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The Guardian Politics17 Jun 2026

Legislation proposed to stop ‘lawfare’ targeting journalists and whistleblowers

Private members’ bills to crack down on use of Slapps are likely to attract cross-party support A coordinated push to protect whistleblowers, journalists and victims of sexual assault from being sued by those who wish to silence them has been launched in both houses of parliament. Two private members’ bills designed to crack down on strategic lawsuits against public participation, known as Slapps, have been introduced by Conservative members within 24 hours of each other, and are likely to attra

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Express Politics17 Jun 2026

State pension ‘stealth tax’ warning as Rachel Reeves told ‘don’t act surprised’

The government has been accused of imposing a 'stealth tax' by freezing tax thresholds

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The Guardian Politics17 Jun 2026

Top teaching union backs Burnham as Labour’s best chance of beating Reform

Exclusive: NASUWT leader Matt Wrack also calls for more robust change from the government on education policy UK politics live – latest updates The leader of one of the country’s biggest teaching unions has backed Andy Burnham, saying he is Labour’s best chance for beating Reform in a general election. The general secretary of NASUWT, Matt Wrack, was speaking to the Guardian in the run-up to Thursday’s Makerfield byelection, in which the Greater Manchester mayor hopes to return to parliament a

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BBC Politics17 Jun 2026

Final push for votes in high stakes Makerfield by-election

Candidates are making their final pitch for votes in the Makerfield by-election in a contest that could determine who becomes the next prime minister.

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Sky News Politics17 Jun 2026

Starmer is not an easy PM to interview - but he came to G7 armed with a message

Keir Starmer is not an easy prime minister to interview.

Conservative Home17 Jun 2026

Oliver Rose: Labour has a performative male problem

If representation truly matters, then Labour's inability, or unwillingness, to elect a woman leader is one of the most remarkable and least discussed facts in modern British politics, and it is only those in the Labour Party who can change this The post Oliver Rose: Labour has a performative male problem appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics17 Jun 2026

‘No friends to the oil and gas industry’: Aberdeen South, the byelection where one topic dominates

Peter Murrell affair may feature, but contest seen as straight fight between SNP and Tories over energy policy The contest for Aberdeen South, a constituency that spans urban social housing and detached homes with sculpted gardens, has been dominated by one topic: the future of North Sea oil and gas. The drama gripping the Labour party at Westminster and Andy Burham’s nascent leadership pitch in Makerfield barely affects this byelection, which also takes place on Thursday. The vote is touted as

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Express Politics17 Jun 2026

Labour’s migrant crackdown set to be destroyed union baron

Call for Shabana Mahmood's 'shameful proposals' to be 'dropped immediately'

Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026

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BBC Politics17 Jun 2026

'It was surreal': British couple describe having warning shots fired near them by Russian warship

The retired couple tell BBC Newsnight they tried to show the warship they had changed course in the English Channel before the shots were fired.

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Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026

VOTE NOW: The Guido Fawkes Reform Power Rankings (June Edition)

Every month, we publish the power rankings of all the leading lights in Reform based on our readers’ responses. Click here to fill in the survey, and the results will be published at the end of the month. Here’s how last month played out… 1 Nigel Farage – 12.95 2 Robert Jenrick ▲ 1 10.47…

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Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026

Team Burnham Declines Starmer’s Offer of a Cabinet Job for Andy

Andy Burnham’s team has already hit back after Starmer said this morning that he wants Burnham to have a big role in government. A source in the Burnham camp told the Manchester Evening News that “the benefit Andy has is the wind of change for not having been associated with the Government’s failings.”  They also…

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