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Conservative Home27 May 2026

Ahmed Imtiaz: Britain needs a modern Sovereign Wealth fund

A sovereign wealth fund properly designed, professionally run, and open to public participation could be one of the most important economic reforms of the next decade. It is not too late for Britain to start thinking generationally again but do we have the ambition to do so. The post Ahmed Imtiaz: Britain needs a modern Sovereign Wealth fund appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics27 May 2026

Tony Blair is strong on diagnosis, deluded on prescription: Britain’s ills can’t be fixed by him | Larry Elliott

The former PM’s essay rightly calls for a coherent economic plan, but then sets too much store by AI – and a worldview stuck in the past Tony Blair is right. Labour has made some big and avoidable mistakes since it came to power nearly two years ago. Keir Starmer had a strategy for winning the election but lacked a coherent plan for what his government would do next. Fair cop. Blair is also correct when he says that unless Britain tackles some long-term structural issues, it is in danger of bein

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BBC Politics27 May 2026

Student loans inquiry finds many did not understand terms

The Treasury inquiry is looking at student loan plans in England and whether repayment terms are "reasonable".

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Conservative Home27 May 2026

Bob Seely: Net Zero is economic suicide – and it is now endangering our national security

What began life as, at best, a noble objective and at worst, a piece of virtue signalling with little thought as to the eventual cost, has not only become a destroyer of jobs and industry, but it's now also directly impacting on our foreign and defence policy The post Bob Seely: Net Zero is economic suicide – and it is now endangering our national security appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics26 May 2026

Outrage as Labour hands over more taxpayer cash to Mauritius: 'Beggars belief'

Critics have accused the Government of prioritising overseas spending while British families struggle with rising food inflation and energy bills.

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BBC Politics26 May 2026

Yusuf in clash with Jenrick over Reform deportation policy

Reform's home affairs chief has publicly disagreed with its Treasury spokesman over what party policy is.

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BBC Politics26 May 2026

Yusuf in clash with Jenrick over Reform deportation policy

Reform's home affairs chief has publicly disagreed with its Treasury spokesman over what party policy is.

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The Guardian Politics26 May 2026

The Guardian view on Britain’s economy: to profit politically a recovery must be felt in people’s pockets | Editorial

The chancellor can point to growth and lower inflation, but weak job data, flat living standards and uncertain productivity are no reason to cheer In October 1991, the then chancellor Norman Lamont said he thought he saw some “green shoots” of recovery. He was ridiculed, as Britain was in the midst of a deep recession that it would not clamber out of until the following summer. Insouciant in the face of the scorn heaped upon him, Mr Lamont defended himself robustly, even long after the event – n

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Express Politics26 May 2026

Andy Burnham just revealed he will tax you to oblivion - 1 big lie exposed

Andy Burnham's push for PM is built on a massive lie. The truth is going to cost you.

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Express Politics26 May 2026

Headache for Nigel Farage as top Reform UK politicians clash over migration policy

Nigel Farage's economic spokesman, Robert Jenrick, said migrants would not be automatically removed from the UK if they lived in social housing.

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Express Politics26 May 2026

'Astonishing!' Fury that men with multiple wives are allowed to claim extra state benefits

The Conservatives have vowed to ban husbands with multiple wives from claiming extra welfare benefits, closing a loophole that costs taxpayers thousands

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The Guardian Politics25 May 2026

Here is Andy Burnham’s route to save Labour: a new manifesto, a new election and electoral reform | Polly Toynbee

Proportional representation can rescue Britain’s warped politics. It could stop Nigel Farage arriving at No 10 with less than 30% of the vote Here comes the prospect of redemption, a second chance for Labour to start over. A victory for Andy Burnham in the Makerfield byelection not only opens the door to No 10; a leadership contest also allows him and Wes Streeting to finally stretch their wings. Ideas currently firmly chained up in a Downing Street dungeon could be freed. Land value tax? Wealth

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