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Express Politics22 Aug 2026

Reform is on fire - the civil war now raging inside Nigel Farage's party

Tensions erupted last week as a high profile party figure was booted out for criticising Zia Yusuf and Nigel Farage

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The Guardian Politics21 Aug 2026

MPs ‘failing to learn lesson’ over freebies after accepting £400,000 of hospitality

Cost of tickets included £858 to a Harry Styles concert at Wembley; £1,839 to the Chelsea flower show and £3,432 of hospitality at the Brit Awards MPs have been accused of failing to learn their lesson over freebies after taking almost £400,000 of hospitality to concerts, sport matches and other events this year, with Louise Haigh, Lucy Powell and Wes Streeting among those accepting tickets. Despite the previous outcry in 2024 over Keir Starmer accepting football tickets and gifts of clothing, M

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Guido Fawkes21 Aug 2026

LibDems & Amnesty Wage War on ‘Christian Nationalism’

In a look-ahead to wacky events at the LibDem conference in Brighton, Guido was intrigued to see an anti-Christian panel discussion. No one tell Tim Farron… Hosted by the Humanist and Secularist Liberal Democrats, it’s titled: “Anti-rights: the threat from Christian Nationalism and the far right.” The blurb: “What is Christian Nationalism and how is…

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Express Politics21 Aug 2026

Assault rifles found in migrant camps in France, sparking huge security fears

Smugglers caught with guns amid bitter turf wars

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Conservative Home21 Aug 2026

Ffinian Elliott: Strong walls, but a weaker State – smaller government is where the UK should head

Whether they're arresting people for mean tweets, forcing electric-car drivers to pay for each mile they drive, or even just warning people not to use a barbecue, stronger citizens need a smaller government, and we need it now. The post Ffinian Elliott: Strong walls, but a weaker State – smaller government is where the UK should head appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics21 Aug 2026

Home Office could be blocked from deporting trafficking victims to Albania

Many males are returned even if they are trafficking victims but Home Office must now consider new legal guidance The Home Office could be blocked from deporting many young male trafficking victims to Albania after a major court ruling. Thousands of Albanian males have been identified as potential trafficking victims in the UK in recent years. Many are sent back to their country even if they are potential or confirmed victims of trafficking, as the Home Office contends they will be safe there.

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Conservative Home21 Aug 2026

Reva Gudi: No ID is required for NHS care, but GP receptionists should not be immigration officials

NHS care may be free at the point of use, but it is never free to provide. This is not an argument about immigration. It is about entitlement, fairness and responsible stewardship of a finite resource. The NHS has a responsibility towards its patients and is accountable to the taxpayer. It must stay true to both. The post Reva Gudi: No ID is required for NHS care, but GP receptionists should not be immigration officials appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes21 Aug 2026

Harry & Meghan Demand Privacy From Press

A message landed on editors’ desks this week from the press regulator IPSO: “PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL; NOT FOR PUBLICATION IPSO has today been contacted by a representative acting on behalf of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Editors will be aware that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are relocating to the UK, along with…

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Express Politics21 Aug 2026

Nightmare for Andy Burnham as new figures show debt soaring and tax rises likely

The Government is spending nearly £7.7 billion every month just on interest - more than it spends on defence, police and prisons combined.

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BBC Politics20 Aug 2026

Meet the men applying for the 'hardest job in British politics'

Labour MSPs Michael Marra and Joe Fagan are making their pitches as they aim to succeed Anas Sarwar.

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Sky News Politics20 Aug 2026

British banking giants deliver tax rise warning to new chancellor

Britain's biggest banks have fired a renewed warning to the government against hiking taxes on the industry as John Healey, the new chancellor, prepares to deliver his inaugural Budget in October.

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The Guardian Politics20 Aug 2026

Racism and sexism have become normalised in Britain, says equalities minister

Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson says politicians have helped fuel hatred and that police are not taking violence against women and girls seriously enough UK politics live – latest updates Racism and sexism have become normalised in Britain, the equalities minister has said, as she warned that young men were being sucked into violent misogyny by the “cesspit” of social media. Bridget Phillipson said she was increasingly worried about how commonplace misogyny and racism had become, fuelled by onli

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