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Guido Fawkes20 Aug 2026

State Press Body Uses Arday Affair to Push Government Into Media Regulation

The Press Recognition Panel, the state body set up to ‘oversee regulation of the press’ after the Leveson Inquiry and endorse regulators (of which there is only one), is using Jason Arday’s death to push for the state to regulate the press more tightly. In come the campaigns… The PRP is a state body established…

Express Politics20 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham just proved he's clueless - unless he wakes up, Britain will be bankrupt

OPINION - LEO MCKINSTRY: Indiscriminate welfare has not only put an intolerable strain on our infrastructure, but has helped to transform our social fabric.

BBC Politics20 Aug 2026

Meet the men applying for the 'hardest job in British politics'

Labour MSPs Michael Marra and Joe Fagan are making their pitches as they aim to succeed Anas Sarwar.

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Sky News Politics20 Aug 2026

British banking giants deliver tax rise warning to new chancellor

Britain's biggest banks have fired a renewed warning to the government against hiking taxes on the industry as John Healey, the new chancellor, prepares to deliver his inaugural Budget in October.

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Express Politics20 Aug 2026

SNP's John Swinney blasted over eye-watering cost of World Cup trip - 'Remember this!'

SNP leader slammed for flying business class to the US for the football tournament

Express Politics20 Aug 2026

Fury as ex-archbishop of Canterbury launches 'divisive' attack on Nigel Farage

Former archbishop of Canterbury accuses Reform UK leader of using Christianity to "channel anti-Muslim feeling"

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BBC Politics20 Aug 2026

Reform suspends councillor ahead of court case

Glenn Gibbins, from Sunderland, is facing a court case over the post about the Nigerian population.

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Guido Fawkes20 Aug 2026

VOTE NOW: The Guido Fawkes Reform Power Rankings (August Recess Edition)

Click here to fill in the survey, and the results will be published at the end of the month. Here’s how the last result played out… 1 Nigel Farage – 12.95 2 Robert Jenrick ▲ 1 10.47 3 Danny Kruger ▲ 3 10.20 4 Richard Tice ▼ 2 10.06 5 Lee Anderson – 9.68 6…

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BBC Politics20 Aug 2026

Asylum seekers told rape and harassment illegal in UK in new Home Office booklet

The nine-page booklet covers issues including respect in public, sex and consent, and gender equality.

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Express Politics20 Aug 2026

Home Office translates guidance telling asylum seekers not to rape into multiple languages

Exclusive: Fury intensifies over Home Office guidance telling migrants not to rape or beat women

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Guido Fawkes20 Aug 2026

YOUGOV: Most Londoners Don’t Want Khan to Stand for Fourth Term

New YouGov data shows that 56% of Londoners don’t want Sir Sadiq / Lord Khan to stand for a fourth mayoral term. Including almost a third who voted for him in 2024… Most Londoners also think the capital is a worse place to live than it was a decade ago, even if Khan himself thinks…

The Guardian Politics20 Aug 2026

‘I worry about our daughters’: Bridget Phillipson on online misogyny – podcast

Racism and misogyny are becoming normalised as a result of rightwing politics and the ‘cesspit’ of social media, says Labour’s Bridget Phillipson. In an extended interview, the minister for women and equalities and new party chair sits down with Kiran Stacey to talk about her fears for British society, the climate crisis, what Burnham is really doing differently from Starmer, and whether her party can beat Reform Please keep sending your comments and questions to politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com

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