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PoliticsReformRestore26/02/2026

Exclusive Interview: "Rising Star" Switches to Restore Britain — "I Want a Political Home That Respects Me"

Kieran Mishchuk, 19, who won his seat for Reform UK aged 18, tells Restore News why he made the switch and why he hasn't looked back.

ReformRestoreRupert Lowe25/02/2026

Troubling Evidence Of Corruption

The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform

RestoreRemigration24/02/2026

Young Bob Assaulted By Muslim Gang

Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.

PoliticsReformRestore23/02/2026

The Advance UK Merger Collapse: Ego, Entitlement, and the Fight for Britain's Future

Ben Habib's proposed merger with Restore Britain collapses after Rupert Lowe refuses to hand over the keys. The reaction from Advance UK's inner circle reveals more about their motivations than they intended.

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The Guardian Politics16 Jul 2026

Starmer nationalises British Steel and visits Ukraine on last full day as Labour leader – UK politics live

Outgoing PM moves to cements his legacy before his replacement by Andy Burnham as party leader tomorrow Good morning. Conventional wisdom has it that, once a PM announces they are going to stand down, all their power vanishes faster than water down a clear plughole. Broadly that’s correct. But in the last week or so Keir Starmer seems to have been acting with a decisiveness that eluded him for most of his time in office: finalising the defence investment plan; delivering the long-awaited apology

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The Guardian Politics16 Jul 2026

British Steel is taken into public ownership to save UK supply

Scunthorpe factory is expropriated from China’s Jingye and ministers will ask a valuer to assess compensation British Steel has formally been taken into public ownership 15 months after the government stepped in to prevent the closure of its steelworks in Scunthorpe and the loss of 4,000 jobs. Keir Starmer on Thursday said that it was in the national interest for the government to take over the factory from its Chinese owner, Jingye, in one of the last significant actions overseen by him as prim

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Guido Fawkes16 Jul 2026

UK Economy Grew By 0.1% in May

The latest figures from the ONS show the UK economy grew by 0.1% in May, after a 0.1% decline the previous month. Over the three months to May, GDP growth was up 0.7%. A slight drop from 0.8% in the three months to April… ONS director of economic statistics Liz McKeown said: “The slight growth…

Economy

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The Guardian Politics16 Jul 2026

Burnham must learn from Starmer’s mistakes: Labour was elected to transform the economy, not just stabilise it | Jonathan Portes

Devolution, tax, the EU and immigration: these are all opportunities for growth if Burnham abandons the excessive caution of the past few years The economic inheritance Andy Burnham will receive from Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves is not, in any meaningful way, a crisis. That is worth saying, because the comparison is not with some imagined social-democratic Eden. It is with the Britain Labour inherited after austerity, Brexit, the inflation shock and the Truss episode – a country in which econo

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BBC Politics16 Jul 2026

UK economy returns to growth in May

The modest growth reverses a slight contraction that had been seen the previous month.

Economy

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Sky News Politics16 Jul 2026

Economy flatlining as Reeves nears Number 11 exit

The UK economy grew by 0.1% in May, according to the final set of official figures ahead of Rachel Reeves's widely expected departure as chancellor.

Economy

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BBC Politics16 Jul 2026

Government brings British Steel under public ownership

The Scunthorpe steelworks has been officially nationalised under new government powers passed this week.

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Express Politics16 Jul 2026

Politics LIVE: Andy Burnham sparks fury after tax bombshell in Gary Lineker interview

The incoming prime minister has prompted criticism after suggesting there will be tax rises.

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The Guardian Politics16 Jul 2026

UK economy grew by 0.1% in May despite impact of Iran war

Rise in GDP follows a 0.1% decline in April, figures from the Office for National Statistics show The UK economy grew by 0.1% in May, despite the impact of the Iran war on energy costs, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics said GDP rose, following a 0.1% decline in April. The figures were in line with a 0.1% rise in May that economists had forecast. Continue reading...

EconomyDefence

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Conservative Home16 Jul 2026

Starmer’s final PMQs revealed Badenoch’s true character

She proved yesterday that she can adapt and manoeuvre when the situation requires it. She knows when to go hard and lay the boot in, but she also knows when to be civil and when to respect her opponents. That intuition matters. The post Starmer’s final PMQs revealed Badenoch’s true character appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics16 Jul 2026

British girl, 15, stranded in Rome for six weeks due to new passport rules

The dual national, who missed six weeks of school, is latest of several children affected by recent Home Office policy A British girl was prevented from returning to her school in the UK for six weeks after a trip to see her grandmother in Italy because of the Home Office’s new rule requiring dual British nationals to have a British passport to get back into the country. The 15-year-old, who was stranded in Rome in April, is just the latest of a number of children and young adults hit by a new L

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Express Politics16 Jul 2026

Labour brings British Steel under public ownership - 'losing £700k a day'

Keir Starmer says the decision secures the future of UK steelmaking

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