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Express Politics12 Apr 2026

End of Reeves, Rachel, Raynor and Ed Miliband all facing humiliating election defeats

Nigel Farage's Reform UK will become the largest party, with 324 MPs.

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The Guardian Politics12 Apr 2026

Home Office to announce closure of 11 asylum hotels in next week

Exclusive: closures are part of pledge by Labour to end all use of hotels for asylum seekers by end of this parliament The Home Office is to announce the closure of 11 asylum hotels this week as part of its pledge to close all hotels by the end of this parliament. The use of hotels to house asylum seekers has been controversial since it became widespread at the start of the Covid pandemic. Anti-migrant protesters have staged demonstrations outside the hotels, claiming asylum seekers are living a

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Express Politics12 Apr 2026

Reform UK superstar with a black belt aims to kick out Keir Starmer

Linden Kemkaran led Reform UK into power in a major council, and now she is fighting to get Nigel Farage into Downing Street

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Express Politics12 Apr 2026

Downing Street breaks silence after US-Iran peace talks break down in Pakistan

US Vice President JD Vance said Iran failed to offer a "long-term" commitment never to develop nuclear weapons.

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The Guardian Politics12 Apr 2026

Shoplifting rife, police overwhelmed, an angry public … the trail leads back to one person: Theresa May | Dal Babu

I have seen up close the fallout of the disastrous policing decisions May made as home secretary. We urgently need to restore the force to what it once was Dal Babu is a former chief superintendent in the Metropolitan police No, the world isn’t going to hell in a handcart. But yes, a good many items are being stolen – in plain view, with apparent impunity – from the shelves at Tesco, M&S and all the major high-street stores. It’s a huge loss for the shops, and as political types discuss whethe

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Express Politics12 Apr 2026

Labour wipe out fears as Green Party poised to unseat three top ministers - here's who

Labour could suffer catastrophic losses in the next election, including several senior politicians.

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Express Politics12 Apr 2026

'Patently absurd' plan to spend £39.2bn refurbishing Parliament under fire

The 'project is riddled with the sort of bureaucratic nonsense' seen in the European Parliament

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BBC Politics11 Apr 2026

Messy and unpredictable: What I learned from election tour of the UK

BBC Radio 5 Live's Matt Chorley talks to voters in England, Scotland and Wales to get the real story on May's elections.

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The Guardian Politics11 Apr 2026

UK forced to shelve legislation to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius

Officials accept that time has run out to pass law after US dropped its support for plan The UK government has been forced to shelve its legislation to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius, after the US dropped its support for the agreement. On Friday, UK government officials acknowledged that they had run out of time to pass legislation within the current parliamentary session, which ends in the coming weeks. Continue reading...

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Express Politics11 Apr 2026

Nigel Farage says he's the 'naughty uncle' while Zack Polanski is having a rave-up

ANALYSIS - MARTYN BROWN: Campaigning ahead of next month's local elections went into overdrive this week

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Sky News Politics11 Apr 2026

The government's political dilemma on student loans

It's a conversation that's not going away, but one the government could really do without.

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Express Politics10 Apr 2026

Rupert Lowe attacks Reform UK over Bangladeshi candidate – ‘insult to the British people’

Rupert Lowe, himself a former Reform UK MP, claimed "standing foreign nationals in our elections is an insult to the British people".

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