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The Guardian Politics29 Apr 2026

Farage’s attempt to get ahead of £5m gift story only raises more questions

Reform leader went public after approach from Guardian, but does his claim stack up that money was for his security? Nigel Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024 Nigel Farage has admitted he received a personal gift of £5m from the Reform UK mega-donor Christopher Harborne shortly before the general election in 2024. He did not disclose that gift at the time. And he made no mention of it in the year since. That is, until Wednesday morning, when the Daily Telegraph publi

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Guido Fawkes29 Apr 2026

Simon’s Sketch: Starmer Survives but Scandal, Sackings and Spin Speak for Themselves

One of the horrible sights of the year must be the Chancellor ‘gaily laughing’. She was doing it in full view there on the front bench, tossing her well-dressed hair for the bond markets and pressing her key election messages on wavering Labour. The government was strong, and so was she. Both were solid, confident…

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BBC Politics29 Apr 2026

PM defends record as Badenoch says he squandered election win

The prime minister and Conservative leader argue over welfare and defence spending ahead of May elections.

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Conservative Home29 Apr 2026

Sarah Stook: What can a PM do these days to last a full five years?

Many Prime Ministers are unpopular, but is it fair or helpful that their survival in the job, or their being shown the exit is essentially down to a few hundred MPs of their own party? The post Sarah Stook: What can a PM do these days to last a full five years? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes29 Apr 2026

Scale of Backbench Anger at Locals Result to Decide Starmer’s Reshuffle Moves

No10 has undergone strategic planning for some months regarding a ‘save Starmer’ or ‘reset’ reshuffle to take place after the elections. Guido first reported on discussions regarding returning Rayner, booting Lammy, and even removing Reeves all the way back in February… Government sources say that despite the reluctance of the nominally temporary No10 Chief of…

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BBC Politics29 Apr 2026

PM defends record as Badenoch says he squandered election win

The prime minister and Conservative leader argue over welfare and defence spending ahead of May elections.

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BBC Politics29 Apr 2026

Nigel Farage claims Reform UK 'forced' bin strike news

The Reform UK leader appears on BBC local radio ahead of the elections on 7 May.

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Guido Fawkes29 Apr 2026

Starmer is declaring WAR on the SAS: Ex-SAS commander Richard Williams | The Guido Fawkes Show

Ex-SAS commander Richard Williams joins Ross Kempsell on the Guido Fawkes Show to explain what’s really going on with the UK’s ‘hollowed-out’ defence. And why Starmer is to blame… Watch the full video on YouTube. Click here to subscribe to our channel to get all our latest content delivered straight to your inbox. There’s much,…

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The Guardian Politics29 Apr 2026

UK braces for further leaks after more private health records appear on Chinese website

Patrick Vallance says government working with Chinese officials to remove postings from Alibaba after Biobank data breach last week There have been further listings of confidential health records of UK volunteers on the Chinese website Alibaba since the breach reported last week and the government is braced for further leaks, the science minister has said. Addressing a House of Lords debate on the attempted sale of data belonging to 500,000 UK Biobank volunteers, Patrick Vallance said the govern

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Guido Fawkes29 Apr 2026

Number 10 Backs New US Ambassador Who Claimed Starmer Is “On the Ropes”

Downing Street says it continues to have confidence in the US ambassador Christian Turner, who was revealed to have told students earlier this year that he thinks Starmer is “on the ropes” and his future is “quite touch and go”. Luckily Turner’s own future is more secure, if he trusts Number 10’s assurances… The spokesman…

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The Guardian Politics29 Apr 2026

Lib Dems push for ban on MPs taking money from X, citing Maga threat

Ed Davey attacks Reform calling it ‘Maga franchise’ and says Elon Musk funnels far-right ideas into UK via X UK politics live – latest updates The Liberal Democrats are pushing for a ban on MPs accepting payments from X as part of a proposed wider crackdown on what Ed Davey will call a “serious threat” to UK democracy from Donald Trump’s US and other countries. Announcing the plan on Tuesday, the Lib Dem leader renewed his attacks on Reform UK – a series of whose MPs have taken money from X –

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