Express Politics20 May 2026
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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.
ReformRestoreRupert Lowe25/02/2026
Troubling Evidence Of Corruption
The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform
RestoreRemigration24/02/2026
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.
PoliticsReformRestore23/02/2026
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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Conservative Home20 May 2026
Our Survey: Could Conservatives bring themselves to vote tactically or back a pact?
Twin by-elections have unleashed a fresh discourse: should there be some sort of electoral pact between the Tories and Reform? The option has been floated by two Conservatives – one current MP, one former MP – as a way of consolidating the right and holding back Burnham, whom they regard as disastrous for the economy. The post Our Survey: Could Conservatives bring themselves to vote tactically or back a pact? appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home20 May 2026
Sam Collins: Fighting everywhere will only help the Left
We have to ensure there is a right wing government after the next election, no matter what that entails. A deal with Reform is essential, and we must accept Conservatives cannot stand in every seat. The post Sam Collins: Fighting everywhere will only help the Left appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home20 May 2026
Alex Challoner and James Ford: A Conservative can still become Mayor of London in 2028, but only just
The key takeaway from these local elections must surely be that, whilst Reform’s Laila Cunningham now seems certain to fail in her ambition to become Mayor of London, a Conservative candidate could still succeed. The post Alex Challoner and James Ford: A Conservative can still become Mayor of London in 2028, but only just appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Express Politics20 May 2026
Most Britons back ban on political donations, poll by Labour donor shows
Dale Vince, who has donated several million pounds to Labour in recent years, called the influence that gifts have in politicians "corrosive".
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The Guardian Politics20 May 2026
Broadcasters too reliant on vox pop interviews and failing to challenge politicians, says study
Researchers also question whether UK’s impartiality rules allow for proper scrutiny in era of multiparty politics Broadcasters are letting down voters by relying on so-called vox pop interviews and failing to scrutinise political claims during election campaigns, according to researchers. The study by Cardiff University looked at how this year’s national elections in Wales and Scotland, alongside the local elections in England, were reported on UK-wide television news between 2 March and 6 May.
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The Guardian Politics19 May 2026
Andy Burnham to face Reform’s Robert Kenyon in crucial Makerfield byelection
Outcome of contest for seat just outside Wigan could change the course of British politics for years to come Andy Burnham will face Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon in next month’s crucial Makerfield byelection in a clash that could change the course of British politics for years to come. Reform are billing Kenyon, a plumber and army reservist who contested the seat just outside Wigan in the 2024 general election, as a local champion taking on a professional politician who is using the seat for his ow
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The Guardian Politics19 May 2026
Has anybody seen Nigel? Speculation swirls as Farage performs disappearing act
As campaigners take to the streets for what could be the most significant byelection for decades, the Reform leader’s absence remains a mystery It’s been six days since Nigel Farage cancelled a scheduled appearance at a Reform UK rally in Sunderland, a key election target in Labour’s heartlands. The reasons given – chaos in government and what appeared to be an impending Labour leadership race – seemed logical. After all, as a quotation sometimes attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte goes: never inte
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The Guardian Politics19 May 2026
Can Burnham turn ‘Manchesterism’ into a practical offer for government?
Roots of idea for ‘ending neoliberalism’ have been growing over many months – with many different influences Manchesterism is “the end of neoliberalism”. That was the claim made by Andy Burnham in his campaign launch video this week – a film which made an audacious offer not just to his byelection constituents in Makerfield, but how he intended to change national politics and the economy. But the 2026 doctrine of Manchesterism is very different to its 19th-century namesake, when it was a byword
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The Guardian Politics19 May 2026
John Healey says Labour infighting puts government’s credibility at risk
Defence secretary say party has turned in on itself in thinly veiled criticism of Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting John Healey has criticised Labour figures jockeying to become prime minister in a politicised speech in which he said the party’s “very credibility“ in government was at stake if the infighting deepened. The defence secretary, a Keir Starmer loyalist, said the party had turned in on itself since the May elections in what appeared to be direct criticism of Andy Burnham, Wes Streeting a
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The Guardian Politics19 May 2026
Delusional, desperate and mostly called David, Brexiters gather to lament the Great Betrayal | John Crace
The Freedom Association’s Brexit Unleashed conference in Westminster was largely untroubled by reality Those we haven’t loved. It’s been nearly a decade since the Brexit referendum and the main architects seem to have gone quiet. Boris Johnson has retreated into his own world having been rejected by the real one. Still wondering why David Cameron hadn’t left him detailed instructions of what to do if the UK left the EU. Nigel Farage is happy to talk about almost anything but Brexit. And where h
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BBC Politics19 May 2026
More than 60 Labour MPs call for review of UK voting system
The MPs say the current first-past-the-post system for general elections is "broken".
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