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Express Politics12 Jul 2026

Labour accused of putting Reform MPs lives at risk in stunning rebuke

The criticism comes as Reform UK say their MPs face mounting security concerns and threats to their safety.

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Express Politics12 Jul 2026

Farage team trawl emails for threats as man arrested over Widdecombe death

Nigel Farage's team are trawling emails for threats after a 28-year-old man was arrested in Rotherham on suspicion of murdering Ann Widdecombe.

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Express Politics12 Jul 2026

Rachel Reeves’s shocking incompetence just got exposed – by another Labour MP

OPINION - An outburst on the Chancellor's performance has come from the most unlikely of Labour sources.

BBC Politics12 Jul 2026

Bill for Hillsborough Law set to be approved by MPs

The crush at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest left 97 fans dead.

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The Guardian Politics12 Jul 2026

Green MP Hannah Spencer aims to pass law on maximum workplace temperatures

Byelection winner says heatwaves are causing ‘absolute chaos’ and workers need protection from unsafe conditions Hannah Spencer is to introduce a bill in parliament that would pave the way for a maximum workplace temperature in the UK, as the country grapples with increasingly frequent heatwaves. If passed, the legislation will create an independent body to recommend maximum safe workplace temperatures and set out how those recommendations should be implemented. Continue reading...

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Express Politics12 Jul 2026

How dare Peter Tatchell brand Ann Widdecombe a bigot – she stood by me when it mattered

OPINION - HARVEY PROCTOR: Where were the gay rights campaigners when I was being persecuted? They weren't there but Ann Widdecombe was

BBC Politics12 Jul 2026

Burnham will deal with living costs in short term, key adviser says

Miatta Fahnbulleh says she expects people will have "more money in their pockets" if Burnham becomes PM.

BBC Politics12 Jul 2026

Burnham will deal with living costs in short term, key adviser says

Miatta Fahnbulleh says she expects people will have "more money in their pockets" if Burnham becomes PM.

The Guardian Politics12 Jul 2026

UK must cap political donations to stop the rich buying influence | Heather Stewart

If Starmer won’t act then his successor should – by restricting the power of a small group of mega-donors Just as Nigel Farage kicks off a summer of “arguing with a bin”, as Rachel Reeves called it, Labour’s bill to clean up politics returns to the House of Commons this week. As more questions emerge about the financing of Reform and Farage’s mega-donor chums – through the brilliant reporting of Guardian colleagues – MPs should seize the opportunity to toughen it up. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics12 Jul 2026

Nigel Farage is just one strand in the tangle of rightwing politicians and crypto investors | John Harris

These financiers want to remodel the UK into a form that suits them – one that could threaten to erode the barriers between crime and business This coming Tuesday, the government’s representation of the people bill comes back to the House of Commons for its third reading. It bundles up a multitude of measures, including an extension of the franchise to 16- and 17-year-olds and welcome changes to voter registration. But thanks to the continuing furore around Nigel Farage and his extremely wealthy

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Express Politics12 Jul 2026

New grooming gangs scandal in different part of UK - 'raped more than 1,000 times'

Questions are being asked as to why there's no inquiry into grooming gangs in one part of Britain.

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Express Politics12 Jul 2026

Left wing activists refuse asylum seekers in their town – their NIMBY hypocrisy stinks

OPINION - JJ ANISIOBI: So the loudest lefty voices also quietly are refusing to house migrants in their leafy green town. Did someone say 'hypocrites'?

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