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Express Politics18 Aug 2026

Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham have declared war on countryside - they will pay for this

OPINION: Labour, led by the champion of a big city, launched a tax raid on farming families and is now accused of paving the way for more travelled sites

EconomyDefence
Guido Fawkes18 Aug 2026

WATCH: Tim Montgomerie Vows to Appeal Reform Suspension

Tim Montgomerie says he is going to appeal his Reform membership suspension, after Guido exclusively revealed the party had booted him out yesterday. He says Nigel Farage himself was unaware of the decision. “If they want to kick me out, they’re going to have to kick me out after an argument”…

DefenceReform
The Guardian Politics18 Aug 2026

Russia threatens UK over supplying drones to Ukraine — The Latest

Russia has threatened the UK with ‘consequences’ after reports that British drones were used by Ukraine to strike targets on Russia’s mainland for the first time. The Ministry of Defence has rebuffed these threats, saying the UK is ‘committed to providing equipment Ukraine needs to defend itself against Putin’s illegal invasion’. Annie Kelly speaks to senior international correspondent Luke Harding – watch on YouTube Luke’s new book Betrayal: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest will be publ

Defence
The Guardian Politics18 Aug 2026

Things get even more tricky for Dicky Tice, the Reform deputy with lots of cash but zero self-awareness

Telling the country to enjoy the heat while it burns, you have to wonder if Tice has lost all sense of reality These are the doggiest of dog days. Times when hours turn into days and almost nothing happens in between. Days of precious R&R, when only a few politicians venture out, and then only to fend off accusations they are doing next to nothing and prove they are still alive. Much like the rest of us. The silliest days of the silly season. Days that are made for men like Richard Tice. There a

DefenceReform
The Guardian Politics18 Aug 2026

Rebecca Hendin on Richard Tice and the climate crisis – cartoon

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EnvironmentReform
Guido Fawkes18 Aug 2026

Burnham’s High Streets Plan Threatened by Falling Illegal Tobacco Convictions

Convictions for illegal tobacco sales have fallen by nearly 30% even as seizures hit record levels – just as Andy Burnham unveils his plan to reinvigorate the high street. A paltry 83 people were convicted last year, down from 118 the year before, despite 201 arrests linked to the trade. Illegal business is booming, driven…

Express Politics18 Aug 2026

Reform's Zia Yusuf issues furious 'blanket ban' threat to Pakistan as grooming row grows

Exclusive: Reform home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf says Pakistan will pay a heavy price if Nigel Farage wins the next election

PoliticsReform
Express Politics18 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham on brink of snap election - and one nightmare scenario should terrify us all

Andy Burnham is seriously considering going to the country. It could end in chaos.

Politics
Guido Fawkes18 Aug 2026

VOTE NOW: The Guido Fawkes Reform Power Rankings (August Recess Edition)

Click here to fill in the survey, and the results will be published at the end of the month. Here’s how the last result played out… 1 Nigel Farage – 12.95 2 Robert Jenrick ▲ 1 10.47 3 Danny Kruger ▲ 3 10.20 4 Richard Tice ▼ 2 10.06 5 Lee Anderson – 9.68 6…

Reform
Express Politics18 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham slammed after new shock in Labour sentencing row - 'utterly shambolic'

Many domestic killers are convicted of this after claiming to have lost control in the moment, suffered a sudden rush of rage or on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

Crime
Conservative Home18 Aug 2026

Will Hosking: Bring back a classical liberal education system

Renewing classical liberal education means restoring a mode of engagement within education that has been hollowed out: critical engagement and debate with immersion and appreciation for discussion, rather than atomised knowledge regurgitation. The post Will Hosking: Bring back a classical liberal education system appeared first on Conservative Home.

Education
Express Politics18 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham issues three-word response after Vladimir Putin's chilling threat to UK

Russia warned the UK could face a "higher price" for its involvement in the Ukraine conflict

Defence