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The Guardian Politics6 Apr 2026

The Guardian view on Cambridge’s £190m gift: billionaires won’t fix universities’ problems | Editorial

Philanthropy increases the gap dividing highly selective, elite higher education from the rest. Ministers need a plan for the sector overall About 2% of UK universities’ income came from donations and endowments in 2024-25 – slightly less than the previous year. At a time when charitable giving overall is down, the announcement last week of a record £190m donation to the University of Cambridge deserves to be welcomed. Higher education funding should not depend on the choices of rich individuals

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The Guardian Politics6 Apr 2026

Trump uses Neville Chamberlain jibe to mock Starmer over stance on Iran

As UK PM resists pressure to back airstrikes US president invokes British leader known for his policy of appeasement Middle East crisis live – latest updates Donald Trump has appeared to compare Keir Starmer to Neville Chamberlain in his latest disparaging remarks about the prime minister, who has refused to back the US-Israeli attacks on Iran. The comments, during an Easter Monday event at the White House, underline Trump’s continued annoyance at Starmer’s scepticism about the aims and legali

The Guardian Politics6 Apr 2026

Struggling families like mine don’t talk about the cost of living any more – now it’s the cost of survival | Ella Michalski

Trying to make ends meet is an impossible effort, and things are rapidly getting worse. It’s time the government listened to people like us Ella Michalski is part of Changing Realities, a project working with low-income families In times of war, it is right that we focus on the human suffering of those affected by military action. But its ripple effects have worsened an already dire set of living standards for families like mine, who simply cannot meet the rising costs of the most basic of ess

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The Guardian Politics6 Apr 2026

The Greens, Reform and the end of two-party politics? – podcast

In part two of our interview, Kiran Stacey speaks to the political scientist Prof Rob Ford about the voters Labour and the Conservatives are losing to the Greens and Reform, and how May’s elections could play out Buy Prof Robert Ford’s latest book, The British General Election of 2024, here Listen to part one of our interview with Rob Ford here Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics6 Apr 2026

Sick pay rule changes to benefit up to 9.6m UK workers, TUC says

Union says new entitlements, part of Employment Rights Act 2025, will help lower-income households Up to 9.6 million UK workers are to benefit from the changes to sick pay rules, according to unions. They say the policy has widespread support from voters despite pushback from some businesses. From Monday, about 8.4 million workers who rely on statutory sick pay – the minimum amount employers must pay – will be paid from the first day of becoming ill rather than from day four, according to an ana

The Guardian Politics5 Apr 2026

NHS urges patients not to put off care as doctors in England prepare for strike

People encouraged to ‘come forward as normal’ when BMA members begin industrial action over pay on Tuesday The NHS is urging patients not to put off seeking the care they need when resident doctors press ahead with strike action from Tuesday, a stoppage that the health secretary has called “disappointing”. Tens of thousands of resident doctors in England are to stage a six-day strike after the government took a key part of its offer off the table. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics5 Apr 2026

New UK farm inheritance tax rule will cause ‘significant challenges’, say accountants

Levy on inherited farms and family businesses worth £2.5m or more comes into force 6 April A new inheritance tax regime for UK farms and family businesses comes into force on Monday and will present “significant challenges” for those affected, according to accountants. In October 2024 the government announced plans to levy inheritance tax on farms – prompting an outcry in many quarters. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics5 Apr 2026

Starmer attacks Greens, saying vote for Labour rivals puts new workers’ rights at risk

PM also criticises business figures and opponents of changes, many of which come into force on Monday • Workers, pensioners and children: all better off. Ignore the critics – we really are standing up for working people Keir Starmer has used a raft of new workers rights that come into force on Monday to attack the Green party, saying a vote for Labour’s rivals puts such progress on sick pay, parental leave and zero-hours contracts at risk. The prime minister also took a swipe at business figure

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The Guardian Politics5 Apr 2026

Workers, pensioners and children: all better off. Ignore the critics – we really are standing up for working people | Keir Starmer

Day-one rights to statutory sick pay and paternity leave begin on Monday, and that fits the pattern. From my own life, I know people’s anxieties, and I will respond Starmer attacks Greens, saying vote for Labour rivals puts new workers’ rights at risk This week 27 years ago, a Labour government introduced the minimum wage. At the time, the voices of the status quo lined up against it, but Labour made a choice: to stand up for working people. My government is doing the same. On Monday, the bigg

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The Guardian Politics5 Apr 2026

The Guardian view on Britain’s religious right: using and abusing faith in the pursuit of power | Editorial

A professed desire to protect the country’s Christian identity is cover for a divisive politics which ignores the central message of the gospels In an interview conducted a few days after the beginning of Lent, Reform UK’s Muslim home affairs spokesperson, Zia Yusuf, outlined a new policy to prevent churches being converted to mosques. This was an “incendiary” issue relating to Christian heritage, Mr Yusuf claimed, which was causing anxiety across the United Kingdom. Subsequent analysis by the T

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The Guardian Politics5 Apr 2026

UK has detained 76 ‘age-disputed’ children under one in, one out scheme

Concerns raised over minors placed in adult detention centres since removals began under scheme in September More than 70 children from various conflict zones whose ages were disputed by the Home Office have been held in detention centres in the UK in preparation for forced removal to France under the government’s “one in, one out” scheme, research shows. The one in, one out initiative means each small boat arrival can be forcibly returned to France in exchange for another person – who has not a

The Guardian Politics5 Apr 2026

Labour to back down on foie gras and fur bans to ease EU trade deal

Exclusive: Animal welfare charities ‘bitterly disappointed’ that Labour plans to backtrack on manifesto commitments The government is to break a manifesto commitment to ban foie gras imports, and has declined to stop fur imports, after the EU made these red lines in its discussions for a trade deal. Animal welfare charities say they are “bitterly disappointed” that ministers are failing to use powers granted by Brexit to restrict the import of these “cruel” items. Continue reading...