Express Politics1 May 2026
Reform storms to stunning by-election victory in huge boost for Nigel Farage
Latest triumph comes a week ahead of major political test as voters go to the polls across the UK
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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.
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Troubling Evidence Of Corruption
The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform
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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.
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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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Express Politics1 May 2026
Starmer nightmare as Andy Burnham comes up with ‘credible plan’ to finally oust him
It would be a bitter blow for the Prime Minister ahead of crunch local elections next week.
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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026
Starmer condemns Zack Polanski for sharing post criticising police at Golders Green stabbings
PM said the repost was ‘disgraceful’ after Green leader apologised and said he had shared tweet ‘in haste’ Keir Starmer has condemned Zack Polanski as “disgraceful” and unfit to head a political party after the Greens leader shared a social media post critical of the way police tackled the suspect in the Golders Green stabbings. The prime minister said any criticism of the police involved in the arrest was unfair on officers having to make split-second decisions in a moment of potentially grave
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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026
‘No other plan comes close’: Labour MPs turn to Burnham as pressure mounts on Starmer
Leadership options in focus amid fears over election losses, with allies of Greater Manchester mayor stepping up preparations for a comeback • Andy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say When the eyes of Westminster were on the committee rooms and voting lobbies of parliament this week, Keir Starmer’s political future was being decided elsewhere. Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner were buttering up Labour MPs in the Commons Strangers’ bar as colleagues spoke of their “
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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026
Andy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say
Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor said to have identified seats where MPs would step aside to allow leadership bid Andy Burnham has a credible plan to return to Westminster “within weeks”, his allies have said, with the Greater Manchester mayor expected to use a byelection fight to set out a new agenda for government. Burnham, who was blocked by Labour’s ruling body from running in February’s Gorton and Denton byelection, has identified several seats where MPs are prepared to step aside for hi
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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026
The Guardian view on Britain’s fragile systems: when global shocks hit your shopping bill | Editorial
Energy disruption abroad drives prices at home, showing how few safeguards are built in – which is why a call for resilience must be heeded When the Bank of England warned this week that food inflation could reach 7% by the end of the year, it revealed how little stands between a geopolitical jolt and a domestic crisis in Britain. A shock wave in the Gulf feeds through energy, fertiliser and supermarket prices into falling incomes, weak growth and job losses. What it exposes is not just inflatio
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Guido Fawkes1 May 2026
Green Party Misspells Own Leader’s Name
Neither Green MPs nor anyone from the Lambeth Green Party, which is trying hard to make inroads into prize London Labour territory, has bothered to spell Polanski’s name correctly in their latest video. Believe it or not it’s his first name they’ve mucked up… New Green MP Hannah Spencer, the Lambeth Green branch, and its…
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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026
Foreign Office cuts will weaken oversight of international law, MPs warn
Cross-party group says closure of humanitarian unit will undermine monitoring of legal violations and arms exports MPs have expressed alarm at the closure of the Foreign Office’s international humanitarian law unit, warning it “will impair the UK’s ability to anticipate, assess and respond to serious violations of international law across multiple contexts”. News of the closure, revealed by the Guardian, was raised with Keir Starmer at prime minister’s questions this week by the independent MP f
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Express Politics1 May 2026
Nigel Farage and Zack Polanski have one thing in common with 40% of Britons
Reform and the Greens are expected to make significant gain in Thursday's local elections.
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BBC Politics1 May 2026
Whisky tariffs deal sparks political squabble over who claims credit
Party leaders quickly changed their campaign plans after Donald Trump's announcement on the tariffs deal.
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Conservative Home1 May 2026
Council by-election result from yesterday and forthcoming contests
Just one result this week. Reform UK gained a seat from the Conservatives in Malvern Hills. The post Council by-election result from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Guido Fawkes1 May 2026
Guido Whispers: The Frontrunner to Be the Sunday Times Political Editor…
Who’s in pole position to become the new Political Editor of the Sunday Times? What have Axel Springer got planned for the Telegraph? And what’s really going on with Wes Streeting’s leadership plans? Become a Guido member to find out… Click here to join us today. Fawkes Friends and Premium Plotters will also receive invites…
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