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PoliticsReformRestore26/02/2026

Exclusive Interview: "Rising Star" Switches to Restore Britain — "I Want a Political Home That Respects Me"

Kieran Mishchuk, 19, who won his seat for Reform UK aged 18, tells Restore News why he made the switch and why he hasn't looked back.

ReformRestoreRupert Lowe25/02/2026

Troubling Evidence Of Corruption

The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform

RestoreRemigration24/02/2026

Young Bob Assaulted By Muslim Gang

Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.

PoliticsReformRestore23/02/2026

The Advance UK Merger Collapse: Ego, Entitlement, and the Fight for Britain's Future

Ben Habib's proposed merger with Restore Britain collapses after Rupert Lowe refuses to hand over the keys. The reaction from Advance UK's inner circle reveals more about their motivations than they intended.

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The Guardian Politics1 Jun 2026

Charities decry UK plan to use AI to assess age of young asylum seekers

Coalition of more than 100 organisations says move could lead to more children ending up in adult detention facilities A coalition of more than a hundred refugee children’s organisations has said controversial plans to use AI to assess the age of young asylum seekers could lead to more children wrongly ending up in adult prisons or detention centres. The warning follows a Home Office announcement on Friday of a contract to roll out AI facial age estimation technology on young asylum seekers whos

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The Guardian Politics31 May 2026

The Guardian view on the Aberdeen South byelection: the politics of energy take centre stage | Editorial

While Westminster’s attention is focused on Andy Burnham and Makerfield, another pivotal byelection is taking place in Scotland’s north-east The coming byelection in Makerfield, from where Andy Burnham aspires to make rapid progress towards Downing Street, is perhaps the most consequential in British political history. But the decision by the Scottish National party’s former Westminster leader, Stephen Flynn, to relocate to Holyrood means that another pivotal contest is taking place more than 35

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Guido Fawkes31 May 2026

Pat McFadden: Long-Delayed Defence Investment Plan Ready in ‘More Like Weeks Than Months’

Trevor Phillips: “When will we see the defence investment plan?” Pat McFadden: “Pretty soon, when it’s ready.” Trevor Phillips: “What is pretty soon?” Pat McFadden: “It think it will be more like weeks than months.” McFadden also backed an inquiry into the SNP-Murrell embezzlement scandal, and said youth employment was “pretty good”…

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The Guardian Politics31 May 2026

Disaster of Brexit is a warning against simple solutions to hard problems | Richard Partington

Alan Milburn says youth unemployment has no quick fixes – an idea with an important lesson for the wider economy Mainstream politicians are rarely direct. It is part of the reason why their populist counterparts thrive: they say it like it is. No nonsense. Let’s get things done. But last week Alan Milburn had a frank rebuttal:“Everybody goes for the bloody easy solution, don’t they? You can’t just go for the easy solution, OK? There are no easy solutions, guys. None. They’re all hard.” Speaking

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Express Politics31 May 2026

RAF may have to wait until 2040s for £12bn Typhoon replacement fleet

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of kicking Britain's defence into the long grass

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BBC Politics30 May 2026

Ex-M&S chief to help government tackle youth unemployment

Marc Bolland will advise on getting young people into work after a review warned of a "lost generation".

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BBC Politics30 May 2026

Ex-M&S chief to help government tackle youth unemployment

Marc Bolland will advise on getting young people into work after a review warned of a "lost generation".

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The Guardian Politics30 May 2026

Green leaders warn party it must listen to Reform voters’ concerns to tackle inequality

Zack Polanski and Caroline Lucas say party must seek to understand why disenfranchised electorate were attracted to Nigel Farage’s party The current and former leaders of the Green party have warned that the party should listen to the concerns of Reform UK voters in order to tackle inequality. Zack Polanski and Caroline Lucas said on Saturday that the Greens needed to understand why voters affected by the cost of living crisis were attracted to Nigel Farage’s party. Continue reading...

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Express Politics30 May 2026

Five steps to solve Britain's energy crisis securing warm homes and affordable power

Expensive energy is not an accident. It is the result of policy. And if policy caused it, policy could change it.

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Express Politics30 May 2026

Andy Burnham warned appointing Ed Miliband as Chancellor is 'disaster for Britain'

Miliband is accused of making Britain an 'energy vassal state' as fears mount Andy Burnham could appoint him Chancellor

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Sky News Politics30 May 2026

US, UK and Australia to develop underwater drones through defence pact

Unmanned undersea vehicles will be developed under the AUKUS defence pact, US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth said.

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The Guardian Politics30 May 2026

Rise in youth unemployment driving more to homelessness, UK charities say

Centrepoint warns young people facing ‘huge scarcity of work opportunities’ after Alan Milburn’s report on crisis The growing number of young people not in work or education is driving more into unstable housing or homelessness, charities have warned. A government-commissioned review into the crisis facing young people in the UK said there could be a 25% rise in young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) to 1.25 million by the early 2030s without intervention. Continue reading

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