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Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

Labour to Develop “AI Hardware Plan” After OpenAI Cancels Multi-Billion Pound Flagship Data Centre Deal

Tech Secretary Liz Kendall has announced that the government intends to develop a “hardware plan” to facilitate AI investment less than twenty days after OpenAI cancelled a multi-billion data centre project in Britain. Blaming Labour policies… Kendall said in a speech at RUSI that the government would shift its policy to “back more British AI…

Defence
Express Politics28 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer has turned Britain into a laughing stock - the King must pick up the pieces

OPINION - ESTHER McVEY: Keir Starmer and Labour have turned Britain into a laughing stock - let's hope a bit of Royal magic can rebuild us in US eyes

Express Politics28 Apr 2026

Green Party ideas wildly unpopular – but my research shows we dismiss them at our peril

OPINION - LORD ASHCROFT: Provably bad policies are not enough to stop a party gaining power.

Environment
BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

Social media restrictions for under-16s even if no ban, minister says

The government is consulting on changes as a new social media law goes through its final Parliamentary stages.

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Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

McSweeney: Mandelson “Not Involved” in Cabinet Reshuffle

McSweeney insists Mandelson had no involvement in the September 2025 reshuffle decisions, despite his best efforts: “He texted me his thoughts… I did not respond to any of Mandelson’s texts. The text messages set out ideas of people that he thought should be in particular positions. None of his suggestions actually came out to be…

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Express Politics28 Apr 2026

Massive petition calling for general election passes huge milestone

Sir Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure, including reported disillusionment among Cabinet colleagues.

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BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

'Emergency handbrake' needed on sickness benefits, Blair think tank says

The Tony Blair Institute says people with conditions like anxiety should get employment support instead of cash benefits.

BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

'Emergency handbrake' needed on sickness benefits, Blair think tank says

The Tony Blair Institute says people with conditions like anxiety should get employment support instead of cash benefits.

The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

Shares in buy-to-let mortgage lenders fall after report Reeves plans rent freeze

FTSE 250 firms Paragon and OSB Group, owner of Kent Reliance and Precise Mortgages, slide on London Stock Exchange Rachel Reeves considering rent freeze to limit Iran war fallout Business live – latest updates Shares in some of the UK’s biggest buy-to-let lenders such as Paragon and One Savings Bank have fallen after it emerged that the chancellor may make private landlords commit to a one-year rent freeze. In an effort to protect households from rising living costs as a result of the Iran wa

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Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

LIVE: Morgan McSweeney Faces Foreign Affairs Committee Over Mandelson Appointment

LIVE UPDATES:  McSweeney’s opening statement: “The appointment of Mandelson as ambassador was a serious error of judgment. I advised the Prime Minister in support of that appointment and I was wrong to do so… “I resigned because I believe responsibility should rest with those who make serious mistakes. Accountability in public life cannot apply only…

Conservative Home28 Apr 2026

Andrew Gilligan: Devolution in Scotland and Wales has been a failure – and nobody wants to admit it

Any attempt to devolve their powers downwards, improve the poor job they do or incentivise them to work better with others will be seen as a “Westminster attack on Scotland” or a “Westminster attack on Wales.” The post Andrew Gilligan: Devolution in Scotland and Wales has been a failure – and nobody wants to admit it appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

No way to raise Mandelson concerns, former senior official says

Sir Philip Barton says he was worried Lord Mandelson's links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein "could be a problem".