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The Guardian Politics5 Apr 2026

Ministers working with Labour backbenchers to temper Mahmood immigration plans

Exclusive: Starmer urged to go further with exemptions if he wants to avoid widespread anger from his own MPs A number of ministers concerned about Shabana Mahmood’s immigration changes are working behind the scenes with backbenchers to secure more exemptions, the Guardian has learned. Keir Starmer is consulting on the proposed changes, which would make it harder to achieve settled status in the UK, and is under pressure from within his own party to say the measures should not apply to people wh

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The Guardian Politics4 Apr 2026

Trussonomics still haunts parties’ economic promises in run-up to UK local elections | Phillip Inman

Greens, Reform UK, Your Party, Conservatives and even Lib Dems are making extravagant spending pledges As local and regional elections across the UK loom into view, it is clear the spectre of Trussonomics lives on. The Greens, Reform UK, Your Party, Restore Britain, the Conservatives and even the Liberal Democrats cannot help making extravagant spending promises, often paid for by cutting something or borrowing more that, they argue, will have no negative economic consequences. Or if they do, th

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Guido Fawkes4 Apr 2026

Guido’s Most Read Stories This Week

This week 923,842 visitors visited 856,122 times viewing 905,313 pages. The most read and shared stories in order of popularity were: Caroline Wheeler Out as Sunday Times Political Editor Taxpayer Coughs up Almost Ten Grand to Remove Pro-Palestine Graffiti From Churchill Statue Labour Begs Party Members Not to Speak to the Press at Ed Miliband…

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The Guardian Politics4 Apr 2026

Voters in Wales failed by inaccurate UK media reports on devolved issues, study finds

Reports on English policies seen in Wales as relating to whole of UK contribute to widespread confusion, researchers say UK media is failing to report properly on devolved issues in Wales, leaving voters ill-informed about May’s Senedd elections, a report has found. A Cardiff University study of more than 3,000 news items found repeated patterns in coverage across different broadcasters and platforms, including not signposting whether an issue was relevant to England or England and Wales only, w

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Conservative Home3 Apr 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Green Party gained a seat from Labour in Rossendale. Reform UK gained a seat from the Conservatives in Bury and a seat from the Lib Dems in Luton. But the Lib Dems gained a seat from an independent in North Devon. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes3 Apr 2026

Guido Whispers: Not in the Mah-mood

Members get access to Guido Whispers every Friday. This week’s edition is jam-packed. For all the latest gossip swirling around Westminster and beyond, join us today by clicking here. Get tomorrow’s news, today. A few of last week’s Whispers appeared in the dead tree press several days later…

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The Guardian Politics3 Apr 2026

What I learned from my first few weeks as a Green MP? Most politicians have no clue how tough things are out there | Hannah Spencer

With this escalating cost of living crisis, so many are really suffering – yet Labour lacks the imagination, boldness and will to do anything about it Six weeks ago, I was doing what I’ve always done – working as a plumber in people’s houses. I’d just completed a plastering qualification and was looking forward to putting it to good use. Now, I’m here in parliament, and to call it a culture shock would be an understatement. It’s easy to see why a lot of MPs don’t understand how hard things in th

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Conservative Home3 Apr 2026

Shadow Cabinet League Table: Badenoch extends her lead, Timothy holds second

It is the third Shadow Cabinet League Table in a row in which she has come first. The first time she reached pole position was shortly before Robert Jenrick’s defection to Reform UK. It underlines the marked shift from her earlier performances. The post Shadow Cabinet League Table: Badenoch extends her lead, Timothy holds second appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Sky News Politics3 Apr 2026

Could the UK sleepwalk into Trumpian politics?

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BBC Politics2 Apr 2026

Police offered support to tackle rising threats against MPs

Reports of crimes against MPs have more than doubled since 2019, reaching almost 1,000 last year.

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BBC Politics2 Apr 2026

Police offered support to tackle rising threats against MPs

Reports of crimes against MPs have more than doubled since 2019, reaching almost 1,000 last year.

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The Guardian Politics2 Apr 2026

Drip feed of Reform UK controversies puts party’s policy drive in shade

Sacking of Simon Dudley is latest distraction at a time when party is keen to show it is serious contender for government It was a week that started with a candid admission from Nigel Farage when asked if his party’s vetting process was now finally up to scratch. “I accept that at the last general election, basically there was no vetting really,” the Reform UK leader said after the latest of what a senior colleague had described as a “series of abhorrent incidents”. The latest had involved a Wel

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