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Express Politics30 Apr 2026

Another nightmare for Keir Starmer as Andy Burnham issues stark new warning

The Greater Manchester Mayor is considered a frontrunner to replace the embattled PM.

Defence
Guido Fawkes30 Apr 2026

Mahmood Contradicts Government’s Terror Adviser on ‘National Security Emergency’ After Stabbings

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has disagreed with comments made last night by the government terror adviser Jonathan Hall KC. Hall told broadcasters that a spate of antisemitic attacks amounted to a “national security emergency”… He compared the situation to the 2005 attacks: “the government was prepared to say did say the rules of the game…

Express Politics30 Apr 2026

Melania Trump’s frosty hand move may spell trouble as she ‘tries to pull away’ from Donald

The US President and First Lady Melania Trump recently welcomed King Charles and Queen Camilla to a state dinner, but footage from the event hints there could be trouble in paradise

Express Politics30 Apr 2026

Labour's 'battle-ready' munitions factories rubbished – won't be finished for 10 years

Master plan to ensure UK soldiers have enough ammunition to fight is heavily criticised

The Guardian Politics30 Apr 2026

Why is Britain’s economy so stuck? It’s the tension between what voters want and what the bond markets allow | Larry Elliott

There is no such thing as the Bond Dealers party, but there might as well be – the people who trade in UK debt exert a stranglehold over our politics The days of two-party politics are over. When voters go to the polls in England next week, they will have five main contenders to choose from. In Scotland and Wales, the nationalists make it a six-strong race. This fragmentation reflects the deep discontent with Labour and the Conservatives. One thing in common between the Greens and Reform UK is t

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Express Politics30 Apr 2026

Politics LIVE: Nightmare for Keir Starmer as pollster makes dire election prediction

Labour is set to face huge losses, while Reform UK will make major gains.

PoliticsReform
Conservative Home30 Apr 2026

Is it a stunt or just doing the job? Either way the PM’s been playing politics as much as anyone else

Starmer’s comment about a stunt ‘just before elections’ supposes in one way that a ‘stunt’ is one thing, but it’s 'simply not cricket’ to deploy it just ahead of going to the polls. As he famously once said to a Tory Prime Minister - 'Come off it' The post Is it a stunt or just doing the job? Either way the PM’s been playing politics as much as anyone else appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Conservative Home30 Apr 2026

Bob Seely: An aimless Foreign Office needs a National Strategy Council

Government waffle-eeze aside, the principle is a simple one. Coordinating our tools of power will deliver more power and more influence, drive strategic thinking to make the Foreign Office more effective and our undisputed intellectual driver of global engagement. The post Bob Seely: An aimless Foreign Office needs a National Strategy Council appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home30 Apr 2026

Callum Murphy: Why the Falklands are central to the British Family and should remain so

To understand why the Falklands matter today, one must look beyond sovereignty alone. They are not simply a territory to be defended. They are a community to be valued. The post Callum Murphy: Why the Falklands are central to the British Family and should remain so appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home30 Apr 2026

Festus Akinbusoye: London is not broken, but it can be much better

A police force shaped primarily around being liked rather than being effective operates with one hand tied behind its back. The post Festus Akinbusoye: London is not broken, but it can be much better appeared first on Conservative Home.

Crime
The Guardian Politics30 Apr 2026

Labour is facing wipeout in its final stronghold. Why? It’s housing, housing, housing | Aditya Chakrabortty

In the 1980s, Labour-controlled London built 52,000 council homes. During the Tony Blair decade, just 280. It’s brought this local-election catastrophe on itself Over the week to come, journalists will repeat three things until they, and you, are sick: that local elections fall next Thursday; that the results will decide the fate of Keir Starmer; and that he is set to do badly. But just how badly, and where? Last week, Starmer’s own party dropped a big clue. The most popular politician in Britai

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BBC Politics29 Apr 2026

Interest rates expected to be held as uncertainty over Iran war continues

Future base rate changes are hard to predict as analysts judge the economic impact of the Iran war.

EconomyDefence