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Express Politics5 May 2026

Angela Rayner sparks huge backlash over video attacking Nigel Farage – 'lies!'

Labour firebrand faces criticism over clip shared on X, making claims to schoolchildren about Reform UK

Reform
Guido Fawkes5 May 2026

What Would Prime Minister Rayner Do?

The third in Guido’s horror series. Read the previous entries by clicking here… Today it’s Rayner’s turn. This one is particularly easy to pull together, given Rayner herself sent a wish list of tax hikes to Rachel Reeves last year. Which very quickly appeared in the media… Reinstate the pensions lifetime allowance. Raise corporation tax…

Economy
The Guardian Politics5 May 2026

UK’s long-term borrowing costs hit highest level since 1998

Rise in bond yields due to fuel prices and political stability concerns will eat away at Rachel Reeves’s fiscal headroom Business live – latest updates The UK government’s long-term borrowing costs have hit their highest level since 1998, amid rising fuel prices and concerns about political stability. The yield – effectively the interest rate – on 30-year UK government bonds (gilts) hit 5.76% at lunchtime on Tuesday, up 0.11 percentage points – exceeding the 27-year high reached last autumn.

PoliticsEconomy
Guido Fawkes5 May 2026

No10 Claims “Progress” on Migration as Small Boat Arrivals Set to Hit 200,000 in Eight Years

Downing Street has insisted the government is “making progress” on tackling illegal migration, even as the number of small boat migrants is set to cross a whopping 200,000 since records began eight years ago. The Number 10 spokesman said at the Lobby briefing of political hacks this afternoon: “The previous government left our borders in…

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Express Politics5 May 2026

Labour MPs plot to oust Starmer within hours of Thursday's local election results

Furious backbenchers set to call on unpopular PM to quit as rivals plan his downfall

Politics
Express Politics5 May 2026

Keir Starmer slammed for ‘same tired words’ on antisemitism as ‘Jews living in fear’

PM promises tough crackdown, but Tories criticise Labour leader's response to 'national emergency' after Golders Green stabbings

Environment
Guido Fawkes5 May 2026

Green Activists Privately Promote Conspiracy Theory on Golders Green Attack

Green Party activists have spent the weekend sharing a letter-writing campaign based on the conspiracy that there has been zero reporting about Essa Suleiman’s third non-Jewish alleged victim. They were later joined on the bandwagon by senior party leadership… The letter-writing campaign is titled: “UK Govt’s Racist Double Standard Must Be Challenged by MPs re…

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BBC Politics5 May 2026

What photo ID will you need to vote in the May elections?

Everyone voting in person in the local elections in England on 7 May will have to show valid photo ID.

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Sky News Politics5 May 2026

Vote 2026: The final countdown

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Express Politics5 May 2026

‘Mum endured eight days of pure hell with terminal cancer — we need assisted dying’

EXCLUSIVE: Express reader Christine Follows shared her harrowing story in a letter to Dame Esther Rantzen.

Express Politics5 May 2026

Ed Miliband organisation sparks fury as it's set to pay bosses £1k a day

A taxpayer-funded boardroom payday is being lined up in the name of clean energy.

Economy
Conservative Home5 May 2026

Brandon To: When did Britain start siding with shoplifters?

If Britain wants to restore a culture of responsibility, it must stand with those who step forward. Because a country that fails to back its heroes will soon find it has none. The post Brandon To: When did Britain start siding with shoplifters? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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