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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

‘Future of party lies in balance’: Corbyn and Sultana’s battle for soul of Your Party

After eight months of rows and rifts, leadership election is offering members two ‘fundamentally differing visions’ An increasingly bloody battle for the soul of the leftwing Your Party set up by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana will come to a conclusion on Thursday, when the results of its leadership election will be announced. After almost eight months of public spats, rows over money, accusations of sexism and rifts over policy and direction, Your Party is hoping to turn a page on the manifo

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Express Politics25 Feb 2026

Spineless Keir Starmer has lost control – voters deserve so much more

OPINION - ESTHER KRAKUE: I visited four areas well away from the Westminster bubble and voters painted an unhappy picture.

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BBC Politics25 Feb 2026

Starmer to look at making student loans 'fairer'

Sir Keir Starmer told MPs he would "look at ways" to make the student loans system in England "fairer".

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Express Politics25 Feb 2026

Kemi Badenoch humiliates Keir Starmer in brutal clash that takes Labour to queasy place

The Tory leader won death glares from hundreds of Labour MPs when she claimed backbenchers were being called members of the 'paedo defenders party'

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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

Confusion over Chagos Islands deal as Foreign Office denies handover ‘paused’

Minister ‘misspoke’ by telling MPs UK was ‘pausing for discussions with our American counterparts’, officials say UK politics live – latest updates Plans to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius are still on track, the UK government has insisted, after a minister caused confusion by telling MPs that the deal was “paused”. Hamish Falconer, a Foreign Office minister and former diplomat, was speaking on Wednesday as the deal came under increasing pressure from opposition parties in the UK and

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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

Foreign Office denies minister’s claim the Chagos Islands deal has been paused – UK politics live

Minister told MPs the deal had been been paused, but that was immediately denied by the Foreign Office The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published figures showing that local authorities in England dealt with 1.26m flytipping incidents in 2024/25 – 9% increase on the previous year. And there was an 11% increase in incidents involving a “tipper lorry load” amount of rubbish. There were 52,000 of these, up from 47,000 in 2023/24. Defra said these alone cost councils £19.3m.

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Express Politics25 Feb 2026

Keir Starmer's about to lose his biggest battle yet - it's sunk to new depths

From Labour blocking Andy Burnham to smear videos briefing wars, the Gorton and Denton by-election has plumbed extraordinary new depths of political nastiness.

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The Guardian Politics25 Feb 2026

Student loan crisis in England and Wales is a scam against graduates, MPs say

Labour backbenchers turn on Rachel Reeves as MP claims former students are stuck in a loans ‘Hotel California’ Angry backbench Labour MPs have attacked ministers over the student loans crisis, saying graduates are being “outrageously scammed”. During a Commons Westminster Hall debate on Wednesday, several Labour MPs joined calls for an urgent shake-up of the “unfair” system, with one describing it as “an absolute dog’s dinner” and another likening the terms to something that a “loan shark” would

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Guido Fawkes25 Feb 2026

WATCH: Who Will Win in Gorton and Denton? Starmer Faces Ultimate Test in CRUNCH By-Election

Guido’s Adam Cherry headed up to Gorton and Denton ahead of this Thursday’s by-election. What do voters really think? Watch on YouTube to find out… Click here to subscribe to Guido on YouTube and get all our latest videos sent directly to your inbox. Get tomorrow’s news, today…

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Conservative Home25 Feb 2026

Rochelle Blakeman: The populist right likes lecturing about fertility and childlessness. Conservatives should avoid it

Conservatives should focus on improving economic outlooks and accept that overbearing political tools are often too blunt an instrument for the nuanced, sensitive matter of fertility, children and family life. The post Rochelle Blakeman: The populist right likes lecturing about fertility and childlessness. Conservatives should avoid it appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics25 Feb 2026

Labour MPs call for urgent action on 'unfair' student loans

MPs criticise "rip-off" interest rates and unfair changes to repayment terms during a debate in Parliament

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Guido Fawkes25 Feb 2026

Chagos Surrender Paused

Later in Hamish Falconer’s statements to the Commons, the crucial line, that US concerns are “very significant“: “We are now discussing those concerns with the United States directly. We have a process going through Parliament in relation to the treaty. We will bring that back to Parliament at the appropriate time. We are pausing for…

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