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BBC Politics25 Jun 2026

MP says town is shared housing 'wild west'

Emma Lewell MP will lead an adjournment debate as part of her campaign for stricter laws on HMOs.

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Conservative Home25 Jun 2026

Lee Rotherham: The Government’s weakness on defence is only rivalled by the weakness of their defence

The current defence budget is £62.2bn. Our figure, £70.3bn, is merely the estimate for being able to stay in the next big fight for more than a week – and, more immediately, for looking like a sufficiently serious threat for a peer or near-peer power not to chance their hand and start it. The post Lee Rotherham: The Government’s weakness on defence is only rivalled by the weakness of their defence appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics25 Jun 2026

Reform UK plan to target EU nationals based in Britain ‘absolutely outrageous’

Exclusive: Rights group says Nigel Farage’s party is reneging on promises made during the Brexit referendum campaign UK politics live – latest updates EU nationals based permanently in the UK have expressed alarm over a Reform UK plan to target their rights to accommodation and employment, saying the policy is a betrayal of promises made in the Brexit referendum 10 years ago. Under updated migration policies, Nigel Farage’s party would evict all overseas nationals from social housing and make

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Guido Fawkes25 Jun 2026

Burnham Advisers Propose Exit Tax

There has been another confirmation that Team Burnham is pursuing an Exit Tax. From Tim Shipman’s Spectator column: “A Burnham adviser says O’Neill and Haldane’s presence is important, not just for their ideas but because of the credibility they bring. ‘They give you blue-chip credentials to do different things in government. They give you the…

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The Guardian Politics25 Jun 2026

Britain has become addicted to pressing the ‘new PM’ button – and I don’t see how Burnham avoids it | Jonathan Liew

He’s almost certain to become the UK’s seventh leader in a decade. And with the rightwing press and the algorithm against him, he’s basically a meat sacrifice Current state of British democracy: the guy who puts out the resignation lectern in front of No 10 is now so familiar that he has become a meme. On the internet, they call him Hot Podium Guy. William Hague’s old line about the Tory party being “an autocracy moderated by regicide” is now basically true of the country as a whole. And so out

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Guido Fawkes24 Jun 2026

Trade Union Officials’ Offspring Barred From Starmer Government’s Class-Based Internships

The Labour government’s summer internship scheme is blocking the children of full-time trade union officials. A rare policy win from Labour… Government now restricts the scheme to working class individuals. This is defined by their parent’s profession when the applicant was aged 14, using ONS and Social Mobility Commission classifications… Parliamentary questions pursued by Tory…

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Express Politics24 Jun 2026

Same old Andy Burnham has already U-turned – and he's running scared of Farage

If anybody expected anything different then they've not been paying attention.

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The Guardian Politics24 Jun 2026

Bahraini award to UK envoy shows ‘our diplomats are up for grabs’, says peer

Rights activists call UK ambassador ‘morally compromised’ for accepting honour from Bahraini king in apparent breach of Foreign Office rules The British ambassador to Bahrain has been accused of breaching government rules over accepting an award by the Gulf state’s king, a move critics suggest signals diplomats and civil servants are “up for grabs”. This week, the ambassador, Alastair Long, received the Order of Bahrain from King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, in recognition of his diplomatic tenure,

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The Guardian Politics24 Jun 2026

Darren Jones says bond markets should be ‘content’ with Burnham’s economic plans – UK politics live

Chief secretary to PM rules out leadership bid as he says he has received reassurances from Burnham Good morning. There are very few upsides for Keir Starmer for his current situation, but one of them is that soon he will no longer have to worry about taking PMQs. In his memoir, Tony Blair described PMQs as “the most nerve-racking, discombobulating, nail-biting, bowel-moving, terror-inspiring, courage draining experience in my prime ministerial life, without question”. Today’s could be Starmer’s

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Conservative Home24 Jun 2026

Liz Truss: ‘There’s no political party at present in Britain that represents exactly what I think’

Truss made it clear that to, in her words, “save Britain” and to “save the west” that “very bold change” is needed. Who this change comes from is anybody’s guess, but she is confident that a conservative solution to the issues currently facing the country “needs to be possible.”  The post Liz Truss: ‘There’s no political party at present in Britain that represents exactly what I think’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics24 Jun 2026

British museums and galleries under threat from cyberattack and theft

Labour is blasted for a lack of leadership as Britain's treasures homes face a host of risks and challenges

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Express Politics23 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham's £1,000 property tax threat to millions of homeowners

Homeowners could be hit with property tax rises under a land value levy backed by Andy Burnham.

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