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Conservative Home15 Jul 2026

Nick Austen: Shared ownership is the most un-conservative housing policy ever devised

Ownership changes people, and Thatcher understood why: it is not the asset that matters but what it represents. Independence. Responsibility. A stake in the country you live in. Shared ownership is the precise opposite of that instinct. The post Nick Austen: Shared ownership is the most un-conservative housing policy ever devised appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics15 Jul 2026

Labour must stop just writing a cheque for benefit claimants, says McFadden

Exclusive: Work and pensions secretary signals possible reform to welfare as ministers await key reviews Labour must stop “simply writing a cheque” for health and disability benefit claimants and will provide more job support instead, the work and pensions secretary has said. Pat McFadden said the government was preparing to launch a renewed effort at welfare reform with a focus on encouraging more people with health conditions to get into work and off benefits. Continue reading...

The Guardian Politics15 Jul 2026

Green-led council plans to ban cooperation with Home Office on immigration raids

Exclusive: Lewisham council’s move marks first step in Greens’ plan to create a corridor of sanctuary boroughs across London A Green-led London council is planning to ban its officials from working with the Home Office on immigration raids, after uncovering evidence suggesting government officials wanted to use environmental health data to target restaurant workers. Councillors on the Lewisham borough council are due to vote next week on a motion that would review its systems with a view to endi

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Express Politics15 Jul 2026

Chance to rescue 280,000 older Britons from poverty and save taxpayers millions

Older Britons face 'devastating' poverty because the cash they are supposed to receive from the Government fails to reach them

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Express Politics15 Jul 2026

'Foreign interference not ruled out' as police say Ann Widdecombe death was 'targeted'

Counterterror police have widened their probe into Ann Widdecombe's death, refusing to rule out foreign interference in a suspected targeted attack.

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Express Politics14 Jul 2026

Ann Widdecombe warned of 'game of personal destruction' 20 minutes before her death

Ann Widdecombe was found dead at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor, with police questioning a suspect held on suspicion of her murder.

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BBC Politics14 Jul 2026

Midnight social media curfew proposed for older UK teens

Teens will be able to opt out of the restrictions - campaigners have criticised them as being piecemeal.

Express Politics14 Jul 2026

Rachel Reeves demands closer ties with EU in final Brexit betrayal speeech as Chancellor

The Chancellor gave what is expected to be her last speech in the role

BBC Politics14 Jul 2026

Starmer and Burnham hail Hillsborough Law as MPs give approval

The legislation cleared the House of Commons in Sir Keir Starmer's final days as prime minister.

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The Guardian Politics14 Jul 2026

Hillsborough law symbolises new era as power passes from Starmer to Burnham

Bill marks a full-circle moment for the PM-in-waiting and encapsulates what he says his government will be about Andy Burnham has always said he took his first steps out of Westminster in 2009, when he walked out to address furious Liverpool fans at the Kop on the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. They chanted “Justice for the 96” for a full two minutes before the then culture secretary was able to continue, demonstrating their anger that nobody in public office had been convicted o

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BBC Politics14 Jul 2026

Review of MP security needed after Widdecombe death, Burnham says

The expected next prime minister says politics has "darkened" in the decade he has been away from Westminster.

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BBC Politics14 Jul 2026

Starmer becomes first UK PM to receive top French honour

France's President Emmanuel Macron praised Starmer's "decency" and contribution to Ukraine and the security of Europe.