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Conservative Home8 Jun 2026

Matthew Jeffery: The Long Read –  Kemi, it’s time to shuffle the pack

You can’t achieve renewal with faces associated with the past. The next election will not be won through nostalgia for previous Conservative governments or cautious opposition alone but by convincing the country that the party once again possesses confidence, clarity and ambition. The post Matthew Jeffery: The Long Read –  Kemi, it’s time to shuffle the pack appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home8 Jun 2026

Thomas Heald: Scotland’s hospitality sector needs breathing space, not more burdens

When a pub closes, we do not simply lose a business. We lose somewhere birthdays are celebrated and football dissected, where neighbours become friends and people who might otherwise never meet end up discussing issues from politics to gardening to the best local takeaway.  The post Thomas Heald: Scotland’s hospitality sector needs breathing space, not more burdens appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics8 Jun 2026

Starmer gives tech firms ultimatum to block explicit images on children’s phones

Companies such as Apple and Google have until September to install software or face legislation, says PM UK politics live – latest updates Apple and Google have been given until September to install software that blocks explicit images on children’s mobile phones or face legislation enforcing its requirement, Keir Starmer said on Monday. The prime minister said tech companies must activate nudity-detection algorithms or other technical solutions on smartphones and tablets to prevent users taki

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Express Politics8 Jun 2026

David Lammy slammed over 'identity politics' in huge broadside

The Justice Secretary has come under fire over plans to recruit more ethnic minority judges

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The Guardian Politics8 Jun 2026

Keir Starmer to say ‘tech revolution must work for everyone’ in speech on AI – UK politics live

Prime minister to give speech on the government’s technology policy this morning Good morning. Two weeks today, it seems more likely than not that Andy Burnham will be taking his seat as the new MP for Makerfield. A byelection win is not certain, but the campaign is definitely going his way. Keir Starmer has been saying he won’t just stand aside and let Burnham replace him as Labour leader, but these briefings are being received with a hefty dose of scepticism. The unnamed minister quoted in to

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Express Politics8 Jun 2026

Politics LIVE: Reform surges past Labour in poll days before crunch by-election

Support for Nigel Farage's party nationally has leaped in the last month, a poll has suggested.

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Conservative Home8 Jun 2026

David Gauke: The political lessons of the murder of Henry Nowak, are not just about policing and the law

Contrary to his parents' wishes, the murder has become a political – and divisive – issue.  Naturally there is close scrutiny of how the police acted and about wider police culture. But it has also revealed more about the character, temperament and political strategies of some leading politicians. The post David Gauke: The political lessons of the murder of Henry Nowak, are not just about policing and the law appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home8 Jun 2026

Nick Timothy: You cannot treat people equally by treating them differently, that doesn’t make sense

Even in law enforcement and the criminal justice system – where officers and prosecutors and judges have a high degree of autonomy for obvious reasons – there must be accountability. Public authorities cannot be used to advance political agendas without consent.  The post Nick Timothy: You cannot treat people equally by treating them differently, that doesn’t make sense appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics8 Jun 2026

Top chefs back Andy Burnham for prime minister to cut VAT on hospitality

Tom Kerridge says ‘whole of hospitality’ should get behind Burnham who has called for VAT cut from 20% to 10% Chefs and restaurateurs have said they hope Andy Burnham becomes prime minister after he backed calls to cut VAT tax for hospitality businesses. Burnham, who is standing as the Labour candidate in the Makerfield byelection and is expected to launch a challenge to Keir Starmer’s leadership if he wins, has called for the rate to be cut from 20% to 10% to be in line with European rates. Co

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The Guardian Politics8 Jun 2026

Silicon Valley including Meta has embraced Maga politics, says Nick Clegg

Meta’s former head of global affairs says executives pivoted right in some cases for ‘rather more self-interested’ reasons Silicon Valley companies including Meta have decided to embrace Maga politics, some for “rather more self-interested” reasons, the former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said. Clegg, who spent nearly seven years at Meta as the head of global affairs, told The Rest is Money podcast that it felt like “a very good time for me to move on” when he left the company in Marc

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The Guardian Politics7 Jun 2026

Zelenskyy meets key allies in London aiming to build on strikes on Russia

Keir Starmer hosts Ukrainian, French and German leaders in Downing Street amid optimism in Kyiv over state of war Volodymyr Zelenskyy met his staunchest allies at Downing Street on Sunday night, hours after a Russian drone strike damaged a storage centre for spent nuclear fuel nine miles from the Chornobyl nuclear power plant. Keir Starmer welcomed Zelenskyy, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz for a meeting to discuss ongoing support for Ukraine as the country seeks to capitalise on a series of

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BBC Politics7 Jun 2026

Election Jersey 2026

Watch live results from Jersey’s General Election as they’re declared, with Matthew Price.

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