BBC Politics18 Aug 2026
Russia warns UK over supplying drones to Ukraine
An MoD spokesperson responds by saying Britain stands "shoulder to shoulder" with Ukraine.
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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
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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.
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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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The Guardian Politics18 Aug 2026
Top economists urge Burnham to sign UK up to UN initiative on global inequality
Open letter signed by 40 academics including Nobel winner Joseph Stiglitz and Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level Forty prominent progressive academics are urging Andy Burnham’s government to join a new global push to tackle inequality. The experts include Nobel winner Joseph Stiglitz, University College London professor Mariana Mazzucato, vice-chancellor of the London School of Economics Larry Kramer, and Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level. Continue reading...
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The Guardian Politics17 Aug 2026
Burnham scraps restrictions on disabled people’s bus passes in England
Move means holders will be able to travel free on local services at any time of day or night from April next year Disabled people across England will be able to use their free bus passes at any time of day from next April, as Andy Burnham expands a policy he introduced as mayor of Greater Manchester. The prime minister has said the current weekday restrictions on when disabled people can use their bus passes will be removed from 1 April 2027. Their passes are valid only between 9.30am and 11pm o
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Express Politics17 Aug 2026
Tories to scrap EU red tape to ‘save’ summer jobs for youngsters
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch backs changes to employment law
BBC Politics17 Aug 2026
Does Reform's plan to cut £50bn in welfare spending add up?
BBC Verify breaks down what the party says it wants to do to cut the benefits bill - and how realistic it is.
The Guardian Politics17 Aug 2026
Huge number of children would fall into poverty under Reform’s benefits plans, say campaigners
Party wants to cut £50bn from UK welfare bill but charity says proposals would cause ‘horrific levels of destitution’ Hundreds of thousands of children would be tipped into poverty and destitution under plans unveiled by Reform UK to slash £50bn a year from the UK benefits bill, campaigners have warned. The warnings came after Reform published plans to drastically reduce disability payments, ban non-UK citizens from claiming benefits and introduce compulsory 20 hours a week unpaid workfare for
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The Guardian Politics17 Aug 2026
Ministers drop plan to relax affordable housing rules after negative response
Government concedes ‘significant opposition’ requires new approach on quotas for medium-sized development sites Ministers have dropped plans to relax affordable housing rules for developers in England after a backlash from housing experts who warned it could drastically cut the number of cheaper homes available in rural areas. The government said on Monday it would not go ahead with proposals to end affordable housing quotas for private builders on sites containing between 10 and 49 houses after
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BBC Politics17 Aug 2026
Does Reform's plan to cut £50bn in welfare spending add up?
BBC Verify breaks down what the party says it wants to do to cut the benefits bill - and how realistic it is.
The Guardian Politics17 Aug 2026
Labour MP under investigation by party over Covid loans to his businesses
Southend East & Rochford’s Bayo Alaba has been suspended while inquiry looks at bounceback loans A Labour MP has been suspended after being questioned about government Covid loans taken out by his businesses. Bayo Alaba, the MP for Southend East & Rochford, has referred himself to the Labour party for investigation after the Times asked about a loan given to one of his businesses during the pandemic. Continue reading...
BBC Politics17 Aug 2026
DUP MP Jim Shannon charged with common assault of a woman
The incident is alleged to have happened on 1 October 2023.
Guido Fawkes17 Aug 2026
Staff From Trade Union and Left-Wing Think Tank Seconded to Energy Department
The Energy Department has taken on staff from Labour’s favourite leftist think tank and the TUC. Civil servants not sufficiently left-wing? As of last month (though prior to Burnham’s ascension) DESNZ said in response to a parliamentary question from Tory MP Charlie Dewhirst: “An individual from the IPPR (Institute for Public Policy Research) has been…
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BBC Politics17 Aug 2026
Labour MP suspended as party launches investigation into Covid loans
Alaba has said he took out two taxpayer-funded loans during the pandemic but insisted he had not tried to avoid paying the money back.
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