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The Guardian Politics28 May 2026

The Campaign Diary of Robert Kenyon Aged 41 and Three-Quarters (as imagined by John Crace)

What’s Carol Vorderman moaning about? All I said was how fit she was online … must be going through the menopause Another sweltering sub-Saharan summer’s day in late spring. If this is global warming, I say: “Bring it on.” I go outside to the van, turn on the engine and leave it running. This is the kind of day you want to burn as many fossil fuels as possible. Back indoors, I turn on the radio where Tony Blair is talking. There’s a politician who talks sense. Bollocks to net zero. That’s what

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Express Politics28 May 2026

Labour jobs watchdog warns employers using cheap migrant workers instead of British talent

Government job tsar Alan Milburn has warned employers are using cheap foreign labour instead of hiring British talent as youth joblessness soars above a million

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Express Politics28 May 2026

Pension warning issued to 1 group of people - check if you're affected

New rules coming in overhaul how the UK assesses inheritance tax liability, pulling pension wealth into the inheritance tax net for the first time.

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The Guardian Politics28 May 2026

UK risks £125bn hit a year from youth unemployment, landmark report says

Alan Milburn warns of ‘lost generation’ after number of young people not in work or education rises to more than 1m Britain risks a financial hit worth £125bn a year from a worsening crisis in youth worklessness after a rise in the number of young people not in employment or education to more than 1 million. In a landmark government-backed report, Alan Milburn warned Britain’s economy and the public finances were losing billions of pounds a year amid the growing risk of a “lost generation” of yo

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Express Politics28 May 2026

UK households warned of 67% ‘double tax’ as Rachel Reeves makes change

Taxpayers have been issued with a warning by an expert as Rachel Reeves gears up to implement a controversial new rule

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BBC Politics28 May 2026

UK at risk of 'lost generation' of young people without work, report warns

One in six young people will not be in work or training in five years without action, according to a major review.

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The Guardian Politics28 May 2026

Mitigating Mandelson risks would have been impossible, says former MI6 chief

Vetting of former UK ambassador to Washington warned of ties to senior figures in China, Russia and Israel A former head of MI6 has said it would have been “totally impossible” for the Foreign Office to put in place mitigations to manage Peter Mandelson’s associations with senior figures in China, Russia and Israel when he was the UK’s ambassador to the US. On Wednesday, the Guardian revealed some of the concerns that contributed to security officials recommending that Mandelson be denied develo

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Express Politics28 May 2026

Politics LIVE: Youth joblessness could hit 1.25 million in 'lost generation'

Government announcement expected today as warnings of a 'lost generation' emerge with youth joblessness potentially hitting 1.25 million within five years.

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The Guardian Politics28 May 2026

To reverse the ‘greenlash’, Europe’s Green parties should embrace Polanski’s boldness | Tarik Abou-Chadi

Be more strident and ambitious, take on economic inequality, and progressive voters will reward you as they have the UK’s Greens Tarik Abou-Chadi is a professor of European politics at the University of Oxford European Green parties have been through a phase of stagnation and crisis in recent years. Long gone seem the days of the “green wave” across Europe. Back in 2019, Green parties secured their best-ever result in the European parliament elections, with 74 seats. In the same year, Green pa

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BBC Politics27 May 2026

One in six young people will not be in work or training in five years without action, report warns

A major review examining the causes of rising youth unemployment says getting on the career ladder is now "out of reach" for many.

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Express Politics27 May 2026

Labour given urgent migrant crime warning as sentencing plans come under fire

A leading defence solicitor has warned the statistics "pale in comparison to the amount of crime being committed by foreign criminals in Britain".

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The Guardian Politics27 May 2026

‘Stuck in his glory days’: Blunkett and others cast doubt on Blair’s advice to the Labour party

Ex-PM perceived as out of touch and having a credibility problem even if parts of analysis are seen as hard to dispute David Blunkett had a chat with his old boss Tony Blair just a few months ago. “I can have very constructive disagreements with him and still stay friendly – as it should be,” the former Labour cabinet minister said with a chuckle. The current generation of senior Labour figures are perhaps a little less warmly disposed towards Blair after his latest intervention in contemporary

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