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Express Politics18 Aug 2026

POLL: Is Angela Rayner right to soften laws on 'illegal' traveller sites? Vote now

The Government insists stronger protections against intentional unauthorised development are in place.

Conservative Home18 Aug 2026

Andrew Gilligan: Burnham is matching all my expectations – good vibes not great plans

It is, I suppose, just possible that all the gimmicks, nostalgia throwbacks to an industrial past and pandering are flannel to quiet the PLP airheads while the government draws up its “ten-year plan” of welfare cuts, rearmament and tax restraint… All right, even as I write those words, it does sound pretty unlikely.  The post Andrew Gilligan: Burnham is matching all my expectations – good vibes not great plans appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Guido Fawkes18 Aug 2026

WATCH: Dale Vince Changes His Mind on New Oil and Gas Drilling in North Sea

Dale Vince on Newsnight: “We will use fossil fuels for a number of years to come and it makes sense to make them here. We can also save money here and create some jobs. I’m up for it… Provided we don’t roll back on net zero, we remain committed … then it makes sense to…

Environment
Express Politics18 Aug 2026

Labour's jobs nightmare worsens as new figures paint 'dire' picture for UK

New figures show that unemployment remains stubbornly high while vacancies have slumped.

Express Politics18 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham breaks silence after 'exchanging messages' with 'fake Trump official'

The Prime Minister reportedly believed he was speaking to the White House Chief of Staff.

BBC Politics18 Aug 2026

Tories vow to change law to stop unauthorised traveller sites

If elected, the Conservatives say they would amend the Town and Country Planning Act.

Express Politics18 Aug 2026

Pensioners warned they may face tax demands after £500 state pension boost in April

The state pension is set to increase above the personal income tax allowance for the first time

EconomyDefence
Conservative Home18 Aug 2026

BREAKING: ConservativeHome founder Tim Montgomerie is ‘suspended’ from Reform UK

Tim Montgomerie, the founder of ConservativeHome, has today been suspended from Reform UK, high placed sources within the party have confirmed. The post BREAKING: ConservativeHome founder Tim Montgomerie is ‘suspended’ from Reform UK appeared first on Conservative Home.

Reform
Guido Fawkes18 Aug 2026

Oliver Dowden Photographs Himself Looking Sad in a Field to Protest Housebuilding

Ex-DPM Oliver Dowden has photographed himself looking sullen in a field to display his upset at new rules in the National Planning Policy Framework making it easier to build new homes near train stations. An obvious place to build them… I am very worried about the government’s latest planning reforms published today, which will give…

Housing
Express Politics18 Aug 2026

Reform UK civil war erupts as key party figure suspended

Tim Montgomerie has been suspended over repeated criticism of Nigel Farage's party

DefenceReform
The Guardian Politics18 Aug 2026

Civil service chief got record £500,000 payout after Starmer dismissal

Chris Wormald received unprecedented payment after serving as cabinet secretary for just 14 months The former head of the civil service Chris Wormald received a record payout, in the region of £500,000, when he was forced out of the top job in Whitehall by Keir Starmer, it has emerged. The unprecedented payment was made after Wormald served just 14 months in the role of cabinet secretary before being replaced by Antonia Romeo. Continue reading...

Politics
Express Politics18 Aug 2026

Nigel Farage handed major poll boost after Clacton by-election victory

New research shows that Britons tend to say the by-election was a good result for the Reform UK boss

PoliticsReform