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Express Politics28 Apr 2026

Nigel Farage bags huge boost ahead of Reform UK's local elections push

Reform UK activists have some happy reading ahead of crunch votes.

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The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer to face vote on Mandelson vetting scandal as key figures give evidence to MPs - UK politics live

Morgan McSweeney among those giving evidence to foreign affairs committee ahead of Commons vote Good morning. The former US president Lyndon Johnson is credited with saying the most important skill in politics is knowing how to count, meaning that ultimately what matters is being able to win a vote. But sometimes in politics what matters just as much, or even more, is the ability to win the argument. Today Keir Starmer will be tested on both these measures. Winning the vote should be easy. Here

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Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

Bridget Phillipson: ‘It Is up to Andy’ Whether to Become an MP

The Education Secretary has said that Andy Burnham would have “a lot to offer” in the House of Commons. Asked on Sky News if he should become an MP, Bridget Phillipson said: “I think that is up to Andy, course he would have a lot to offer. He’s doing a great job as Mayor of…

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The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

It’s time MPs levelled with us: Britain is already at war, and we’ll need to do two things to survive it | Gaby Hinsliff

Cyber-attacks, disinformation and blockading of supplies. This is what living in a war zone can look like now We are at war. Four words that sound ludicrously melodramatic on a sunny spring day, when all may not be exactly right with the world – but when you can still shut your eyes to a lot of it just by switching off the news and cracking on with life. No bombs are falling, no bullets flying, no sirens sounding. Though the idea that Britain is already under a form of hybrid attack is commonpla

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Express Politics28 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer LIVE: PM nightmare day over Mandelson scandal with double bombshell

Former chief of staff to give evidence to MPs before PM faces a crunch Commons vote.

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The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

Welsh Labour faces ‘existential’ change as party braces for May election defeat

‘Critical debate’ about party’s identity and direction looms if it loses control of Senedd next month after 27 years in power Welsh Labour is the democratic world’s most successful election-winning machine, coming first in Wales in every general election since 1922 and every devolved election since 1999. Come next month’s Senedd election, however, this history-making run is expected to end. Labour’s collapse has left a vacuum, and former Labour voters are going to opposite ends of the political

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The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules buffer should be ‘significantly larger’, say peers

Lord committee says chancellor and recent predecessors have allowed themselves too little room for manoeuvre Business live – latest updates Rachel Reeves should aim to run a “significantly larger” buffer against her fiscal rules, according to a report from a House of Lords committee that says the UK’s public debt is on an unsustainable trajectory. The chancellor raised taxes at last year’s budget in order to more than double the “headroom”, or buffer, against her fiscal rules to £22bn – some o

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The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

The secretive billionaire bankrolling Nigel Farage – podcast

The crypto tycoon has given millions to Farage’s political parties. But who is Christopher Harborne and what does he want in return? One balmy evening last year at the Kamalaya wellness sanctuary in Thailand, the resort manager welcomed guests to a talk on longevity and anti-ageing medicine. The first speaker was a Thai doctor with impeccable credentials. The second was the resort’s owner, Chakrit Sakunkrit, who is better known as Christopher Harborne. And Harborne doesn’t only own a resort – he

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BBC Politics27 Apr 2026

My tenant owes £15,000 in rent, but I can't get them out of the property

Landlords tell BBC News why they fear new laws could make it harder to remove problematic tenants.

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Express Politics27 Apr 2026

Reform UK issues chilling 2-word threat to Labour MPs ahead of Starmer sleaze vote

Dire warning delivered as PM faces crunch vote over parliamentary investigation

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BBC Politics27 Apr 2026

Five things to look out for in the leaders' debate

With just over a week until the Senedd election, here are five things to look out for in the leaders' debate.

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Sky News Politics27 Apr 2026

Day of drama could deliver double whammy to Starmer's survival hopes

Sir Keir Starmer is facing trial by parliament on a judgement day that could deliver a double whammy to his hopes of surviving as prime minister.

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