BBC Politics25 Feb 2026
Scottish government orders public inquiry into grooming gangs
Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth says the government will "act decisively" to protect children from harm.
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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.
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Troubling Evidence Of Corruption
The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform
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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.
PoliticsReformRestore23/02/2026
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
Kemi Badenoch humiliates Keir Starmer in brutal clash that takes Labour to queasy place
The Tory leader won death glares from hundreds of Labour MPs when she claimed backbenchers were being called members of the 'paedo defenders party'
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Express Politics25 Feb 2026
Rachel Reeves just tried to hit us with a stealth tax - but she won't get away with it
The Chancellor imposed changes that could hit working people well into their 50s, Jonathan Walker explains.
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Express Politics25 Feb 2026
Rubbish blighting Britain 'grave concern' after 9% rise under Labour
Local authorities in England dealt with 1.26 million fly tipping cases in 2024/25.
The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026
Treasury calls in Blair thinktank to advise on using AI across public services
Tech equity campaigners compare move to ‘inviting in foxes to consult on the future of the henhouse’ Ministers have called in Tony Blair’s thinktank and private tech companies to guide them on deploying AI across the UK government in a move campaigners compared to “inviting in foxes to consult on the future of the henhouse”. James Murray, chief secretary to the Treasury, chaired a meeting on Wednesday with the director of AI at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI), the chair of IBM a
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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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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026
Confusion over Chagos Islands deal as Foreign Office denies handover ‘paused’
Minister ‘misspoke’ by telling MPs UK was ‘pausing for discussions with our American counterparts’, officials say UK politics live – latest updates Plans to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius are still on track, the UK government has insisted, after a minister caused confusion by telling MPs that the deal was “paused”. Hamish Falconer, a Foreign Office minister and former diplomat, was speaking on Wednesday as the deal came under increasing pressure from opposition parties in the UK and
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BBC Politics25 Feb 2026
UK government denies Chagos Islands deal is paused, despite minister's comment
It come after a minister said the UK is discussing "concerns" with the US, after President Trump criticised the deal.
Guido Fawkes25 Feb 2026
Simon’s Sketch: Punch the Monkey Tries on a Gorilla Suit for PMQs
What a sight the Treasury bench made. The lost souls sat in a particular purgatory, not actually dead but lacking any vital signs. Rusty Reeves was possibly on the edge of another melting moment (it was too much to hope for). Lisa Nandy, setting the theme, stared into Ed Miliband’s abyss. Who knows what horrors they…
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BBC Politics25 Feb 2026
Assisted dying law doesn't have enough safeguards, says Welsh health minister
Jeremy Miles explains why he opposed an assisted dying law approved by the Senedd on Tuesday.
The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026
Foreign Office denies minister’s claim the Chagos Islands deal has been paused – UK politics live
Minister told MPs the deal had been been paused, but that was immediately denied by the Foreign Office The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published figures showing that local authorities in England dealt with 1.26m flytipping incidents in 2024/25 – 9% increase on the previous year. And there was an 11% increase in incidents involving a “tipper lorry load” amount of rubbish. There were 52,000 of these, up from 47,000 in 2023/24. Defra said these alone cost councils £19.3m.
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Express Politics25 Feb 2026
Keir Starmer's about to lose his biggest battle yet - it's sunk to new depths
From Labour blocking Andy Burnham to smear videos briefing wars, the Gorton and Denton by-election has plumbed extraordinary new depths of political nastiness.
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