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Conservative Home1 May 2026

Rafe Fletcher: Britain produces great entrepreneurs but can it keep them?

Britain’s current malaise makes Singapore’s problem - the career opportunities are too good to launch a start-up - look like a nice one to have. But there is a deeper link here between political and entrepreneurial cultures. The post Rafe Fletcher: Britain produces great entrepreneurs but can it keep them? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

Falklands Safe After King’s State Visit Charms Trump

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has knocked down claims that the White House would back Argentina’s claim to the Falklands. He told The Sun last night that the leaked Pentagon memo floating support for Argentina’s ambition was “just an email”: “It was just an email. People are getting overexcited by an email. It was…

Express Politics1 May 2026

'I met Donald Trump on state visit - he told me what he really thinks of major royals'

A royal author who met Donald Trump has said he was able to ask the American leader about what he thought of senior members of the Royal Family

Express Politics1 May 2026

Zack Polanski breaks silence as he erupts at Labour over Palestine march threat

The Green Party leader hit out at Sir Keir Starmer's "increasingly authoritarian government".

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BBC Politics1 May 2026

'Globalise the intifada' chant is racist, says Starmer

The prime minister said the use of the chant on marches had left Jews feeling scared and intimidated.

The Guardian Politics1 May 2026

Met police commissioner denies ‘intervening in politics’ after accusing Polanski of fueling tensions – UK politics live

The Green party leader reshared a post on social media that appeared to show officers kicking the suspect in the Golders Green attack in the head Full report: Zack Polanski’s criticism of Golders Green attack arrest will have ‘chilling effect’, says Met chief Morning, welcome to our UK politics blog. The Metropolitan police commissioner Mark Rowley has denied he was “intervening in politics” after he wrote an open letter to Zack Polanski over the way officers arrested the Golders Green attack

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Express Politics1 May 2026

A deadly new poison has entered UK politics - it’s coming to a council near you this month

Britain has changed, perhaps forever. The sooner we confront that reality, the better.

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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026

Watchdog weighs investigation into Farage’s undisclosed £5m donation

Electoral Commission reviewing whether Reform UK leader should have declared billionaire’s gift before entering parliament Analysis: Farage’s bid to get ahead of story only raises more questions Farage referred to standards watchdog over undisclosed £5m gift The UK elections watchdog is considering whether to investigate an undisclosed £5m donation received by Nigel Farage before he announced his candidacy at the last general election. The move comes after the Guardian revealed this week that

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Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

NEW REPORT: Britain Has Highest Wealth Taxes in OECD

New research shows that Britain raises more tax from wealth than any country in the OECD. More than Spain, Norway and Switzerland – the three European countries that have a stated wealth tax… A huge number of countries have tried and abandoned wealth taxes. Even the leftist ones… Even online tax commentator Dan Neidle, a…

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Express Politics1 May 2026

Lip-reader spots Melania Trump's 'wonderful' remark to Queen Camilla in private moment

EXCLUSIVE: Lip-reader Jeremy Freeman has said they noticed a comment made by Melania Trump about Queen Camilla during one of the last parts of the state visit

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Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

WATCH: Met Chief Blasts Polanski for “Interfering” in Operational Policing

Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has defended the two officers who apprehended the knife-wielding terror suspect in Golders Green, after Zack Polanski retweeted a ridiculous claim yesterday that they had used excessive force to bring him down. Two heroes having to deal with a clown like Polanski suggesting they hadn’t done their job properly……

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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026

As a schoolboy, I was dazzled by the Festival of Britain in 1951 – but it revealed a divided nation | Michael Billington

From the Dome of Discovery to the massive cigar-shaped Skylon, the spectacular cultural showcase was an exhilarating sight in 1951. The Tories demolished those prime exhibits yet, 75 years on, it has a significant legacy ‘We ought to do something jolly … we need something to give Britain a lift.” So said Herbert Morrison, a key figure in Clement Attlee’s postwar Labour government, selling to the cabinet the idea of a Festival of Britain. It kicked off 75 years ago this weekend with a service of

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