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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.

Remigration
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.

Politics
Guido Fawkes16 Jul 2026

Burnham Hires Ex-Hope Not Hate Director as No10 Political Strategy Chief

Andy Burnham has hired a former director of leftist campaigning outfit Hope Not Hate as his new head of political strategy in No10, according to Sam Coates. Buckle up… Matthew McGregor was Director of Campaigns & Communications for Hope Not Hate from January 2018 to October 2021, after which he was appointed CEO of activist…

Politics
BBC Politics16 Jul 2026

Couples free to marry at the beach or the pub under new plans

The government says it wants to update "outdated" marriage laws to give couples in England and Wales more choice.

BBC Politics16 Jul 2026

Couples free to marry at the beach or the pub under new plans

The government says it wants to update "outdated" marriage laws to give couples in England and Wales more choice.

Express Politics16 Jul 2026

MI5 slammed after watchdog finds it 'misled courts' over violent neo-Nazi spy

Officers "relied" on a "false account" which had been allowed to "take hold and persist" after confirming "X" was one of their agents.

Crime
The Guardian Politics16 Jul 2026

UK aid cuts ‘reduce bilateral support to some African countries by 90%’

Critics say Foreign Office figures send ‘global message about the role the country wants to play on international stage’ Labour’s foreign aid cuts mean reductions of as much as 90% in the bilateral support the UK will give to some African countries, Foreign Office figures show. The department’s annual report includes a long-awaited breakdown of how the reduction in the aid budget will affect individual countries for the next three years. Continue reading...

Economy
The Guardian Politics16 Jul 2026

Keir Starmer makes Sadiq Khan a peer in the House of Lords

Appointment by outgoing prime minister, potentially opens door for London mayor to join Burnham cabinet UK politics live – latest updates Sadiq Khan has been given a peerage by Keir Starmer just days before the prime minister stands down, potentially opening the door to one of Labour’s most high-profile mayors joining Andy Burnham’s cabinet in future. The London mayor has long been tipped for the House of Lords, with Starmer said to have been keen to put him there immediately after the May loc

Politics