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Guido Fawkes19 Jun 2026

Assisted Suicide Bill Sponsors Embarrass Themselves and Alienate Colleagues

It’s all going wrong for the MPs behind reintroducing the Assisted Suicide Bill in this session. Peter Bedford, one of the MPs to sponsor Lauren Edwards MP’s Private Members Bill – which has Labour MPs tearing their hair out – has been whinging online about “misleading” reporting of his comments to a constituent over the…

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Express Politics19 Jun 2026

Britain vs France and Germany – the real post-Brexit winner revealed

ANALYSIS: Reading some Brexit coverage, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Brexit ruined Britain - but that is plain wrong, writes Lord Elliott

Guido Fawkes19 Jun 2026

Jolyon Will “Rigorously Defend” Defamation Claim Against Him

Jolyon Maugham’s Good Law Project has issued an update: “We can confirm that the barrister Sarah Phillimore has issued in the High Court a claim for defamation against Jolyon Maugham KC. The claim relates to an article Good Law Project published in August 2025 which identified an online onslaught led by Sarah Phillimore, a barrister…

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The Guardian Politics19 Jun 2026

Heathrow third runway GDP yield may be 90% less than original estimate

Department for Transport analysis suggests 0.05% boost will be offset by overall negative trade-off The economic boost from a Heathrow third runway could be a tiny fraction of previous estimates, government analysis shows, while the overall trade-off from the bigger airport could set the UK back by as much as £62.5bn. As ministers promised to speed up expansion of the London airport in the name of economic growth, documents prepared by the Department for Transport said the runway was expected

Economy
Guido Fawkes19 Jun 2026

Burnham’s Unregistered Data Gathering Website Run by Non-Existent Company

Andy Burnham may be measuring the No10 curtains but he hasn’t done all the legal tidying up before he returns to high office. He’s trying to gather email addresses through his campaign site, which could well be useful in any Labour leadership election… The site’s privacy policy nominates “Office of Andy Burnham Ltd” as the…

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The Guardian Politics19 Jun 2026

Starmer facing pressure from Burnham and Streeting allies not to fight leadership challenge

One Labour MP said there are about 200 who are prepared – if necessary – to sign Burnham’s nomination papers UK politics – live updates How quickly could Burnham become PM? Allies of Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting will ask cabinet ministers, friends and Labour grandees to persuade Keir Starmer over the weekend not to fight a leadership challenge. Burnham, who won a compelling majority in the Makerfield byelection overnight, is expected to travel to London on Monday to meet MPs in the expectat

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Conservative Home19 Jun 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives gained two seats from Reform UK in Essex. But Reform UK gained two seats from the Conservatives in Conwy. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes19 Jun 2026

Guido Whispers: The Return of… Matt Hancock?

What do Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart really think of each other? Which news broadcaster is launching its own staff ‘academy’? And which ex-Cabinet minister is role-playing as the Prime Minister for a reality TV show (with Matt Hancock as his trusty Foreign Secretary)? To find out, become a Guido member today. Sign up here…

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BBC Politics19 Jun 2026

Henry Zeffman: What does Keir Starmer do next after Andy Burnham's Makerfield win?

Discussion about the prime minister's future ramps up after Makerfield by-election.

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Express Politics19 Jun 2026

BBC 'loses 300,000' licence payers as ‘clearly unsustainable’ licence fee considered

Changes are being considered as to how it is paid for as large job cuts announced

BBC Politics19 Jun 2026

The key figures in Andy Burnham's inner circle

The MPs and advisers likely to be influential if Burnham succeeds in gaining the keys to Number 10.

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BBC Politics19 Jun 2026

The key figures in Andy Burnham's inner circle

The MPs and advisers likely to be influential if Burnham succeeds in gaining the keys to Number 10.

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