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Sky News Politics8 Jun 2026

'Security crisis' as MoD loses hundreds of laptops and phones

More than 1,000 devices have been lost or stolen from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) since 2024, at a potential cost of more than £1.6m.

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Conservative Home8 Jun 2026

Shengke Zhi: Winning in Trafford. How we turned a 21-vote majority into almost 1,200 in two years

Too many campaigns begin six months before polling day. Winning campaigns begin the morning after the count. The post Shengke Zhi: Winning in Trafford. How we turned a 21-vote majority into almost 1,200 in two years appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics8 Jun 2026

What to do as murder is exploited to spread lies about race and privilege? Stand firm – fight back | Nesrine Malik

Too many leaders have appeased the rightwing culture warriors. In the wake of the Henry Nowak rioting, the time for a push against toxicity and untruths is now It is easy to regard, and thus disregard, the riots following the conviction of Henry Nowak’s murderer as an explosion of reaction by a flammable and motivated minority. The more uncomfortable truth is that a specific notion, that people of colour have been privileged over and above mere equality, and been given dominion over white people

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BBC Politics7 Jun 2026

Zelensky's close European allies set out five conditions for peace talks

The Ukrainian president's meeting with his staunchest European allies came as US President Donald Trump's focus shifts to the war with Iran.

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BBC Politics7 Jun 2026

Zelensky's close European allies set out five conditions for peace talks

The Ukrainian president's meeting with his staunchest European allies came as US President Donald Trump's focus shifts to the war with Iran.

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Express Politics7 Jun 2026

Tories warn Labour 'hammering high street' by 'taxing weekly shop'

The Tories have taken aim at the Government's business rate charges.

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The Guardian Politics7 Jun 2026

Zelenskyy meets key allies in London aiming to build on strikes on Russia

Keir Starmer hosts Ukrainian, French and German leaders in Downing Street amid optimism in Kyiv over state of war Volodymyr Zelenskyy met his staunchest allies at Downing Street on Sunday night, hours after a Russian drone strike damaged a storage centre for spent nuclear fuel nine miles from the Chornobyl nuclear power plant. Keir Starmer welcomed Zelenskyy, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz for a meeting to discuss ongoing support for Ukraine as the country seeks to capitalise on a series of

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The Guardian Politics7 Jun 2026

UK readies sanctions against Israel to deter proposed illegal West Bank settlement

Move comes as 137 Labour MPs sign letter demanding ‘urgent, concrete action’ to stop settler violence The UK Foreign Office and a group of western countries are due to announce a package of sanctions against Israel this week designed to deter companies from becoming involved in a proposed West Bank settlement that would split the territory in two and render the concept of a two-state solution near impossible. Nine countries including France, the UK and Australia have warned that settlement viole

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The Guardian Politics7 Jun 2026

BA boss warns costly aviation taxes and rail tickets are stunting UK growth

UK lagging behind rivals on tourism growth because of travel costs and lack of joined-up planning, says CEO Sean Doyle The cost of travel to and around the UK is keeping millions of tourists away and slowing economic growth, the boss of British Airways said, as he urged a rethink of aviation taxes. The airline’s chief executive, Sean Doyle, said the UK had some of the highest aviation taxes in the world and was falling behind countries such as Japan, France and Germany in boosting its inbound to

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BBC Politics7 Jun 2026

Delays to defence plan undermine UK credibility, MPs say

The Defence Investment Plan is now due to be released ahead of a Nato summit early next month.

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The Guardian Politics7 Jun 2026

Delays to defence investment plan have damaged UK’s credibility, say MPs

Committee calls for apology from government amid reports navy’s hunter-killer submarines are all docked A parliamentary committee that scrutinises public spending has made scathing comments about the impact of delays in the publication of the government’s defence investment plan (Dip). The Dip, originally expected last autumn, has been repeatedly postponed amid warnings that the military faces a huge funding gap over the next four years. It is due to be published before a Nato summit early next

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Express Politics7 Jun 2026

David Lammy erupts on BBC after US Vice President issues 'explosive' UK migrant warning

US vice-president JD Vance partly blamed Henry Nowak's murder on the "mass invasion of migrants".

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