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Express Politics20 Jun 2026

UK sends WW3 warning to Putin with test of new long range missiles it will give Ukraine

The weapons have a range of more than 310 miles and carry warheads weighing at least 496Ibs.

Defence
Express Politics20 Jun 2026

Fury at plan to move asylum seekers into UK village - 21 properties

The announcement has prompted a backlash from some villagers, who say they have not been properly consulted

Immigration
The Guardian Politics20 Jun 2026

Burnham allies confident of No 10 ‘coronation’ after surge in backers

Some Labour MPs still want former mayor to face the ‘scrutiny’ of ideas through a contested leadership contest UK politics live – latest updates Allies of Andy Burnham are increasingly confident of a coronation-style transfer of power after the number of MPs backing his planned leadership bid surged following his byelection victory. Burnham and his team are understood to have spent the last few days enlisting the support of MPs and ministers, as he prepares to challenge Keir Starmer in the com

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Express Politics20 Jun 2026

Seven MPs to watch if Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister

The would-be Prime Minister has powerful friends who will expect a top job if he ousts Keir Starmer and moves into Downing Street.

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BBC Politics20 Jun 2026

Talk of Starmer staying on to fight is fading - fast

After Andy Burnham’s by-election victory, support for the prime minister is evaporating, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

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Sky News Politics20 Jun 2026

Where does Burnham's huge victory leave Starmer - and can he still survive?

Where are we at as we go into the weekend after a remarkable and consequential week in British politics?

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The Guardian Politics20 Jun 2026

Ten years on, has the Brexit vote helped or hindered the EU?

Some said Britain’s departure would bring down the union, but countries are still queueing to join On the night of 23 June 2016, a storm broke out over Brussels. Rain poured and lightning flashed over the European Union headquarters. The next day dawned grey and calm, but the political weather was raging. Britain had voted to leave the EU. Nigel Farage, then leader of the UK Independence party (Ukip), declared the EU “finished” and “dead”. France’s Marine Le Pen, the Netherlands’ Geert Wilders a

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Express Politics20 Jun 2026

Rachel Reeves’s new tax would put up the price of a summer holiday

Labour is warned the planned overnight levy would hit the South West of England hardest and 'decimate tourism'.

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Sky News Politics20 Jun 2026

Gay and trans conversion therapy ban bill expected to be published

A bill to ban gay and transgender conversion therapy is expected to be published next week, multiple sources have told Sky News.

Express Politics20 Jun 2026

Ed Miliband's hairshirt energy policy causes suffering and endangers national security

If you shut down our means of producing fuel, it does not mean we need any less, we will just import more of what we need from abroad.

Express Politics20 Jun 2026

Labour accused of hiding true cost of 'failure' to secure Britain's borders

A council is braced for a £3million funding shortfall as Labour faces calls to fully fund the costs which come with housing asylum seekers.

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Express Politics20 Jun 2026

Anti-suicide charity honouring former cabinet minister's wife nears £1million milestone

The Rose Paterson Trust sounds the alarm about suicide deaths as groups of the frontline of saving lives receive funding boost.

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