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BBC Politics16 Jun 2026

Thames Water moves step closer to nationalisation after government objects to rescue deal

A government spokesman tells the BBC the current offer "does not do enough to protect consumers or the environment".

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The Guardian Politics15 Jun 2026

‘The genie’s out the bottle’: parents react to UK under-16s social media ban

Some feel this is a concrete step to protect children, but others argue ‘we’re trying to fix the symptoms and not the disease’ The UK government has announced a social media ban for under-16s, which it says is expected to come into force next spring. Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X and Facebook will all be blocked. It will also ban under-16 access for “user-to-user platforms” that enable social interaction between users and allow them to post material. Continue reading...

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Sky News Politics15 Jun 2026

Homes in illegal Israeli settlements promoted at London property show

Sky News has obtained exclusive images that demonstrate illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank were being advertised at a controversial property show that attracted large protests in London on Sunday.

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BBC Politics15 Jun 2026

Two men found guilty over Starmer-linked arson attacks

Property and a car linked to the prime minister were targeted in arson attacks last year.

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Guido Fawkes15 Jun 2026

Two Men Found Guilty of Arson Attacks on Starmer-Linked Property

Ukrainian Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Romanian Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, have been found guilty at the Old Bailey of plotting to damage property linked to Keir Starmer. Petro Pochynok, 35, a Ukrainian national from Holloway, north London, was cleared of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life… The Old Bailey heard that the two…

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BBC Politics15 Jun 2026

Two men found guilty over Starmer-linked arson attacks

Property and a car linked to the prime minister were targeted in arson attacks last year.

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BBC Politics15 Jun 2026

Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing

The Reform UK leader says tenants would have three months to find a new home or face potential deportation.

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BBC Politics14 Jun 2026

UK electric car sales target set to be weakened

The new target hasn't yet been decided, with different numbers under consideration, the BBC understands.

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BBC Politics14 Jun 2026

UK electric car sales target set to be weakened

The new target hasn't yet been decided, with different numbers under consideration, the BBC understands.

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BBC Politics14 Jun 2026

Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing

The Reform UK leader says tenants would have three months to find a new home or face potential deportation.

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The Guardian Politics14 Jun 2026

Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing as byelection looms

Reform leader claims ‘anti-whiteness is institutionalised’ in UK as polls suggest Labour have lead in Makerfield UK politics live – latest updates Nigel Farage said he would ban foreign nationals from social housing and then deport them if they could not find private sector homes, in a hardening of anti-immigration rhetoric before the Makerfield byelection. It comes as two new polls in Makerfield suggests Farage’s Reform UK continues to leak potentially crucial support to its far-right rival R

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The Guardian Politics14 Jun 2026

‘Labour had their chance – they flopped.’ Two days in Makerfield show me the scale of Burnham’s task | John Harris

Touring this bitterly divided constituency, what strikes you most is people want something better. But what exactly? Keir Starmer teeters. The defence secretary exits, and thereby seems to confirm the prime minister’s demise. Andy Burnham scents a final, belated breakthrough, while most of the national talk is of violence, a country in crisis and malaise. And in Platt Bridge, a neighbourhood at the heart of the constituency where the fates of the Labour party, the current government and the cou

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