BBC Politics25 Feb 2026
Faisal Islam: Is the UK economy really turning a corner?
The Chancellor is trying to use this moment as a launching pad for a wider attempt to gee up consumer and business confidence.
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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.
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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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Express Politics25 Feb 2026
Police forced to apologise to Lindsay Hoyle for revealing Lord Mandelson tip-off
The Met has said sorry to the Commons Speaker for "inadvertently revealing information" related to the former Labour grandee's arrest
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BBC Politics25 Feb 2026
Met apologises to Commons Speaker for sharing Mandelson tip-off
It comes after Sir Lindsay Hoyle confirmed he gave information to the force suggesting the peer could be a flight risk.
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Express Politics25 Feb 2026
Keir Starmer's migrant plans are doomed - and this is exactly why
The probe into the deaths of 27 migrants attempting to cross the Channel lays bare a litany of failings and scarcely believable political choices by the French.
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Express Politics25 Feb 2026
Fury as Labour’s true UK military spending plan emerges despite WW3 fears
The Shadow Defence Secretary said the revised spending forecast underlines the "gaping chasm between Labour's defence spending rhetoric and reality".
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Sky News Politics25 Feb 2026
When is Rachel Reeves' spring statement and what will be in it?
Rachel Reeves has insisted her spring statement will be a quiet affair as she wants the autumn budget to be the sole major fiscal event of the year.
Economy
Express Politics25 Feb 2026
Stop paying France until they prevent Channel migrant crossings - 'Laughing at us'
Exclusive: The number of asylum seekers being intercepted has fallen despite Paris being handed more than £700m.
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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026
Reeves must back defence investment plan or be sacked, says Unite union boss
Sharon Graham tells chancellor she should ‘back British industry’ by increasing military spending The head of Britain’s largest trade union has demanded that Rachel Reeves be sacked as chancellor if the Treasury continues to hold up a multibillion-pound defence investment plan. Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite, said tens of thousands of jobs were at risk from political dithering and called on ministers to “back British industry” by signing off on future defence contracts. Continue
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Express Politics25 Feb 2026
Rachel Reeves dealt major blow as top aide set to quit after spring statement
The top adviser to the Chancellor is the latest in a series of senior Labour aides to step down.
Express Politics25 Feb 2026
Nigel Farage issues stern Chagos Islands warning as 'turf war' set to erupt
Nigel Farage has shared a startling warning about the Chagos Islands.
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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026
The Guardian view on violent online rhetoric: all politicians have a duty to set a civil tone | Editorial
The ability to conduct polite debate on social media, without amplifying menaces and lies, is a basic qualification for public office The impulse to post on social media often overwhelms judgment of what is appropriate to share. Knowing when not to succumb to that urge, exercising due diligence before passing on material that is flatly false or offensive, is an indispensable skill for politicians in the digital age. Or it should be. It is a test failed by Simon Evans, a Reform UK councillor and
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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026
The Guardian view on saving Westminster: parliament should leave London | Editorial
The long-overdue refurbishment could be an ideal opportunity for Britain to spread power to other parts of the UK, and send a powerful message MPs and peers face a looming choice: stay put or move out to allow billions of pounds of urgent repairs to the crumbling Palace of Westminster. That was the conclusion of a report from MPs, peers and lay members on the restoration and renewal client board this month. The palace, rebuilt after a fire destroyed it in 1834, is falling apart. There have been
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