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The Guardian Politics22 May 2026

Green party candidate for Makerfield byelection quits after less than 12 hours

Party apologises for posts by Chris Kennedy about attack on Jewish ambulances and says he has withdrawn for personal reasons The Green party’s candidate for the Makerfield byelection has withdrawn from the ballot less than 12 hours after being announced. Chris Kennedy was announced to be running in the seat for the Greens on Thursday morning, but nine hours later the party said he had dropped out, citing “personal and family reasons”. Continue reading...

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Conservative Home22 May 2026

Elliot Keck: How the Green Party will use our town halls to attack Israel

Newly elected Greens now care increasingly about one thing, and one thing only: Palestine. The side effect that this makes our communities increasingly hostile to Jews is at best a distraction to be ignored, and at worst the icing on the cake. The post Elliot Keck: How the Green Party will use our town halls to attack Israel appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics21 May 2026

Green Party candidate pulls out of by-election

Chris Kennedy withdraws from the contest hours after he was named as the Green Party's candidate.

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The Guardian Politics21 May 2026

Andy Burnham to back electoral reform if he becomes prime minister

Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate wants to make politics ‘less point-scoring, more problem-solving’ UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has said he will back sweeping changes to the electoral system to make politics “less point-scoring, more problem-solving” if he becomes prime minister. The Greater Manchester mayor has previously called for the introduction of proportional representations for UK general elections, handing more power to minority parties like the Greens. Cont

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The Guardian Politics21 May 2026

Greens select nurse and ‘committed local campaigner’ as Makerfield byelection candidate

Chris Kennedy chosen amid reports Greens do not want to be blamed for splitting progressive vote and allowing Reform to win UK politics live – latest updates The Green party has chosen “a committed local campaigner” as its candidate in the Makerfield byelection which is due to take place on 18 June. Chris Kennedy, a nurse and children’s safeguarding specialist, was chosen after a hustings on Wednesday amid reports that the party was proposing to hold back from investing significant resources i

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BBC Politics21 May 2026

Green Party selects nurse as Makerfield candidate

Chris Kennedy was selected by local party members following a hustings.

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Guido Fawkes20 May 2026

Rayner Accepts £25,000 From Anti-Net Zero Oil Company CEO’s Wife

Angela Rayner has taken a £25,000 donation from the wife of a oil and gas chief executive who has been a strong critic of Labour’s oil and gas policy. No one tell Ed Miliband… In the latest register of interests Rayner is shown to have received “£25,000 towards running costs for the Office of Angela…

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Guido Fawkes20 May 2026

Net Zero Labour Eases Sanctions on Putin to Buy More Russian Crude

Last night the government waived some Russian oil sanctions to allow imports of diesel and jet fuel from Russian crude processed in third countries. Indian products mostly… Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Dan Tomlinson could not say he was comfortable with the move on Sky News when asked but did say: “There’s a whole range of…

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Express Politics20 May 2026

British way of life at risk because of climate change, government advisers warn

The Government has been urged to act on advice to protect UK from heat, drought and floods.

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The Guardian Politics19 May 2026

After the painful ruse of Starmerism, the left should be cautious about Andy Burnham | Owen Jones

With the Greens now a viable alternative, a Labour leader will not win power again without the progressive vote. But they will need to earn it Labour’s failures have made a rightwing authoritarian government not just a nightmare, but a plausible next chapter. Having enraged its natural voters – many of whom have flocked to the Greens – Labour MPs have clambered on to a lifeboat named Andy Burnham. Do the rest of us blindly hop on board? Burnham is, indisputably, Labour’s best bet. He is the part

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The Guardian Politics18 May 2026

Makerfield byelection is about more than Andy Burnham

If most popular Labour politician cannot win this seat then party’s electoral problems run deeper than Keir Starmer The Makerfield byelection is bigger than Andy Burnham. Of the Labour MPs who were back on the constituency’s doorsteps in Hindley Green and Winstanley, just after an intensive local election campaign, many said the fight feels existential. It matters because it is probably the closest the UK will ever come to a direct presidential-style election, run through one single constituency

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The Guardian Politics18 May 2026

Greens split over how hard to challenge Burnham in Makerfield byelection

Some in party fear all-out campaign could boost Reform UK chances The Greens are locked in an internal debate about how hard to challenge Andy Burnham in the Makerfield byelection, with some worried about allowing Reform UK to win and others wanting the party to go all out. While characterised by insiders as “very civilised”, the discussion has highlighted existing differences between Greens who believe concessions can be won from Labour through informal cooperation and others – including some n

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