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BBC Politics27 May 2026

Energy bills to rise for millions as impact of Iran war hits

A household using a typical amount of energy will pay £221 a year more, under the regulator's new price cap.

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BBC Politics27 May 2026

Typical energy bill to rise by £221 a year from July due to Iran war

Millions of household energy bills governed by Ofgem's price cap will increase in July, the regulator says.

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Express Politics27 May 2026

Politics LIVE: Tony Blair declares war on Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting

Former Labour leader Tony Blair launched a furious attack on his own party - and said the leadership candidates don't have the answers

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Guido Fawkes27 May 2026

Energy Price Cap to Rise by 13% in July for Typical Household

A rise from £1,641 a year to £1,862. Ed Miliband has released a long statement: The rise in the price cap because of a war we did not choose is deeply unwelcome news for households across the country. We know people were under pressure before this crisis, and that’s why easing that burden is our…

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The Guardian Politics26 May 2026

Tony Blair says Labour must abandon net zero, support Trump and cut benefits

In highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next election Analysis: Tony Blair’s essay on Labour failings gets full marks for being unhelpful Tony Blair has accused Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting of putting Labour’s future at risk by abandoning the centre ground, warning that the party’s “almost infinite capacity for self-delusion” means it is likely to lose the next election. In a scathing 5,700-word

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Sky News Politics26 May 2026

Labour needs 'fundamental reset', says Blair amid leadership crisis

Sir Tony Blair has warned Labour against forcing Sir Keir Starmer to quit without having a proper policy agenda to follow him, in his first intervention since the party was plunged into a leadership crisis.

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Sky News Politics26 May 2026

Horizon Post Office scandal victims 'don't have luxury of time'

Police have warned that time is running out for the victims of the Horizon Post Office scandal to receive justice, unless millions of pounds are funnelled into the criminal investigation.

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The Guardian Politics26 May 2026

Ministers urged to press ahead with UK ban on zero-hours contracts

Campaigners reject claims that tougher rules will deter hiring – and lock young people out of jobs Ministers should press ahead with a ban on zero-hours contracts, campaigners say, despite claims by business leaders that it would deter hiring and lock more young people out of the labour market. The Child Poverty Action Group and the union umbrella organisation the TUC were among eight signatories to a letter to the department of business and trade calling on the government to “ignore the noise”

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Express Politics26 May 2026

Terror warning as communities become more 'polarised' and extremists 'more empowered'

Islamist clerics and far-Right thugs are exploiting Britain's "polarised communities" to poison the minds of vulnerable people online, a top officer has warned

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Express Politics26 May 2026

Reform's Robert Kenyon warns Labour against treating Makerfield as 'pawn' in its civil war

Former plumber Robert Kenyon is standing for Reform in an election which could decide whether Andy Burnham succeeds Keir Starmer as Prime Minister

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Express Politics26 May 2026

Sorry Sturgeon... the independence movement must now confront a very awkward truth

OPINION - AARON NEWBURY: Peter Murrell's theft exposes a culture of corruption in the SNP that will haunt the independence movement for years to come

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Guido Fawkes26 May 2026

Labour Hands Itself Power to Enact French-Style Nicotine Pouch Ban

The French government has caused an uproar by pushing forward with a ban on nicotine pouches. The British government has handed itself powers to do the same… Sections 96(1)(a) and section 96(3) of the Tobacco and Vapes Act give the Health Secretary the power to prohibit the production, importation, and supply of any nicotine product…

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