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BBC Politics9 Jul 2026

Restore Britain leader describes Dunblane tragedy as 'one murder'

Rupert Lowe criticised the ban of handguns in the UK, saying it was "because there was a murder in Dunblane".

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Sky News Politics9 Jul 2026

Fury as Restore Britain leader describes Dunblane tragedy as 'one murder'

The leader of the far-right Restore Britain party has sparked fury after describing the 1996 Dunblane massacre as "one murder".

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Guido Fawkes9 Jul 2026

REPORT: Leave ECHR and Introduce Comprehensive Free Speech Bill

Britain is in a “free speech recession” according to a new paper from the Prosperity Institute written by barrister Jon Holbrook. He contends that the Race Relations Act 1965, which first criminalised “stirring up racial hatred,” and the Public Order Act 1986 – which criminalised words “likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress” without any link…

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The Guardian Politics8 Jul 2026

Police investigate £37,500 donation to Jenrick leadership campaign

Met confirms inquiry after elections watchdog referred allegations that donations in 2024 were from foreign source Police have launched an investigation into £37,500 of donations to Robert Jenrick’s campaign to become Conservative leader in 2024 after a referral from the elections watchdog. The Metropolitan police confirmed on Wednesday they were undertaking an inquiry after the Guardian revealed in April that they were assessing the evidence about donations to Jenrick, who has since joined Refo

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The Guardian Politics8 Jul 2026

Reform’s Fleet Street ‘spoilers’: how party deploys tactic to get ahead of stories

Richard Tice’s NCA leak claims in the Telegraph would not be the first time Reform has used a more sympathetic outlet UK politics live – latest updates Late on Tuesday afternoon, as the British media was absorbing Nigel Farage’s shock decision to hold a byelection amid scrutiny over his finances, his Reform UK party supplied the Telegraph with a different story. The article revealed that Richard Tice, Reform’s deputy leader, had accused the National Crime Agency (NCA) of leaking financial inf

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The Guardian Politics8 Jul 2026

Millions of pounds and many, many questions: the untold story of why Reform figures face NCA scrutiny

Exclusive: The details behind the financial transactions that bankers have flagged up to the National Crime Agency The rise in public support for Reform UK – and Nigel Farage’s own prediction that he expects to be the UK’s next prime minister – has put the party and its leader in unfamiliar territory. Their policies and candidates are coming under greater scrutiny, and now, so is their funding. Continue reading...

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BBC Politics8 Jul 2026

Conditional pardon granted for Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK

Ruth Ellis was hanged at London's Holloway Prison in 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover David Blakely.

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BBC Politics8 Jul 2026

Conditional pardon granted for Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK

Ruth Ellis was hanged at London's Holloway Prison in 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover David Blakely.

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Guido Fawkes8 Jul 2026

Victims’ Commissioner Accuses Labour of False Assurances Over Early Release of Serious Criminals

The Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales and the Domestic Abuse Commissioner have called on the government to pause their new early release scheme. Labour MPs abstained on a vote last night to prevent the release of grooming gang members, rapists, paedophiles and child sex offenders before their terms are up… Labour’s emergency release of…

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The Guardian Politics8 Jul 2026

More Reform UK transactions worth millions reported to National Crime Agency

Exclusive: Bankers have raised potential money-laundering concerns over loans and donations involving senior party figures UK politics live – latest updates A host of transactions involving Reform UK’s most senior figures and donations to the party caused bankers to report potential money-laundering concerns to the National Crime Agency, a Guardian investigation has found. On Tuesday, the Guardian revealed that the undisclosed £5m gift provided to the Reform leader, Nigel Farage, by a cryptocu

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Express Politics8 Jul 2026

David Lammy skewered with devastating question minutes into PMQs: 'Apologise!'

Deputy Prime Minister pressured to explain why the Government is releasing serious criminals from jail early

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The Guardian Politics8 Jul 2026

Lack of safeguards over prisoners’ early release puts abuse victims at risk, Lammy warned

Exclusive: victims commissioner and domestic abuse commissioner call for pause on planned releases A failure to put in place safeguards ahead of a change to the law that will result in offenders being released early will leave abuse victims at risk, ministers have been warned. In a rare coordinated intervention, the victims commissioner and the domestic abuse commissioner have written separately to ministers urging them to immediately pause planned early releases of offenders convicted of crimes

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