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Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

VOTE NOW: The Guido Fawkes Reform Power Rankings (April Edition)

Every month, we’ll publish the power rankings of all the leading lights in the party based on our readers’ responses. Click here to fill in the survey, and the results will be published at the end of the week. Here’s how last month played out… 1 Nigel Farage 10.68 2 Richard Tice 8.52 3 Danny…

Reform
Express Politics28 Apr 2026

Rachel Reeves 'will be exposed' as drivers pay £300m extra

An expert has hit out at Labour and what he says is a lack of support for motorists.

BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

Key points as MPs question ex-senior aide about Mandelson appointment

Former top Foreign Office civil servant Sir Philip Barton and ex-No 10 chief of staff Morgan McSweeney are answering MPs' questions.

Politics
Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

New UK Ambassador to US Trashes Special Relationship at Meeting With Students

The FT has published comments made by Peter Mandelson’s replacement as ambassador to the US, career diplomat Christian Turner, which may put a more dour mood on US-UK relations during the King’s visit. Turner said to some visiting British students in mid-February: Said he dislikes the phrase “special relationship,” calling it “quite nostalgic, it’s quite…

Education
Express Politics28 Apr 2026

UK county home to famous seaside town makes major decision on tax for tourists

The local mayor said a visitor levy would 'only punish the very entrepreneurs who drive our economy and threaten the jobs they provide'.

Economy
BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

Ed Davey sceptical about timing of bin strike news

The Liberal Democrats leader appears on BBC local radio ahead of the elections on 7 May.

Politics
Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

Cathy Newman’s Sky News Debut With Starmer Still Beaten by GB News

Even with a 30-minute sit-down with the PM, Cathy Newman’s debut show on Sky News still recorded lower BARB ratings than GB News Tonight with Martin Daubney. Sky trailed throughout the entire hour, including every minute Starmer was onscreen… Newman’s show, which aired for the first time at 7pm last night, peaked at 97,600 viewers.…

Conservative Home28 Apr 2026

Jonathan Guttentag: When the state mistakes a yeshivah for a school, liberty is at risk

Conservatives ought to be especially alert. We are meant to understand that society is made up not only of individuals and the state, but of families, communities, churches, synagogues, schools, clubs, traditions, and inherited forms of moral life. The post Jonathan Guttentag: When the state mistakes a yeshivah for a school, liberty is at risk appeared first on Conservative Home.

Education
The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

What did Morgan McSweeney and Philip Barton tell MPs about Mandelson’s vetting?

Key takeaways from appearance at select committee of PM’s former chief of staff and former Foreign Office chief UK politics live – latest updates Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister’s former chief of staff, gave his first public appearance at a high-stakes hearing of the foreign affairs select committee to be grilled on the appointment – and vetting – of the disgraced US ambassador Peter Mandelson. He was preceded by the former Foreign Office chief Philip Barton, the man who oversaw the early

Politics
Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

WATCH: Reeves Fails to Deny Private Rent Freeze Proposals

Rachel Reeves has hinted at her plans for a one-year rent freeze in the Commons: “This Government have already taken action to reduce the cost of living and to bear down on inflation with the changes around energy prices, around fuel duty, prescription charges and rail fares, and I will do everything in my power…

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The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

Man who heckled Shabana Mahmood dismisses ‘laughable’ white liberal claim

Protester says he migrated from Malaysia as a child and describes home secretary’s immigration policies as cruel UK politics live – latest updates A protester who heckled Shabana Mahmood said he came to the UK as a child from Malaysia, describing the home secretary’s claim that he was a white liberal as “laughable”. Joe, 32, who did not wish to give his last name, migrated from Malaysia at the age of four with his family. He said the home secretary’s proposed immigration reforms would have lef

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