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BBC Politics30 Apr 2026

Elections watchdog considers looking into £5m gift to Farage

Reform UK mega donor Christopher Harborne gave the money to Nigel Farage in early 2024.

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BBC Politics30 Apr 2026

Elections watchdog considers looking into £5m gift to Farage

Reform UK mega donor Christopher Harborne gave the money to Nigel Farage in early 2024.

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The Guardian Politics30 Apr 2026

Where does Starmer’s leadership stand – and who are his potential challengers?

With prime minister on shaky ground, we take a look at who could take a run at the Labour leadership As the May elections creep closer, the leadership speculation at Westminster grows more intense. Is Keir Starmer safe and, if so, for how long? When will Angela Rayner’s tax affairs be resolved, and will she return to the cabinet? Who has Andy Burnham done a deal with to get back to Westminster, and would MPs support him if he did? Why has Wes Streeting gone so quiet? To the frustration of many –

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The Guardian Politics30 Apr 2026

Starmer restores powers to ousted hereditary peers in Lords shake-up

Dozens handed life peerages in apparent concession, enabling their return to red benches Dozens of hereditary peers whose seats have been abolished have had their lawmaking powers restored as Keir Starmer seeks to accelerate changes to the House of Lords. It is understood that 15 Conservative hereditary peers, two Labour and nine crossbenchers have been handed life peerages, enabling their return to the red benches. Continue reading...

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BBC Politics30 Apr 2026

Elections watchdog considers looking into £5m gift to Farage

Reform UK mega donor Christopher Harborne gave the money to Nigel Farage in early 2024.

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The Guardian Politics30 Apr 2026

‘I feel betrayed’: Golders Green demands action as politicians visit scene of terror attack

Keir Starmer met with boos and jeers as Nigel Farage tells crowds the PM has been ‘weak’ on pro-Palestinian marches By mid-morning on Thursday, word had spread on WhatsApp groups and social media accounts that Keir Starmer would be visiting the headquarters of the Jewish-led Hatzola ambulance service in Golders Green, north London. The organisation’s members had only been informed that a senior cabinet minister was on their way after the stabbings of two Jewish men in the area on Wednesday, so t

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Sky News Politics30 Apr 2026

PM in 'precarious position' amid 'unwise' reshuffle rumours

It's "unwise" for Downing Street not to shut down talk of a cabinet reshuffle if the local elections go badly for Labour, the party's former deputy leader has said.

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Express Politics30 Apr 2026

Revealed: Keir Starmer 'plotting to sack Rachel Reeves' in reshuffle

The former Cabinet minister alleged the Prime Minister had already lined up a successor, suggesting Treasury minister Darren Jones had been promised the top job.

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BBC Politics30 Apr 2026

What the Renters' Rights Act means for tenants and landlords

The biggest shake up of renting rules in England for 30 years affects millions of people.

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The Guardian Politics30 Apr 2026

Will Reform dominate the local and devolved elections? – podcast

Pippa Crerar is joined by the election analyst Prof Rob Ford to look at the upcoming local and devolved elections. Will Reform dominate across England? Can the Greens remove Labour’s longstanding hold over London? And will the nationalists win in Scotland and Wales? Continue reading...

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Express Politics30 Apr 2026

REVEALED: Exactly how Angela Rayner could bring down Starmer - but she has to do it now

Angela Rayner faces the ultimate political gamble: launch a leadership challenge now or risk being sidelined by rising rivals as Labour's polling numbers tank

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The Guardian Politics30 Apr 2026

Political donations are poison to our democracy – but there’s an easy antidote to that | George Monbiot

As revelations about Reform UK’s donors emerge, it’s clear that increasingly complex forms of patronage can’t be regulated effectively. We need a clean sweep How do we know whether political funding is corrupt? Mostly, we don’t. A plutocrat delivers a sack of cash to a political party. A few weeks later, it announces a policy that happens to favour the donor’s business. Are the events linked? We might suspect it; we cannot prove it. But the suspicion itself is corrosive and demoralising. The cur

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