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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 Politics21 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham shakes up Whitehall with new government department

Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet, led by Louise Haigh, will oversee both No 10 in London and northern equivalent • Andy Burnham’s first Labour cabinet: who’s in and who’s out? Andy Burnham has created a powerful new department taking in parts of the Cabinet Office, Treasury and housing ministry to become the “dominant driver of the UK’s economy”. In one of his first acts, Burnham has created the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, to be headed up by his ally and enforcer Louise Haigh,

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Express Politics21 Jul 2026

Fury as Burnham hands farming brief to MP who backed farm tax 5 times

Rural campaigners have erupted in fury after Andy Burnham handed the farming brief to an urban MP who voted for the hated family farm tax five times.

Economy

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Express Politics21 Jul 2026

Rachel Reeves left economy in 'dire straits' with unemployment stubbornly high

The UK's new Chancellor has inherited an economy in dire straits, according to the Tories.

Economy

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The Guardian Politics21 Jul 2026

What will Andy Burnham’s VAT cut on electricity bills mean for you?

New prime minister is implementing immediate tax cut to help ease cost of living pressures for British households Andy Burnham to cut VAT on electricity bills as first cost of living move Household electricity bills for people in Great Britain will not attract VAT for six months, under the first of a series of cost of living measures announced by the new prime minister, Andy Burnham. Continue reading...

Economy

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Express Politics21 Jul 2026

'Family farm tax was Starmer's biggest mistake - Burnham must not repeat it'

Andy Burnham has a chance to reset relations with rural Britain - but the countryside is watching, writes Mo Metcalf-Fisher of the Countryside Alliance

Economy

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Express Politics21 Jul 2026

Angela Rayner's return branded a 'slap in the face' to taxpayers

Angela Rayner has been handed back her old housing job just months after being ousted in a stamp duty scandal in what experts branded a slap in the face.

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Express Politics21 Jul 2026

Reform claim Andy Burnham’s big VAT cut only worth 82p – ‘same as celery from Sainsbury's'

Darren Jones, sacked as chief secretary to the Treasury, highlighted that the scrapped digital ID scheme was actually unfunded.

Economy

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The Guardian Politics21 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham promised urgent action on the cost of living; the heat is now on chancellor John Healey to deliver it | Alfie Stirling

The PM and the new boss at the Treasury face an even trickier task than their predecessors. They need a good plan, and we have one Alfie Stirling is an economist and director of policy at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation As Keir Starmer found, it takes more than words alone to warm a tepid bath. Voters reserve the greatest punishment for the politicians they think acted too little, or too late, to prevent them getting poorer. For Andy Burnham, much will now depend on whether he has got the right

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The Guardian Politics21 Jul 2026

Burnham cuts VAT on electricity bills in first major policy announcement – UK politics live

Move is expected to save households around £45 a year in effort to tackle cost of living Burnham to cut VAT on electricity bills in first cost-of-living move The newly appointed business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, has defended the policy, declaring the cut to VAT on electricity bills “a statement of priorities”. Responding to Darren Jones’s claim that the cut remained unfunded, Reynolds told Radio 4’s Today programme: They are part of the government’s pressure, it is a legitimate decision to

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The Guardian Politics21 Jul 2026

JP Morgan boss warns of ‘consequences’ if Burnham taxes banks

Higher taxes on sector could threaten plan for £3bn headquarters in London, says Jamie Dimon Business live – latest updates The boss of JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon, has warned Andy Burnham against raising tax charges on banks, suggesting it could threaten plans to build its £3bn headquarters in London and drive investment away from Britain. The chief executive of the world’s biggest bank, who has a track record of criticising the UK’s bank tax surcharge, does not want to see the UK’s new prime mini

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Express Politics21 Jul 2026

Sacked Starmer minister exposes huge problem with Andy Burnham new plan

Darren Jones has highlighted the first potential blackhole in Andy Burnham's budget.

Economy

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Guido Fawkes21 Jul 2026

Darren Jones Blows Up Burnham’s ‘Unfunded’ Energy Bill Cut After Less Than Two Hours

A flagship cost of living policy and the first to be announced by Burnham is falling apart less than two hours after it was announced. Start as you mean to go on? At 6 a.m. No10 said: “Government is tackling rising bills with a tax cut to remove VAT from domestic electricity bills from October…

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