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BBC Politics6 Jul 2026

Tributes to veteran MP and minister Sir George Howarth

Sir George Howarth served in Parliament for almost 38 years and was a minister under Tony Blair.

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BBC Politics6 Jul 2026

Treasury sees defence as a drain not a driver for growth, says Healey

John Healey quit his cabinet role as defence secretary over a long-delayed military spending plan.

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BBC Politics6 Jul 2026

Treasury sees defence as a drain not a driver for growth, says Healey

John Healey quit his cabinet role as defence secretary over a long-delayed military spending plan.

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BBC Politics6 Jul 2026

PM intervened in row over Mexico-England kick-off time

Fifa had been set to bring the match forward by six hours, due to a forecast of thunderstorms.

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BBC Politics6 Jul 2026

PM intervened in row over Mexico-England kick-off time

Fifa had been set to bring the match forward by six hours, due to a forecast of thunderstorms.

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Guido Fawkes6 Jul 2026

New Future of the Right Conference Welcomes Co-Conspirators

Co-conspirators are invited to a new gathering of conservatives and the right – the inaugural Disraeli Conference on Saturday 11 July at The Bull Hotel, just outside of London, featuring Guido’s own Lord Kempsell. The conference will bring together politicians, thinkers, commentators and campaigners for a day on conservatism, the future of the Right, statecraft,…

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BBC Politics6 Jul 2026

UK fighter jets intercept Russian plane over Norwegian Sea

The Ministry of Defence calls Moscow's activity "unsafe" and "unprofessional".

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The Guardian Politics6 Jul 2026

Starmer faces likely row at Nato summit after US rebuke on defence spending

US ambassador to Nato has called for all allies who are ‘lagging behind’ to step up immediately Keir Starmer is likely to face a diplomatic row at his final major international summit this week after Washington’s ambassador to Nato called for alliance members who are “lagging behind” on defence spending to step up. The prime minister is due to arrive in Ankara on Tuesday for the annual Nato summit, where the UK commitment will be under scrutiny following the release of the government’s defence i

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BBC Politics6 Jul 2026

UK fighter jets intercept Russian plane over Norwegian Sea

The Ministry of Defence calls Moscow's activity "unsafe" and "unprofessional".

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The Guardian Politics6 Jul 2026

Farage warned attack against ‘establishment’ over unregistered gifts could lead to harsher punishment – UK politics live

Reform UK leader claims he is victim of ‘hit job’ as parliamentary standards commissioner investigates £5m donation Good morning. Two weeks today (unless there is some news development in the totally unexpected category) Keir Starmer will formally resign as PM, and the king will appoint Andy Burnham to replace him. Starmer has been forced out in part because of the rise of Nigel Farage; Labour MPs might have forgiven bad local election results, but not when they implied a new insurgency party w

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The Guardian Politics6 Jul 2026

Here is a police statement: we are not woke or anti-woke, or fighting a culture war. We just strive to be fair | Matt Jukes

As a review highlights leadership deficiencies, we see the need for improvement. But being dragged into polarised debates doesn’t help Matt Jukes is deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police ‘Nepotism and bias’ rife in England and Wales police leadership, report finds It has become almost impossible to discuss policing today without someone trying to place it on one side of a political argument or another. Depending on who is speaking, policing is either “too woke” or not progressive eno

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Express Politics6 Jul 2026

Politics LIVE: Andy Burnham heads to London as Trump team issues Ed Miliband warning

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