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The Guardian Politics21 May 2026

The Guardian view on Grenfell prosecutions: court dates cannot come soon enough | Editorial

Survivors are right to be angry at the nine years taken to reach this point. Those to blame for the fire must face justice Relief at this week’s news that police are sending files to the Crown Prosecution Service, recommending charges against 77 individuals and organisations for their roles in the Grenfell Tower fire, is mixed with grief and anger. On 14 June the disaster’s survivors and their supporters will gather for the ninth annual silent walk around the west London neighbourhood in which t

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Guido Fawkes21 May 2026

Five Arrested Over Local Election Fraud in Tameside

Four men and a woman aged between 23 and 47 have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud, Greater Manchester Police said today. This comes after an investigation by the Manchester Mill alleged that fake independent candidates were put forward by Tameside Labour in the local elections to split opposition votes. GMP said: “This morning,…

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BBC Politics21 May 2026

Five held in Tameside election fraud investigation

Four men and a woman, aged between 23 and 47, were held at addresses in Tameside earlier, police say.

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BBC Politics21 May 2026

Met Police Palantir contract blocked by City Hall

City Hall has refused a contract worth up to £50m with the US technology firm Palantir.

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The Guardian Politics21 May 2026

London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir

Exclusive: Scotland Yard had been in talks to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis A £50m Met police deal with the controversial US tech company Palantir has been blocked by the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, with City Hall citing a “clear and serious breach” of procurement rules. Scotland Yard had been in talks, revealed by the Guardian last month, to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis in criminal investigations. But Khan intervened on Thursday t

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The Guardian Politics20 May 2026

Badenoch says Labour ‘just want a better salesman’. It would be a good start

Starmer has a reasonable list of achievements in power but has undermined himself with a lack of political storytelling Net migration down by three-quarters, the biggest fall in NHS waiting lists for 17 years, knife crime cut by 10%, the economy growing the fastest in the G7, rising wages, energy bills and petrol prices held down, the biggest sustained rise in defence spending since the cold war, a massive expansion of free childcare … If Keir Starmer did tub-thumping lists of Labour’s achieveme

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Express Politics20 May 2026

Rachel Reeves heckled as she gives petrol station interview - 'not very British!'

The Chancellor was shouted at by a man while she was being interviewed on a petrol station forecourt.

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Express Politics19 May 2026

'Stop Brexit Steve' issues terrifying 5-word EU warning as Remainers celebrate

Arch-remainer Stop Brexit Steve has warned Brexiteers that the UK is already on its way back into the EU as he was nearly removed by police outside a conference

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Sky News Politics19 May 2026

JD Vance calls for 'righteous anger' as he blames Henry Nowak's murder on migration

US vice president JD Vance has called for "righteous anger" as he blamed Henry Nowak's murder on migration.

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BBC Politics19 May 2026

Labour activists in court amid vote rigging claims

The activists were charged in connection with claims a party database was manipulated to help fix a candidate selection.

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The Guardian Politics19 May 2026

Police say extra funds to hunt grooming gangs in England and Wales will ‘likely fall short’

Government announces a near tenfold increase but forces fear it will not cover anticipated cost of dedicated teams Keir Starmer’s government has announced a near tenfold increase in funding for detectives hunting grooming gangs but has been warned by police that the amount will “likely fall short” of what is needed. Operation Beaconport, which was set up last year to review closed group-based sexual exploitation inquiries in England and Wales, will receive nearly £38m, a Home Office statement sa

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BBC Politics19 May 2026

New High Street crime unit to target gangs fronting shops after BBC investigation

It follows BBC News exposing drug gangs, money laundering, immigration crime, and ghost directors linked to shop fronts.

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