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BBC Politics9 Jul 2026

Met investigate donation to Jenrick's Tory leadership campaign

The former Conservative, now Reform UK, MP says the allegations are "entirely false".

Reform
BBC Politics9 Jul 2026

Met investigates donation to Jenrick's Tory leadership campaign

The former Conservative, now Reform UK, MP says the allegations are "entirely false".

Reform
BBC Politics9 Jul 2026

Andy Burnham's path to becoming prime minister

Labour MPs are about to start choosing Sir Keir Starmer's replacement after his resignation last month.

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BBC Politics8 Jul 2026

No crude proposals on disability benefits, minister leading review says

Sir Stephen Timms says personal independence payments (Pip) are not "fit for purpose" and need changing.

The Guardian Politics8 Jul 2026

Pet prescriptions could be capped at £21 under proposed vet sector reforms

Ministers also considering licence requirement and regulator to try to cut bills and increase choice UK vets may have to have a licence and cap prescriptions for pet medicine at £21 under plans being considered by the government. Ministers are also considering establishing a regulator for the veterinary sector, including inspections, a mandatory licensing system and published compliance reports to improve accountability and choice. Every vet practice could need an official operating licence – s

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The Guardian Politics8 Jul 2026

All lobbying should be publicly declared in transparency laws shake-up, watchdog says

Ethics and integrity commission chief says overhaul is crucial to help restore trust in standards All lobbying of government ministers, aides and senior officials should be publicly declared – from WhatsApp chats to party conference meetings – in a fundamental shake-up of transparency laws, the government’s ethics watchdog has said. A review led by Doug Chalmers, the head of the ethics and integrity commission, has called for a new register to highlight who is lobbying, which policies they are s

The Guardian Politics8 Jul 2026

Disability benefits system ‘not working’ Timms review finds

Interim report into Pip found process had systematic and deep-rooted problems and required bold and radical overhaul A landmark government review of disability benefits has warned “challenging discussions” remain on how to overhaul and pay for a system it concludes is unfit for purpose and too often leaves vulnerable claimants dehumanised and degraded. The Timms review of the personal independence payment (Pip) concluded the benefit, claimed by nearly 4 million people in England and Wales, suffe

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The Guardian Politics8 Jul 2026

Ambassadorial appointments should be subject to veto by MPs, committee recommends

Foreign affairs select committee says Peter Mandelson episode was ‘nothing short of disastrous’ for government Political selections for ambassador posts should be subject to a veto by MPs, a parliamentary committee has recommended, as it made damning criticisms of how Peter Mandelson became Britain’s top diplomat in Washington. The foreign affairs select committee concluded that Mandelson’s appointment was “nothing short of disastrous”, “highly damaging” for the British government and “painful a

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The Guardian Politics8 Jul 2026

Burnham promises Labour MPs he will not use party discipline to ‘stifle debate’

Prime minister in waiting looks to address frustrations backbenchers had with Keir Starmer’s style of party management Andy Burnham has promised MPs that he will never use party discipline to “stifle debate” and says they should raise problems and policy ideas “without fear or favour”. Nominations for the Labour leadership will open on Thursday, and Burnham is expected to be the only candidate. On Wednesday night the former armed forces minister Al Carns confirmed he would not seek to enter the

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BBC Politics8 Jul 2026

Burnham's last potential rival Al Carns rules out leadership bid

Carns's said a leadership contest was "not the best use of Labour's time" and "we need to get on board" with Burnham.

BBC Politics8 Jul 2026

Burnham's last potential rival Al Carns rules out leadership bid

Carns's said a leadership contest was "not the best use of Labour's time" and "we need to get on board" with Burnham.

BBC Politics8 Jul 2026

Will we get a bank holiday if England wins World Cup?

The BBC's Chris Mason has been travelling with the prime minister for the Nato summit and asked a few questions.

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