

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Express Politics28 May 2026

Politics LIVE: Youth joblessness could hit 1.25 million in 'lost generation'

Government announcement expected today as warnings of a 'lost generation' emerge with youth joblessness potentially hitting 1.25 million within five years.

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Express Politics28 May 2026

POLL: Should Labour call a snap general election if Keir Starmer is ousted?

Readers can vote in our online poll on whether there should be a snap general election if the PM is toppled.

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Conservative Home28 May 2026

Jack Rankin: Parliament must let the Assisted Suicide Bill die

Forcing the Bill through is a wholly inappropriate response to reasoned disagreement. It is certainly not the way our democracy ought to be exercised. The post Jack Rankin: Parliament must let the Assisted Suicide Bill die appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics28 May 2026

To reverse the ‘greenlash’, Europe’s Green parties should embrace Polanski’s boldness | Tarik Abou-Chadi

Be more strident and ambitious, take on economic inequality, and progressive voters will reward you as they have the UK’s Greens Tarik Abou-Chadi is a professor of European politics at the University of Oxford European Green parties have been through a phase of stagnation and crisis in recent years. Long gone seem the days of the “green wave” across Europe. Back in 2019, Green parties secured their best-ever result in the European parliament elections, with 74 seats. In the same year, Green pa

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The Guardian Politics27 May 2026

‘Stuck in his glory days’: Blunkett and others cast doubt on Blair’s advice to the Labour party

Ex-PM perceived as out of touch and having a credibility problem even if parts of analysis are seen as hard to dispute David Blunkett had a chat with his old boss Tony Blair just a few months ago. “I can have very constructive disagreements with him and still stay friendly – as it should be,” the former Labour cabinet minister said with a chuckle. The current generation of senior Labour figures are perhaps a little less warmly disposed towards Blair after his latest intervention in contemporary

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The Guardian Politics27 May 2026

Blair wants to leave our future to the markets. I believe democracy can still shape our lives for the better | Wes Streeting

The inequality caused by technological innovation is not a given. Labour can harness that change to serve society, not dominate it Tony Blair is right about one thing: we are living through a historic rupture. The old certainties of the 20th century are breaking apart under the pressure of technological revolution, geopolitical instability and economic insecurity. AI will transform how we work, learn and govern as profoundly as steam power or electricity reshaped the world before it. Britain nee

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