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Guido Fawkes5 May 2026

Polanski’s Approval Rating Drops 14 Points in One Week

From More in Common’s tracker: Zack Polanski’s approval rating has dropped by 14 points in one week. Sunlight is the best disinfectant… Net approval: “good job” minus “bad job” — all leaders underwater Fieldwork: 1–4 May 2026 Kemi Badenoch Conservative −6 Least unpopular Ed Davey Lib Dems −12 Nigel Farage Reform UK −16 Zack Polanski…

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The Guardian Politics5 May 2026

Reform UK’s immigration policies are a significant risk to the UK economy | Sushil Wadhwani

An exodus of workers will be damaging – and electoral change might help Britain escape instability and low growth While all eyes are on the Middle East and the risk of a global recession, a possible scenario with significant downside risk for the UK economy after the next general election is building: the impact of anti-immigration policies. We do not know enough about the actual policy changes a Reform UK-led government would impose, but if we get forced repatriation (including of some who were

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Guido Fawkes5 May 2026

POLL: Three in Five Muslim Voters Would Vote for Gaza Independent to Stop Labour

Gaza ranks above the economy in determining how Muslim voters in Britain will vote, according to polling conducted by JL Partners for think tank Policy Exchange. Polling shows differences in political attitudes which have grown very stark indeed: 60% of British Muslim respondents would consider voting for a pro-Gaza independent candidate specifically to prevent Labour…

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Express Politics5 May 2026

Ed Miliband has lined up his dream job – you'll wish Rachel Reeves was still here

No. Please. Say it can't be true. Just when it seemed life under Labour couldn't get worse, it looks like it will.

The Guardian Politics5 May 2026

Cabinet minister warns Labour against ‘doomscrolling’ through leaders like the Tories

Communities secretary Steve Reed urges MPs not to move against Keir Starmer and says most people are ‘sick and tired of all this psychodrama’ Labour should not be “doomscrolling” through leaders like the Conservatives, the communities secretary, Steve Reed, has said, urging MPs not to move against Keir Starmer after the May elections. MPs who fear Starmer cannot lead the party into the next general election because of his unpopularity are understood to have been discussing whether to lay out a t

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Express Politics5 May 2026

POLL: Who do you trust most to lead the country? Keir Starmer or Angela Rayner?

Readers can vote in our poll on who they think would do a better job in 10 Downing Street.

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The Guardian Politics5 May 2026

Starmer calls antisemitism ‘crisis for all of us’ ahead of Downing Street summit – UK politics live

The prime minister said the attack in Golders Green is ‘part of a pattern of rising antisemitism’ in the country Good morning. Keir Starmer has declared antisemitism “a crisis for all of us”. This morning he is hosting an event in Downing Street intended to get leaders across all areas of public life to address the problem and, according to the briefing from No 10, he will say: Last week’s terrorist attack in Golders Green was utterly appalling. But it was not an isolated incident. It is part of

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Guido Fawkes5 May 2026

Reed Backs Rayner Cabinet Return as Labour MPs Plot Move on Starmer

Housing Secretary Steve Reed on Sky News this morning, asked if Angela Rayner should return to the Cabinet: “I think in time. I think she did a great job, I’m a big fan and friend of Angela Rayner. She’s really good at communicating, can cut through to voters, she has a role to play.” The…

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Express Politics5 May 2026

Huge blow for ‘toxic’ Keir Starmer as Labour faces wipeout: ‘We don’t want him around'

The Prime Minister has reportedly been kept away from the cameras as Labour seek to limit the expected damage.

Express Politics5 May 2026

Politics LIVE: Nightmare for Keir Starmer as Labour MPs to launch 'plot to oust him'

Labour MPs are planning an open letter calling for the PM's resignation date.

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Conservative Home5 May 2026

Badenoch vs the brand

The Tory Party leader's clarity cuts through – but cannot yet redeem the Conservative name. What will it take to recover in the polls? The post Badenoch vs the brand appeared first on Conservative Home.

The Guardian Politics5 May 2026

‘There is a good deal of fear’: what would a Labour leadership challenge mean for bond markets?

Rayner and Burnham are trying to gain markets’ confidence amid concerns they could loosen fiscal rules if they replace Starmer Who calls the shots on the bin collections in Sunderland, potholes in Hackney, or schools in Cardiff is not normally of interest to City traders in the multitrillion-pound sovereign bond market. But for those dealing in UK government debt, Thursday’s local and devolved government elections are significantly more important than usual, amid speculation that a dire showing

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