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PoliticsReformRestore26/02/2026

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.

ReformRestoreRupert Lowe25/02/2026

Troubling Evidence Of Corruption

The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform

RestoreRemigration24/02/2026

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.

PoliticsReformRestore23/02/2026

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 Politics12 May 2026

Labour must fulfil promise to introduce clean air act, charities urge

Party held out prospect of act while in opposition but plan did not make it into election manifesto Ministers should bring forward a new clean air act that would ban wood burning, clear diesel vehicles from the roads and force councils to cut pollution, a group of more than 60 charities have urged before the king’s speech on Wednesday. Labour held out the prospect of a clean air act while in opposition in 2023, but this was dropped from the final election manifesto, and the government has made n

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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026

Jamie Dimon: JP Morgan could scrap new £3bn HQ if Starmer is replaced by PM ‘hostile to banks’

Bank greenlit construction of the Canary Wharf tower last November after Rachel Reeves’ budget spared lenders tax hikes The boss of JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon, has warned he could scrap plans to build a new £3bn UK headquarters in London if Keir Starmer is replaced by a new Labour prime minister who is hostile to banks. JP Morgan revealed plans last November to build the tower in Canary Wharf, hours after lenders were spared tax hikes in Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget, after strong lobbying by the b

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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026

Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth voted first minister of Wales

Appointment confirmed by plenary vote in Senedd after party ended 100 years of Labour rule in last week’s election Rhun ap Iorwerth has been voted first minister of Wales after Plaid Cymru’s Senedd electoral victory ended 100 years of Labour hegemony and held off Reform UK. Ap Iorwerth was confirmed after a plenary vote on Tuesday with the support of the 43 Senedd members of his party and two Greens. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics12 May 2026

Greens’ Zack Polanski admits failing to pay correct council tax on houseboat

Party says leader has ‘immediately taken steps’ to pay any tax owed after ‘unintentional mistake’ The Green party leader, Zack Polanski, has admitted he may have failed to pay the correct council tax while living on a London houseboat. Polanski had faced mounting questions over whether the houseboat, moored in east London, was his primary residence. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics11 May 2026

‘London is a case study in hope’: Sadiq Khan on 10 years as mayor

London mayor talks up coalition-building, highlights his environmental record, and worries national Labour party is on the wrong track When Sadiq Khan was first elected as mayor of London 10 years ago, Barack Obama was US president, the UK was still in the European Union and Leicester City had just been crowned the unlikely champions of the English Premier League. In the intervening decade, Donald Trump has gone from reality TV star to two-time US president, the UK has had six different prime mi

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The Guardian Politics10 May 2026

What’s behind surge in support for Reform and Greens across England? Five key takeaways

Significant gains this week lay bare an increasingly fragmented political system Full results from England, Scotland and Wales Local elections have fundamentally reshaped the political landscape in England. Labour suffered heavy losses, losing ground to the Green party and Reform UK, while the Conservatives also sustained significant losses to Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats. Reform and the Green party made significant gains, in results that laid bare an increasingly fragmented political s

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The Guardian Politics10 May 2026

‘Better the devil you know’: former Labour voters in Birmingham unsure about replacing Starmer

Focus group sceptical that replacing Keir Starmer would improve party’s fortunes, with some drawn to Reform or the Greens UK politics – live As Keir Starmer faces the prospect of a leadership challenge, former Labour voters in a Birmingham constituency were last week feeling nervous about what could come next. A month ago, the group from Birmingham Yardley had very little good to say about the prime minister, comparing him to a rat or a donkey. They said they felt he had let them down. Contin

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The Guardian Politics10 May 2026

‘A long road ahead’: could community car-sharing help UK hit climate targets?

East Midlands electric car club helps residents and cuts emissions – but the need for a volunteer-led scheme reflects a much wider problem In the aftermath of the Covid pandemic Miriam Stoate, a regenerative farmer from rural Leicestershire, noticed that too many people in her small village in England’s East Midlands were struggling to get around. Although there were plenty of cars parked in Tilton, too often she found some of the village’s residents did not have access to one when they really n

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The Guardian Politics9 May 2026

‘I’ll talk to work on Monday’: what happens when a ‘paper candidate’ actually wins

Tyrone Scott, who didn’t think he had a hope in the election, wants to help the Greens rebuild ‘community cohesion’ in Hackney You would expect most political candidates who pull off a shock win to celebrate their victory, maybe with a glass of bubbly and excitement for the challenges of elected office ahead. But on Friday, as thousands of new councillors celebrated their triumphs, some surprise victors were less than pleased. Green party handlers apologised to one newly elected councillor in Fi

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The Guardian Politics9 May 2026

Starmer’s unpopularity was insurmountable for Scottish Labour – and a boon for Reform

Amid public apathy and frustration, Labour and Reform tie for second behind the SNP, while Greens claim ‘seismic’ fourth place Long before the final votes were counted in Scotland, veteran Labour politicians said it was a defeat made in Downing Street. When the Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, strode into the Glasgow count arena on Friday afternoon flanked by sombre-faced activists, the scene was a mirror image to the same venue in 2024, when his resurgent party won 36 seats from the Scottis

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The Guardian Politics8 May 2026

Labour loses control of Birmingham city council after 14 years of leadership

Reform, Greens and pro-Gaza independents make significant gains, although no party has yet won majority Elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions Latest news updates and analysis from election night The Labour party’s 14-year leadership in Birmingham has come to an end after Reform, Greens and pro-Gaza independents made significant gains in the UK’s second-largest city. No party has yet won an overall majority at Birmingham city council, one of Europe’s largest local au

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The Guardian Politics8 May 2026

2026 elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions

Keir Starmer’s party lost out to Reform and the Greens, with no respite in Scotland, Wales or England. These maps show the scale of the historic results Election 2026 live: latest news updates Full results from England, Scotland and Wales Labour has suffered heavy losses across England, Scotland and Wales, losing ground to opponents on the left and the right in a fragmented political system. The graphics below show where Labour’s losses were most severe, and how the electoral landscape has ch

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