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The Guardian Politics18 Jun 2026

Pete Hegseth accuses Nato countries of ‘free riding’ in combative address

US defence secretary addresses allies in latest attempt to get Europe to raise military budgets Pete Hegseth has announced a review of US military presence across Europe, in a combative address to Nato allies where he threatened to cut force numbers in countries spending the least on defence. The US defence secretary, speaking at a meeting of Nato defence ministers in Brussels, accused some countries of “free riding” and others of being shameful for not allowing their airbases to be used by US j

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Express Politics18 Jun 2026

Labour's Channel migrant crisis continues as grim 10,000 milestone hit with fresh arrivals

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage warns of 'even more HMOs' as the asylum system continues to face intense pressure

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BBC Politics18 Jun 2026

Jarvis 'working round clock' to finalise defence plan

The UK's new defence secretary is under pressure to publish the blueprint after repeated delays.

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Express Politics18 Jun 2026

Grooming gang survivor's utter fury as rapists and paedophiles to be let out early

Grooming gang survivor Fiona Goddard blasted Labour's sentencing reforms, warning "everyone" in the UK is being put in more danger.

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The Guardian Politics18 Jun 2026

Truss the saviour exposes ‘Labour’s secret plan’ | John Crace

Totally lacking in self-awareness, ex-PM also appears to be ignorant of something everyone else has known for ages UK politics live – latest updates It’s one of the great philosophical questions of our age. Or any age, for that matter. If Liz Truss didn’t exist, would it be possible to imagine her? Could anyone conceive that someone so brain-meltingly dim could have once been our prime minister? And even if they could, would they have dared to believe that in harness with this industrial-stren

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Guido Fawkes18 Jun 2026

Burnham Remains Odds-on Favourite as Voters Head to Polls

Polls close at 10pm. Team Burnham is quietly confident, but nobody is popping the champagne just yet. The result is expected at around 4am. Some in Reform think it could take even longer. A long night ahead… POLLS LABOUR REFORM RESTORE LEAD Convergent Times/Sun Times · 2–12 June 49 37 5 +12 Opinium Forward Democracy…

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Express Politics18 Jun 2026

Keir Starmer is about to be humiliated in front of the world - what a shambles

ANALYSIS: With an underfunded military and a weakened PM at home, Aaron Newbury says Starmer's humiliation of the UK is nearly complete.

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BBC Politics18 Jun 2026

New UK defence secretary meets Nato allies without investment plan in place

Nato members have been urged to present "clear, concrete and credible plans" for raising defence spending.

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Guido Fawkes18 Jun 2026

LIVE: Badenoch Gives Speech on Deregulating Financial Services

Badenoch is at CityUK’s Annual Conference this morning promising a new regulatory regime for financial services. A new Mrs Thatcher revolution? Her central argument is that eliminating risk also eliminates reward and growth. She points out compliance headcount has tripled since 2009 and compliance costs she says are six times higher than the nearest competitor. She…

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Express Politics18 Jun 2026

Nigel Farage issues stark warning about Andy Burnham's future

The Reform UK leader predicts the Makerfield hopeful faces an unusually short honeymoon if he wins.

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Express Politics18 Jun 2026

Rachel Reeves urged to save pubs to tackle loneliness crisis

Pubs are a defence against isolation which contribute billions of pounds' worth of benefits to Britons, according to new research

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BBC Politics18 Jun 2026

Make sex education mandatory, says Labour MP

The Labour MP's draft legislation will be debated during Friday sittings in Parliament.

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