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BBC Politics29 May 2026

Labour reports Farage's alleged Russian phone hack to police

On Sunday, Reform sources claimed to a newspaper that their leader's phone may have been hacked.

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Guido Fawkes29 May 2026

Unite Union Facing Fresh Questions Over Jersey Party

Yesterday Guido was first to reveal the depth of the Unite the Union’s involvement in a political party called Reform Jersey (no link to Reform UK) – and it is now facing fresh questions after new material emerged. The party shares ties with the Jersey Palestine Solidarity Campaign, founded by Reform Jersey leader and Unite…

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The Guardian Politics29 May 2026

Labour seeks inquiry into Farage’s claim of Russia-linked phone hack

Request follows claims actors linked to Moscow accessed Reform UK leader’s data and leaked information over £5m donation UK politics live – latest updates Business live – latest updates Labour has reported the alleged hacking of Nigel Farage’s phone to police and government cybersecurity officials after the Reform UK leader failed to do so himself. The Labour chair, Anna Turley, has asked the Metropolitan police and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to investigate Farage’s claims that

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Guido Fawkes29 May 2026

RESULTS: Guido Fawkes Reform Power Rankings (May Edition)

The results for May: 1 Nigel Farage – 12.95 2 Robert Jenrick ▲ 1 10.47 3 Danny Kruger ▲ 3 10.20 4 Richard Tice ▼ 2 10.06 5 Lee Anderson – 9.68 6 Zia Yusuf ▼ 2 9.35 7 Suella Braverman – 9.20 8 Laila Cunningham – 8.66 9 Sarah Pochin – 8.17 10 David…

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Conservative Home29 May 2026

James Weston: The Long Read – Did Brexit restore Parliamentary Sovereignty in the United Kingdom?

ultimately, the EU is no longer able to exercise legal power in the UK or constrain Parliament’s decisions. In the constitutional sense, Parliamentary sovereignty and its legal supremacy has been restored, even if in practice it remains shaped by the ongoing political realities facing the UK. The post James Weston: The Long Read – Did Brexit restore Parliamentary Sovereignty in the United Kingdom? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics29 May 2026

Council remains leaderless after 2nd failed election

Neither the Reform UK leader or Green Party leader gained enough votes to be elected council leader.

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The Guardian Politics29 May 2026

‘This is so pathetic’: Reform and Restore Britain lock horns in Makerfield byelection buildup

Spurred on by Elon Musk, the two rightwing parties spent the week taking potshots at each other. We look back at who hurled which insult at whom UK politics live – latest updates It’s been a week of rudeness, rows and revelations in the Makerfield byelection. Not between Andy Burnham and his challengers for the seat – but between Reform UK and its even more rightwing rival, Restore Britain. Here are the key moments in a week in which the populist right turned on each other: Continue reading..

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The Guardian Politics28 May 2026

Keir Starmer defends policy choices in rebuttal of Blair’s criticism

PM says predecessor misunderstands government’s successes and ‘very different’ situation compared with 1997 Keir Starmer has dismissed Tony’s Blair’s argument that his government is on the wrong track, saying he is implementing the policies needed for today, not the very different situation faced by Blair in 1997. “You won’t be surprised to know that I don’t agree with much that Tony says about what the government is doing,” Starmer said during a visit to an apprentice training centre in west Lo

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Guido Fawkes28 May 2026

Burnham Accuses Blair of ‘Retro Thinking’ in Written Counterattack

Andy Burnham has hit back at Tony Blair in writing with a Times piece. His main arguments: Agrees with Blair on “the vital need for higher economic growth as the enabler of greater social justice,” that Labour should focus on “domestic issues, and fixing our own underlying problems, rather than on re-running divisive arguments about…

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The Guardian Politics28 May 2026

Family accuse FCDO of lack of support over death of UK man in Grenada

Pathologist found Andrew Frederick’s death was a homicide but UK authorities refused specialist help The grieving family of a British man found dead in his home on the Caribbean island of Grenada have accused UK authorities of failing to support their fight for justice. The family of Andrew Frederick, 47, whose body was discovered on 4 January, are calling for an urgent review of the policies governing UK assistance to the loved ones of Brits killed abroad. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics28 May 2026

Why the Green party must run in every seat – including Makerfield – and ignore Labour demands to stand aside | Ben Smoke

Only the Greens can actually counter Reform UK – Labour is out of touch and partly responsible for the hard right’s rise The Green party of England and Wales has announced Sarah Wakefield as its candidate for the upcoming Makerfield byelection. The constituency is split between Greater Manchester and Wigan, and the latter’s council saw a surge in support for Reform in the latest local elections, with the party taking 24 of the 25 seats up for grabs. The showdown between Labour’s Andy Burnham, th

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The Guardian Politics27 May 2026

Report ‘phone hack’ to police or I will do it for you, Labour chair tells Farage

Anna Turley gives Reform leader 24 hours to report Russian hacking claim in ‘public and national interest’ The Labour chair has given Nigel Farage 24 hours to report to security services the claim that his phone was hacked by Russia-linked actors or the party will do it for him. In a letter to the Reform UK leader, Anna Turley said it was “in the public and national interest” to ensure that a suspected overseas hack of a senior politician’s phone by a hostile state was properly investigated. Co

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