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BBC Politics16 Jul 2026

Sadiq Khan among 26 new peers to enter the Lords

The London mayor is to be joined by broadcaster June Sarpong and former union chief Christina McAnea in the Lords.

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The Guardian Politics16 Jul 2026

Liz Truss wheels out series of C-list ghouls at drab London CPAC event | John Crace

Former 49-day PM helms a Conservative Political Action Conference that’s a far cry from the glitzy US version Liz Truss has given us all so much in recent years. A mini-budget. A laugh a minute 49 days in office. A new monarch, after the queen decided enough was enough and died two days after Liz began her Airbnb stay in Downing Street. And now she has given us one thing more. She has imported the US Conservative Political Action Conference to the UK. And like all things Liz, it’s predictably a

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Express Politics16 Jul 2026

Shock as Home Office waste revealed - including £3m on scrapped deportation flights

The scale of taxpayers' waste was exposed by the Home Office annual report, with numerous spending splurges ending in disaster.

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Express Politics16 Jul 2026

POLL: Is Keir Starmer right to give Sadiq Khan a seat in the House of Lords?

The outgoing PM has given the London Mayor a peerage in a parting gift as he prepares to leave Downing Street.

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BBC Politics16 Jul 2026

Sadiq Khan among 26 new peers to enter the Lords

The London mayor is to be joined by broadcaster June Sarpong and former union chief Christina McAnea in the Lords.

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The Guardian Politics16 Jul 2026

Burnham’s ‘black box’ plans for cabinet send Westminster into hysteria

Few know who will get top jobs when new PM enters No 10 and the vacuum of information has its downsides As Labour MPs filed out of Portcullis House on the last day before parliament rose – and Andy Burnham ascends – one said they were struggling with a metaphor for how concentrated Burnham’s power had become. Flailing for something that did not sound insulting, he gave up and likened Burnham’s absolute control to North Korea’s Kim dynasty. It is a very congenial and receptive kind of dictatorshi

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BBC Politics16 Jul 2026

Pakistan resisting UK attempts to deport grooming gang leader

The government of Pakistan says it has "no connection whatsoever" with the case of Shabir Ahmed.

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BBC Politics16 Jul 2026

New councils to be created in 14 areas of England

The plans will see the abolition of two-tier government, with district and county councils replaced with single, unitary authorities.

BBC Politics16 Jul 2026

New councils to be created in 14 areas of England

The plans will see the abolition of two-tier government, with district and county councils replaced with single, unitary authorities.

Express Politics16 Jul 2026

Patheitic idiot Argies are just pawns in failing Javier Milei’s game over the Falklands

OPINION - PAUL BALDWIN: Not content with winning on the pitch, Argentina has predictably ramped up pressure over the Falklands... shame on them

Express Politics16 Jul 2026

Rachel Reeves has failed on her number one mission - but who will replace her?

Economic growth has stalled under her Chancellorship

Economy
BBC Politics16 Jul 2026

Burnham planning summer tour of UK in early weeks as PM

Described as a "listening tour of the UK", Burnham will travel across the country in August while MPs break for the summer.

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