BBC Politics4 May 2026
Potholes fuel voter frustration before elections - so what can be done?
The state of the roads will be at the top of many voters' agenda at this week's local elections in England.
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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
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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.
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 Politics4 May 2026
‘A test of our values’: Starmer to call for whole-society response to rising antisemitism
PM will say responsibility to stand with Jewish communities lies with ‘every one of us’ at event on Tuesday Keir Starmer will call for a whole-of-society response to rising antisemitism on Tuesday, saying that it is not enough simply to condemn the scourge, but people “must show it” through their actions too. Before a roundtable event at Downing Street, the prime minister will call for action on all forms of antisemitism, after a knife attack against the Jewish community in Golders Green last we
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Express Politics4 May 2026
Labour suffers new hammerblow after public fury on 1 new tax
The head of a tourist body has warned the tax would 'deter millions from holidaying in England'.
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Express Politics4 May 2026
Keir Starmer 'just surrendered to EU - and his Brexit betrayal will cost UK £1bn a year'
The Tories and Reform have savaged Labour's post-Brexit reset with the EU.
The Guardian Politics4 May 2026
Cabinet ministers warn mutinous MPs over ousting Keir Starmer
Labour leadership challenge in wake of disastrous local poll results could unleash chaos in party, MPs warned Cabinet ministers have warned mutinous Labour MPs that any attempt to oust Keir Starmer after a potentially disastrous set of election results this week would unleash chaos for the party that would not be easily overcome. However, several told the Guardian that even with the prime minister’s determination to stay in Downing Street after Thursday’s vote, the mood on the backbenches was fe
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BBC Politics4 May 2026
UK joining Ukraine loan scheme would be good for EU ties, Starmer says
The UK is "discussing participating" in a £78bn (€90bn) European Union loan scheme to support Ukraine, the prime minister says.
The Guardian Politics4 May 2026
The Guardian view on the green transition: politicians should speed it up – and households too | Editorial
Party divisions over energy have deepened, but the need to move beyond fossil fuels has never been clearer Energy has not been a prominent subject for discussion in the run-up to Thursday’s UK elections. In England this is logical enough, since the big policy decisions are taken by ministers in Westminster, not at council meetings. But the stances adopted by the new governments in Scotland and Wales matter a great deal. They will have an influence beyond their borders, helping to shape the natio
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Express Politics4 May 2026
Humiliation for Starmer as UK warship HMS Iron Duke taken out of service
The stretched Navy is set to be placed under additional pressure as Britain faces increasing incursions into its waters from Russian vessels.
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The Guardian Politics4 May 2026
Ben Jennings on Reform UK and this week’s local elections – cartoon
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The Guardian Politics4 May 2026
AI platforms reference Nigel Farage more than other leaders when prompted on UK politics, study shows
Reform UK is ‘doing something right when it comes to visibility’ on multiple AI systems, say researchers AI platforms are more likely to reference Nigel Farage than any other UK leader when prompted about British politics, according to an AI search analytics firm. “We are confident in saying that Reform are showing up significantly more than you would expect,” said Malte Landwehr, an expert at Peec AI, the firm that did the research. “So they’re doing something right when it comes to LLM [large
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Express Politics4 May 2026
Starmer's less popular than Richard Nixon after Watergate – Labour faces a shellacking
OPINION - ESTHER McVEY: Starmer's a dead man walking - the only thing worse than our beleaguered PM is his potential successors
Express Politics4 May 2026
Shocking delay in booting migrant out of the UK reveals exactly where we're going wrong
Express columnist and Conservative councillor Mieka Smiles says that deportation is taking too long - and all the while costs are racking up.
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