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The Guardian Politics20 May 2026

Former health minister with terminal cancer urges MPs not to bring back assisted dying bill

Exclusive: Ashley Dalton said rejected amendments could have made bill stronger but it became a ‘pretty dangerous set of affairs’ A former public health minister facing terminal cancer has urged MPs not to bring back the assisted dying bill. The Labour MP Ashley Dalton revealed she would be on lifelong treatment for metastatic breast cancer which has spread throughout her body – but said her parliamentary colleagues should not revive the bill which would legalise an assisted death to those with

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The Guardian Politics20 May 2026

The Treasury’s supermarket food price cap wheeze was bananas | Nils Pratley

Retailers such as M&S need not worry – the UK is not in a state of emergency and competition is clearly working Call for food price caps ‘preposterous’, says M&S boss “Completely preposterous,” said Stuart Machin, chief executive of Marks & Spencer, about the Treasury’s proposal for voluntary price caps on food staples. He was outdone in the outrage stakes by City analyst Clive Black at Shore Capital, who thought the government “appears to be losing its mind in an orgy of neo-Soviet policy ide

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The Guardian Politics20 May 2026

British Council staff in Italy to strike over proposed 80% workforce cut

Soft power institution faces funding crisis linked to Covid-era government loan soon due to be repaid Staff at the British Council in Italy will go on strike over deep cuts that would slash about 80% of its workforce due to a funding crisis facing the organisation. Out of 130 of its teaching staff across Rome, Milan and Naples, 108 are being targeted as teaching activities in Italy face the axe. The move would end 80 years of British Council English language teaching in Italy as part of the orga

Express Politics20 May 2026

Keir Starmer accused of 'idiotic betrayal' on Russian oil – 'Moscow is laughing at us'

Prime Minister blamed for destroying British jobs while 'helping' Moscow

BBC Politics20 May 2026

Streeting says he is 'full of rebellious hope' as he delivers resignation speech

The former health secretary quit last week, saying he'd lost confidence in Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.

The Guardian Politics20 May 2026

UK strikes £3.7bn trade deal with six Gulf states

Keir Starmer describes the agreement, worth double original estimates, as a ‘huge win’ for British businesses Keir Starmer has struck a trade deal with six Gulf states in what he described as a huge win for British business, ending four years of talks led by four different prime ministers. The deal will offer £3.7bn worth of opportunities for exporters – double the original estimates – particularly in the food and luxury car sectors but also defence, aerospace, hospitality and other services, th

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Express Politics20 May 2026

Labour's energy policy has left us dependent on enemies

Rather than relying on imports from countries that wish us harm, we should get Britain drilling in the North Sea, says Shadow Foreign Secretary Dame Priti Patel

Express Politics20 May 2026

Starmer's been shown the red card – even his beloved Arsenal can't save him now

SKETCH - MARTYN BROWN: It's too late for football gags to help the embattled PM

Guido Fawkes20 May 2026

Phillipson Defends Gemma Collins Collaboration After “Kids, This Could Be You” Video

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has pushed back against criticism of her joint video with The Only Way Is Essex star Gemma Collins in the DfE building. The first was released yesterday… In one of the videos released by the government Collins said: “You better make sure, honeys, that whatever you’re going to be learning, you…

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Express Politics20 May 2026

Rachel Reeves heckled as she gives petrol station interview - 'not very British!'

The Chancellor was shouted at by a man while she was being interviewed on a petrol station forecourt.

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Sky News Politics20 May 2026

Are Reform a bigger threat to Labour or the Conservatives?

Despite Labour losing most seats to Reform, in-depth Sky News analysis of May's local election results shows that Reform's popularity is hitting the Conservatives hardest.

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Guido Fawkes20 May 2026

Simon’s Sketch: Keir Loosens Up as Labour Looks for Its Next Liability

Esther McVey made the neatest joke on the subject, asking the PM: “Does the Prime Minister agree with Andy Burnham when he says we should rejoin the European Union, or does he agree with Andy Burnham when he says we shouldn’t?” There’s another iteration of the same joke.