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Express Politics6 Aug 2026

Labour's horror impact on UK economy revealed as government borrowing £4,000 per second

The Taxpayers' Alliance estimates that national debt has surged past £3 trillion for the first time, leading to a political blame game.

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The Guardian Politics6 Aug 2026

Healey urged to be bold on borrowing in first test of Burnham’s growth pledge

Some want the chancellor to exploit newly flexible fiscal rules – others want a more creative approach, such as borrowing from markets With just 12 weeks to go until his first budget, new chancellor John Healey is seeking ways to ramp up public investment, without busting the Treasury’s fiscal rules – and some economists are urging him to be bold. As he settles into No 11 Downing Street, the former defence secretary’s most immediate challenges concern day-to-day government spending. Continue re

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The Guardian Politics6 Aug 2026

Council wants pubs in London’s Soho and West End to ban standing

Sadiq Khan criticises Westminster council’s ‘anti-growth policies’ after it recommends stopping ‘vertical drinking’ Waiting at the bar and trying to catch the bartender’s eye so you can order a pint, before going to stand with your friends and have a catchup, has been how British people have experienced going to the pub for centuries. But Westminster council has been accused of trying to put a stop to it. The council, which has jurisdiction over one of the busiest nightlife districts in Europe –

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Express Politics6 Aug 2026

Politics LIVE: Reform UK to make major announcement at press conference

Reform UK's Zia Yusuf is giving a press conference this morning - follow live

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Express Politics6 Aug 2026

Labour are delusional – Rachel Reeves wrecked the UK and they're still blaming Tories

OPINION - VIRGINIA BLACKBURN: Their latest Tory target says far more about Labour than MPs realise.

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BBC Politics5 Aug 2026

Ex neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory election candidate

Kemi Badenoch says Joshua Bonehill-Paine will now advise the Conservatives on tackling extremism.

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BBC Politics5 Aug 2026

Student loan repayment rates an 'unsustainable burden', chancellor told

More than 120 MPs and peers have asked John Healey to carry out an "urgent review" of repayments.

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Express Politics5 Aug 2026

Fury as Keir Starmer 'misled' MPs over defence spending - 'Labour lies!'

Sir Keir's comments to the UKSA committee had been "incorrect and misleading".

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BBC Politics5 Aug 2026

Student loan repayment rates an 'unsustainable burden', chancellor told

More than 120 MPs and peers have asked the chancellor to carry out an "urgent review" of repayments.

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The Guardian Politics5 Aug 2026

The Guardian view on the Conservatives under Kemi Badenoch: purging moderation is not 'common sense' | Editorial

A row over a local council candidate reveals a deeper problem with the Tory leader’s diagnosis of her party’s electoral predicament Kemi Badenoch has been clear about the qualifying criteria for prospective Conservative MPs. They must be “serious people who understand common sense,” she has said. The situation in local government is different, as demonstrated by Mrs Badenoch’s ill-judged support for a former neo-Nazi, selected to stand as a councillor in Somerset next year. Joshua Bonehill-Paine

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Express Politics5 Aug 2026

Former antisemitic internet troll quits as Tory council candidate after huge backlash

Ex neo-Nazi selected by the Conservatives to contest election withdraws

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The Guardian Politics5 Aug 2026

Former neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Conservative election candidate

Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who was convicted of harassing Jewish MP, says Badenoch has offered him advisory role instead • UK politics live – latest updates A former neo-Nazi activist who was convicted of harassing a Jewish MP has withdrawn as a Conservative election candidate after his selection prompted an outcry from Jewish groups and others. Joshua Bonehill-Paine said on Wednesday he had withdrawn from next year’s local elections, and that Kemi Badenoch had instead offered him a role as an advis

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