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The Guardian Politics30 Jun 2026

The Guardian view on the defence investment plan: the UK needs security, not dependency on a wayward US | Editorial

Sir Keir Starmer cuts civilian investment while deepening reliance on American power. That doesn’t feel like national renewal Since Brexit, Daphne du Maurier’s final novel, Rule Britannia, has been seen as a prescient warning about the UK cutting itself adrift from Europe. After joining and then leaving the EU’s predecessor, the Common Market, in a referendum, Du Maurier imagined the UK facing such economic instability that its prime minister submits to a US takeover. Britain is occupied by US f

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BBC Politics30 Jun 2026

Lib Dem MP pushes defence secretary on funding

'Is this genuinely new investment or simply moving money from one overstretched budget to another?' Liberal Democrat MP asks.

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Guido Fawkes30 Jun 2026

Starmer Hands Burnham £4.7 Billion Funding Hole in Defence Plan

Starmer has scraped together £10.3 billion over four years, mostly by siphoning off from other departments’ budgets. The funding explainer states that a further £4.7 billion “will be confirmed at Budget 2026.” There you go Andy… There are also £10.7 billion of “efficiencies” which the MOD admits are mostly guesswork. Table 21 in the annex…

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Guido Fawkes30 Jun 2026

Labour Gambling Prohibitionists Try to Tax Working Men’s Clubs

Nanny state Labour-linked think tank the Social Market Foundation and puritanical Labour MPs are back on the warpath against gambling. This time they’re going for – working men’s clubs… SMF is announcing today that it wants Machine Games Duty doubled from 20% to 40% on so-called Category B machines. These machines are found in casinos,…

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Conservative Home30 Jun 2026

Thomas Griffin: Beyond the Golden Triangle – unlocking Britain’s growth clusters

The golden triangle does not exhaust our economic potential; most of it, it turns out, lies somewhere else entirely. This is not regional policy as charity; it is essential to national growth policy The post Thomas Griffin: Beyond the Golden Triangle – unlocking Britain’s growth clusters appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics30 Jun 2026

Hospitality VAT cut: can it help the sector and at what cost to UK taxpayer?

Drop to 10% for pubs and eateries would be in line with most of Europe, but critics say it favours multinationals Business live – latest updates Nearly a quarter of hospitality businesses are losing money, fresh data has shown, reigniting calls among chefs, pub owners and restaurateurs for their sector to be handed a reduced rate of VAT. It may seem like a no-brainer because the measure would ease pressure on the ailing sector and put the UK in line with most European countries. But critics sa

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The Guardian Politics30 Jun 2026

Labour MPs tell Burnham to ignore ‘deluded’ calls for more North Sea drilling

Critics debunk economic claims as research finds Rosebank development would produce estimated 250m tonnes of CO2 UK politics live – latest updates Scores of Labour MPs have urged the prospective prime minister Andy Burnham to rule out the “tin-eared” and “deluded” development of the Rosebank oilfield in the North Sea, which new research indicates would produce as much carbon dioxide as the UK does in 10 months. Estimates seen by the Guardian show that Rosebank, which mainly contains oil, would

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Guido Fawkes30 Jun 2026

Burnham’s ‘No10 North’ Gimmick Could Cost More Than Half a Billion Pounds

Guido has looked at comparable costs of starting new campuses and come up with some estimates for Burnham’s No10 North: Secure building: £120-£300 million. The Darlington Economic Campus, a civil service hub for the Treasury, cost £118 to set up. Burnham’s version will likely need enhanced blast protection, a secure and policed perimeter, as well…

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BBC Politics30 Jun 2026

Reeves: 'National security is economic security'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaks as the government announces its defence spending plans.

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Express Politics30 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham shouldn't give an inch to EU – it would be an economic disaster for UK

A host of business owners have signed an open letter warning our prospective PM that the EU can only drag Brexit Britain down.

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Express Politics30 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham urged to cut energy taxes as households face sky-high winter bills

Energy costs will remain high going into the cold winter months, warn experts

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Guido Fawkes30 Jun 2026

Starmer Squeezes MoD Budget for Defence Investment Plan in Underwhelming Swan Song

Starmer is unveiling a reworked Defence Investment Plan today in his swan song as PM. The PM is up at 10.30 a.m. – watch live on these pixels… £15 billion in extra funding over the next four years, up from an initial commitment of £13.5 billion. New Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis did not get any…

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