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Guido Fawkes9 Jul 2026

Reform Makes Complaint After ‘Catching Guardian Journalist Recording Them Behind a Curtain’

Reform have complained after they allegedly found a journalist from the Guardian eavesdropping on a private meeting at the Local Government Association conference from behind a curtain. Were his shoes sticking out from the bottom… The party says Guardian senior political correspondent Peter Walker was told that a Reform personnel meeting on local government efficiency…

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BBC Politics9 Jul 2026

Burnham planning for No 10 for at least a year, key ally says

The former transport secretary says Burnham's time away from Westminster does not mean he is "unprepared" for government.

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The Guardian Politics9 Jul 2026

Five pressing questions for Reform UK about its finances

Questions swirl about origins of gifts, loans and donations as even party supporters wonder if it can weather the storm UK politics live – latest updates Why is Farage quitting as an MP, only to stand again? Scrutiny is mounting on Reform UK’s finances. On Tuesday, amid an investigation by parliamentary standards into an undisclosed £5m gift, Nigel Farage announced he would resign and trigger a byelection in his constituency of Clacton-on-Sea. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics9 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham urged to scrap income tax and NI in radical fiscal overhaul

Economists including Jim O’Neill write an open letter calling for a single levy to replace six major taxes Prominent economists including Andy Burnham ally Jim O’Neill, are urging him to pursue radical tax and spending reform, to “unlock the gridlock that plagues the country”. O’Neill joins Jonathan Portes, economics professor at Kings College London, and Danny Sriskandarajah, chief executive of the New Economics Foundation, in calling for bold action in an open letter. Continue reading...

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Guido Fawkes9 Jul 2026

Home Office Claims Paying £30 Million to Bring Migrants Across Channel Is “Bearing Down on Small Boat Crossings”

The government has defended its new £30 million contract for a private company to charter boats and crew and pick up people trying to cross the Channel. Costs up by twelve times since 2022… After Martin Daubney blasted the gargantuan contract on GB News, the Home Office said: “We are modernising our fleet to intercept…

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BBC Politics9 Jul 2026

Farage's by-election in Clacton officially confirmed

Reform's Lee Anderson has moved the writ in the Commons, with the by-election likely to happen on 13 August.

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The Guardian Politics9 Jul 2026

MPs urge Labour to ditch £330m Palantir software contract with NHS

Cross-party group backs call last month from science and technology committee to look at alternative options A second parliamentary committee has urged Labour to scrap Palantir’s £330m contract with the NHS, increasing pressure on the next prime minister over government deals with the controversial US tech company. MPs on the health and social care select committee want the NHS to cut ties with Palantir and find a replacement for its system, which is supposed to unify and analyse huge amounts of

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The Guardian Politics9 Jul 2026

Invest in Britain or I’ll force you to, minister tells pension funds

Business secretary Peter Kyle says asset managers should feel a patriotic duty to make the UK a success Business live – latest updates The business secretary, Peter Kyle, has warned UK pension funds to “get off their high horses” and invest in Britain or be forced to do so by law. Expressing frustration at the level of investment in British companies after years of government initiatives, Kyle said the UK’s biggest asset managers “should feel a patriotic duty in making Britain a success”. Con

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Guido Fawkes9 Jul 2026

Met Gives Graham Linehan £25,000 and Another Apology

The Met has paid Graham Linehan £25,000 in compensation after arresting him for posts that were gender-critical. They said there were “shortcomings in the investigation, the arrest and the imposition of bail conditions”. He got a letter: “Whilst there can be no doubt that all officers acted in good faith throughout and were seeking to do…

Conservative Home9 Jul 2026

Ian Acheson: A review of our Prisons system must not be so broad it gets blurred

The risk with a system‑wide mandate is that distinctly different threats – overcrowding, organised crime, Islamist extremism, chronic under‑staffing – are flattened into a single story about “pressure”. The post Ian Acheson: A review of our Prisons system must not be so broad it gets blurred appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics9 Jul 2026

I asked Clacton voters about Nigel Farage's by-election - one thing surprised me

Exclusive: On a windswept Clacton seafront, opinion on Nigel Farage is as changeable as the Essex weather - and some former fans have had enough.

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Express Politics9 Jul 2026

Trump White House accuses Starmer of 'putting lives at risk' after England Mexico game

Tensions between Donald Trump and Keir Starmer have become increasingly strained.