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The Guardian Politics5 Jun 2026

Britain is a swamp of lies and disinformation – and we got here on the Brexit bus | Jonathan Freedland

Ten years after the vote, our economy is battered – and our national conversation darkens by the day. Still, there is reason for hope When the anniversary comes, later this month, few will be in the mood to look back. All the political talk will be of the Makerfield byelection, of the future of this government and this prime minister. And yet, it would be wise to reflect on what happened on 23 June 2016 – if only because the choices Keir Starmer and his would-be successors face, indeed the entir

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Guido Fawkes5 Jun 2026

Burnham Refuses to Say Why He’d Be Better Than Starmer & Fails to Name the Fiscal Rules

Newsnight’s Victoria Derbyshire spoke with Andy Burnham: Victoria Derbyshire: Why do you believe you would be a better Prime Minister than Keir Starmer? Andy Burnham: I am not getting into that. Victoria Derbyshire: Why not? Andy Burnham: I am fully focused on this by-election… Because it’s disrespectful actually to the decision that people here are making. I’m making no…

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The Guardian Politics5 Jun 2026

Burnham pledges business rate cuts for pubs, cafes and other small businesses

Greater Manchester mayor’s proposals amount to a notable criticism of Keir Starmer’s policy in the area UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has proposed a 20% cut to business rates for pubs with many smaller, family-run enterprises taken out of paying the levy altogether, in his first major policy initiative during the Makerfield byelection. Burnham’s plans amount to a notable criticism of Keir Starmer’s policy in the area, with the Greater Manchester mayor saying: “Labour have got

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Guido Fawkes5 Jun 2026

COMING SOON: Who Will Win the Makerfield By-Election?

Guido’s Adam Cherry has trekked up to Makerfield ahead of the by-election. The full video is coming next week. Subscribe to Guido’s YouTube channel to be the first to see it…

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Conservative Home5 Jun 2026

Council by-election result from yesterday and forthcoming contests

There was only one contest this week. Reform UK gained a seat from the Conservatives in Westmorland and Furness. The post Council by-election result from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home5 Jun 2026

Jessaline Caine: One issue should unite the Right – tackling and ending the grooming gang scandal

Victims need evidence, prosecutions, proper safeguarding, transparent data and accountability for the adults who failed them. They were not symbols, slogans or props in someone else’s political war. They were children. And the adults failed them. The post Jessaline Caine: One issue should unite the Right – tackling and ending the grooming gang scandal appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes5 Jun 2026

Tories Instruct Personnel Not to Attack Andy Burnham

CCHQ has instructed personnel not to attack Burnham or do any work on Makerfield. Leaving that to Reform… Co-conspirators may have noticed that the Tories have gone light-touch on the Manchester mayor. Guido hears personal advisers to shadow ministers have been instructed to leave him and the by-election alone for now. Separately Guido has reported…

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The Guardian Politics5 Jun 2026

UK-EU ‘reset’ summit may still happen next month despite delay speculation

EU’s Maroš Šefčovič says summit will ‘probably’ be in July but sources say it could be put back as talks deadlocked UK politics live – latest updates The EU has said Keir Starmer’s upcoming summit “resetting” the UK-Europe relationship may still happen in July, amid growing fears it could be postponed to the autumn as talks over youth mobility remain deadlocked. “The summit is supposed to be mid-July but at the moment it could be put back to after the summer,” said one EU diplomat. Continue r

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Guido Fawkes5 Jun 2026

Number Ten ‘Rejects’ US Administration’s Call to End Two-Tier Policing in Britain

At the lobby briefing of political journalists Starmer’s spokesman said the government ‘rejects’ a call from the US State Department last night to bring an end to two-tier policing. Special relationship latest… Last night Marco Rubio’s department issued the following statement: “Ideological conditioning and two-tiered policing are glaring symptoms of civilizational decline. They must be…

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Conservative Home5 Jun 2026

Lord Ashcroft: ‘His heart’s in Manchester’ ‘It’s a stepping stone for him’ – My focus groups on the Makerfield by-election

This week we conducted focus groups in the Makerfield constituency among previous Labour voters weighing up the decision: whether to send Andy Burnham to parliament or switch to Reform UK. The post Lord Ashcroft: ‘His heart’s in Manchester’ ‘It’s a stepping stone for him’ – My focus groups on the Makerfield by-election appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics5 Jun 2026

POLL: Should the Home Office know where illegal migrants are at all times?

MPs described the situation as "shocking and unacceptable" and called for a complete overhaul of the way failed asylum seekers are monitored once their claims have been rejected.

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BBC Politics5 Jun 2026

How the contest is shaping up two weeks ahead of crucial Makerfield by-election

What stood out from the Question Time exchanges between candidates in the Makerfield by-election?

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