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Conservative Home20 Aug 2026

Adrian Pascu-Tulbure: Take a gander at Labour’s calls to rewire the state and we should all beware

We are currently at the “something must be done” stage. I suspect we will soon hear the siren calls of “here is something” – either in the form of a Budget, or a call for a fresh mandate. And I fear that what Labour will offer will be plausible, even slick; and, if implemented, utterly catastrophic. The post Adrian Pascu-Tulbure: Take a gander at Labour’s calls to rewire the state and we should all beware appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics20 Aug 2026

Richard Tice slaps down Reform UK critics as civil war rages

Nigel Farage's deputy lashed out following criticism of Zia Yusuf

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Guido Fawkes20 Aug 2026

Lucy Powell Defends Taxpayer-Funded Posters Telling Illegal Immigrants Not to Rape Women

The posters were published yesterday by the Home Office. They warn asylum seekers, among other things: Women are allowed to “earn their own money” and “make their own decisions about their lives.“ Do not make sexual remarks about someone “even if you think it is a compliment“, whistle or make “kissing sounds” at someone. Do…

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Sky News Politics20 Aug 2026

Miliband and Israel clash over controversial West Bank settlement project

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband and the Israeli government began a war of words over a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank.

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Express Politics20 Aug 2026

Sunday deadline for £150 2026 cash boost for people on 4 benefits

Energy customers have just days left to ensure they receive the £150 Warm Home Discount this winter

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The Guardian Politics20 Aug 2026

Farage using Christianity ‘to stir anti-Muslim feeling’, says Rowan Williams

Former archbishop of Canterbury also has ‘awkward questions’ for activist Tommy Robinson on his claimed faith A former archbishop of Canterbury has accused Nigel Farage of misusing the UK’s Christianity “to channel anti-Muslim feeling” and said he also had “some awkward questions” for the far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Dr Rowan Williams, who was the archbishop of Canterbury for 10 years until 2012, said there was an “inevitable scepticism these days about some claims to religious conviction”

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The Guardian Politics20 Aug 2026

Drill Andy drill? Burnham’s North Sea dilemma – podcast

Helena Horton on why the government may decide to allow more oil and gas drilling in the North Sea The government is considering whether to allow new oil and gas drilling at two sites in the North Sea, a move environmental activists warn will accelerate climate chaos. Helen Pidd speaks to reporter Helena Horton about the government’s dilemma – and what it tells us about Andy Burnham’s approach to the green energy transition Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics19 Aug 2026

Compulsory GCSE resits in England harm teenagers’ mental wellbeing, study finds

UCL researchers warn repeated exam attempts may dent students’ confidence and raise risk of dropping out Forcing teenagers who fail GCSEs into multiple resits has a negative impact on their mental health, according to research to be published as pupils receive their grades on Thursday. The study by academics at University College London (UCL) compared the mental wellbeing of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland who failed to reach a grade 4 or equivalent in maths or English GCSEs – an

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The Guardian Politics19 Aug 2026

The Guardian view on the Ebola outbreak in the DRC: a case study in why international aid matters | Editorial

The Trump administration’s ‘America first’ approach has contributed to the scale of the crisis now unfolding in one of the world’s poorest countries For months health experts have warned that the scale of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could surpass the one that swept west Africa in 2014-16. This week, the authorities in the DRC announced that a grim milestone has already been passed: at least 2,325 people have died from the virus, making it the deadliest of the

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The Guardian Politics19 Aug 2026

All power to the UK competition watchdog’s war on ‘drip pricing’

CMA on message with new PM’s planned purge of hidden fees and add-on charges Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and Red Driving School face investigation The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is on-message with Andy Burnham’s declaration of war on the small – and sometimes not-so-small – hassles and expenses of everyday consumer life created by companies’ underhand and misleading pricing tactics. Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and Red Driving School found themselves under investigation on Wednesday

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BBC Politics19 Aug 2026

Jump in energy bills drives UK inflation to highest rate for four months

A 2.9% rise in inflation had been widely expected by economists, with Chancellor John Healey saying the Iran war “continues to impact prices here at home”.

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Sky News Politics19 Aug 2026

Asylum seekers warned not to make 'kissing sounds' at people in new guidance about living in UK

A guide for asylum seekers published by the Home Office has told them not to rape or sexually harass people, including partners and children.

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