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PoliticsReformRestore26/02/2026

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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The Guardian Politics23 Jul 2026

Regional mayors to take key roles in UK policy decisions as part of No 10 North plans

Burnham says ‘no one in government loses when power is shared’ as he revives Brown-era national economic council It’s not just a No 10 in the north, it’s an engine for growth throughout the whole UK | Andy Burnham Regional mayors are to be given a leading role in the UK’s economic policy, Andy Burnham has said, as he called the opening of No 10 North “the biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen”. The new prime minister has revived the national economic council [NEC], first set up by

Economy

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BBC Politics23 Jul 2026

Gary Lineker among millionaires asking Andy Burnham to tax them more

A group including the former England footballer write to the new PM telling him "we can afford it".

Economy

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Guido Fawkes23 Jul 2026

Council Staff Caught Streaming Netflix and Disney+ on Taxpayers’ Time

Town hall staff and the equipment they use racked up 282,961 attempts to access streaming services including Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video over the last year, according to a Freedom of Information blitz from the TaxPayers’ Alliance. Over 47 councils… There were 88,651 attempts to reach Netflix, 80,061 for Disney+ and 114,249 for Amazon…

Economy

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The Guardian Politics23 Jul 2026

Gary Lineker wants millionaires like him to pay wealth tax – The Latest

Millionaires including former footballer Gary Lineker are asking Andy Burnham to tax their wealth more. More than 100 UK-based millionaires have signed an open letter to the prime minister, saying: ‘We want you to tax us. We can afford it.’ So should the government introduce a wealth tax? And why is the idea getting more popular? Nosheen Iqbal speaks to columnist and senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty – watch on YouTube Continue reading...

Economy

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The Guardian Politics23 Jul 2026

How to Launder Money But Not Like Me, by George Cottrell (as imagined by John Crace)

The Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer imagines Nigel Farage’s right-hand man’s thinking behind his book, How to Launder Money Anti-money-laundering laws are supposed to stop the illicit flow of money. So far, they seem to have stopped next to nothing. About 5% of the global economy is illicit and only 0.05% is stopped by AML laws. Which makes me, George, something of a rarity. The idiot member of the 1% who actually got done for conspiring to launder money. Just think, while 99% of criminal

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Guido Fawkes23 Jul 2026

Rayner Refuses to Hand Back Taxpayer-Funded £17,000 Severance Pay

Angela Rayner is refusing to pay back a penny of the £16,876 severance pay she received after resigning last year, despite returning to the same job just ten months later. And after attacking the Tories for “a staggering lack of shame” for doing the same back in 2022… She told Matt Chorley on BBC Radio…

Economy

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The Guardian Politics23 Jul 2026

All change please: Burnham rips up the Starmer playbook – podcast

Andy Burnham’s first week in office has seen him announce a range of measures to help people with the cost of living crisis, and scrap several of Keir Starmer’s big policies. But critics – including former Starmer ministers – are questioning how they will be funded and whether they go far enough. Pippa and Kiran look at what’s behind Burnham’s policy blitz. Please keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran at politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com Read Kiran’s article on Andy Burnham

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Express Politics23 Jul 2026

'Write a cheque!' Gary Lineker brutally skewered over tax demand by Kemi Badenoch

Tory leader rips into football pundit's call for more taxes on wealth

Economy

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Guido Fawkes23 Jul 2026

Government Hires Industrial Strategy Policy Chief Without Any Need for Understanding of Industrial Policy

The Department for Business and Trade – soon to be the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade – is hiring an industrial policy chief without a requirement to be knowledgeable about the economy or industrial policy. Whitehall hiring 101… The new hire will lead on policy for the Industrial Strategy Advisory Council Secretariat and…

Economy

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BBC Politics23 Jul 2026

UK millionaires ask Andy Burnham to tax them more

Former footballer Gary Lineker and producer Brian Eno write to the new PM telling him "we can afford it".

Economy

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Express Politics23 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham's new net zero secretary called for tax to stop people flying

The new Energy Secretary backed a levy for frequent flyers when she was the head of a think tank

EconomyEnvironment

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Guido Fawkes23 Jul 2026

Chief Treasury Secretary Refuses to Say How Business Rates Cut Will be Funded

Demoted former Environment Secretary – now Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Emma Reynolds has refused to say how Andy Burnham’s 20% pub & club business rates cut will be funded. Promises first – it’s Starmerite really… She told Sky News: “Obviously, I’m well into the numbers. I’m not going to give you all the…

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