BBC Politics27 Feb 2026
Watch: 'Working hard used to get you something', says Green Party's Hannah Spencer
In her acceptance speech, Hannah Spencer said she was “no different from every single person in this constituency”.
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PoliticsReformRestore26/02/2026
Exclusive Interview: "Rising Star" Switches to Restore Britain — "I Want a Political Home That Respects Me"
Kieran Mishchuk, 19, who won his seat for Reform UK aged 18, tells Restore News why he made the switch and why he hasn't looked back.
ReformRestoreRupert Lowe25/02/2026
Troubling Evidence Of Corruption
The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform
RestoreRemigration24/02/2026
Young Bob Assaulted By Muslim Gang
Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.
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The Advance UK Merger Collapse: Ego, Entitlement, and the Fight for Britain's Future
Ben Habib's proposed merger with Restore Britain collapses after Rupert Lowe refuses to hand over the keys. The reaction from Advance UK's inner circle reveals more about their motivations than they intended.
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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026
Election observers raise concerns over secret ballot breaches at Gorton and Denton byelection
Democracy Volunteers say they saw 32 cases of apparent collusion – the highest levels in its 10-year history An election observer group has raised concerns over people appearing to collude on voting in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Democracy Volunteers, an organisation founded by Dr John Ault, and supported by Conservative peer and psephologist Prof Robert Haywood, deployed four accredited election observers across the constituency. Continue reading...
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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026
‘How can I start again at 68?’ Maria has spent 50 years in the UK – and is fighting deportation
She left the Netherlands for Britain in the 1970s at just 17. Now, after receiving a short suspended sentence, she faces removal to a country she hasn’t lived in for five decades or visited since 1999 Last December, a letter from the Home Office dropped through Maria’s door. When she read it, she screamed. At 68, she lives with her disabled partner, Tom, who she cares for, in a rental home in west London, and has been resident in the UK for almost 50 years. The letter said the home secretary had
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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026
Calls to move England’s home insulation scheme into council workers’ hands
Thinktank proposes councils stop using private contractors in attempt to improve quality and spending Councils should train up their own workers to install insulation in England’s draughty houses, and offer home upgrades street by street, beginning in the most deprived areas, according to proposals for cutting energy bills. Setting up “home improvement corporations” would allow greater control by councils over low-carbon retrofits for housing, and would be a more efficient way of spending limite
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Guido Fawkes26 Feb 2026
Bangladesh Court Orders Interpol Red Notice for Tulip Siddiq
Guido can reveal that according to reports circulating in Bangladesh a court in Dhaka has today ordered an Interpol Red Notice for the arrest of Tulip Siddiq MP. Siddiq has been convicted multiple times in absentia of corruption in the acquisition of property… Siddiq has always denied all allegations against her. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special…
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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026
Memorial to 72 victims of Grenfell fire to be funded by new legislation
Housing secretary says bill will give spending authority needed to build and maintain ‘dignified memorial’ A permanent memorial to the 72 people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire will be funded by new government legislation, the housing secretary has announced. Steve Reed said the bill would provide the spending authority needed to support the memorial commission and community in building and maintaining a “lasting and dignified memorial” to those who died in the blaze on 14 June 2017 in west
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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026
UK ministers explore ways of easing burden of student loans
Government reviews options for university graduates on Plan 2 loans, such as increasing repayment thresholds Ministers are examining ways to ease the burden of student loans after weeks of pressure over a policy pulling more people into repayments, the Guardian understands. The Treasury and the Department for Education are reviewing different options to offer relief to graduates with Plan 2 student loans, often paying tens of thousands more than their original loan amount. Continue reading...
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Guido Fawkes25 Feb 2026
Taxpayers Cough Up £5 Million in Exit Packages for Senior NHS Staff in Just One Year
Taxpayers have forked out at least £4.95 million in golden goodbyes for senior civil servants in the NHS. According to health minister Karin Smyth, in the year 2024-25 there were 33 exit payment cases disclosed by integrated care boards which were of a value of £150,001 or more. Eye-watering… For context, there are currently 42…
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Guido Fawkes25 Feb 2026
More Than 450 Small Boat Migrants Currently Crossing Channel
According to GB News, more than 450 small boat migrants are currently attempting to make the journey across the channel. A total of ten boats departed from French beaches this morning, with smuggling gangs taking advantage of today’s calmer waters. The biggest surge in migrant crossings of the year so far…
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Guido Fawkes25 Feb 2026
Non-Reform MPs Demand Government Bans Crypto Donations to Reform
The Joint Committee on National Security Strategy is demanding that parties be blocked until further notice from accepting crypto donations. Only Reform currently accepts them… The parliamentary committee is made up of: 12 Labour parliamentarians 5 Tories 3 LibDems 2 crossbenchers In a letter to Steve Reed the committee demands a “moratorium” on crypto donations…
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Guido Fawkes25 Feb 2026
Denmark Considers Extending North Sea Oil Licences to 2050
Denmark is weighing up extending North Sea oil and gas licences to 2050, beyond the current expiry date of 2042, “to stand on its own two feet”. The Danish government issued a press release this week: “Europe must be able to stand on its own two feet when it comes to energy supply and security…The…
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The Guardian Politics24 Feb 2026
The Guardian view on temporary accommodation bills: short-term fixes must be backed up by housebuilding | Editorial
Liverpool council’s success in negotiating with landlords is a model of how to save to invest in housing Local authorities are experiencing some of the highest temporary accommodation bills on record. Councils in England spent £2.8bn last year on homeless accommodation – a 25% increase on the year before and a 100% increase since 2020. How did the bill get so high? The government’s redistribution of social housing stock from public to private hands is largely to blame. Instead of creating the “p
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