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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026

Starmer condemns Zack Polanski for sharing post criticising police at Golders Green stabbings

PM said the repost was ‘disgraceful’ after Green leader apologised and said he had shared tweet ‘in haste’ Keir Starmer has condemned Zack Polanski as “disgraceful” and unfit to head a political party after the Greens leader shared a social media post critical of the way police tackled the suspect in the Golders Green stabbings. The prime minister said any criticism of the police involved in the arrest was unfair on officers having to make split-second decisions in a moment of potentially grave

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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026

UK defence firm Ultra Electronics to pay £15m after SFO bribery investigation

Company accepts it failed to prevent bribery in public sector contracts in Algeria and Oman, sought through use of agents The British defence company Ultra Electronics has accepted responsibility for failure to prevent bribery and agreed to pay £15m after an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office. The penalties are part of a deferred prosecution approved by the high court on Friday, after an investigation opened in 2018, when the company referred itself to the UK law enforcement agency a mont

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BBC Politics1 May 2026

Polanski apologises for sharing post criticising police

The Green leader was facing a growing backlash for appearing to back criticism of arresting officers.

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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026

‘No other plan comes close’: Labour MPs turn to Burnham as pressure mounts on Starmer

Leadership options in focus amid fears over election losses, with allies of Greater Manchester mayor stepping up preparations for a comeback • Andy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say When the eyes of Westminster were on the committee rooms and voting lobbies of parliament this week, Keir Starmer’s political future was being decided elsewhere. Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner were buttering up Labour MPs in the Commons Strangers’ bar as colleagues spoke of their “

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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026

Andy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say

Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor said to have identified seats where MPs would step aside to allow leadership bid Andy Burnham has a credible plan to return to Westminster “within weeks”, his allies have said, with the Greater Manchester mayor expected to use a byelection fight to set out a new agenda for government. Burnham, who was blocked by Labour’s ruling body from running in February’s Gorton and Denton byelection, has identified several seats where MPs are prepared to step aside for hi

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Express Politics1 May 2026

WATCH: Keir Starmer humiliated as top US senator compares him to gonorrhea

The Prime Minister was roasted in the United States and told to 'embrace adulthood'.

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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026

The Guardian view on Britain’s fragile systems: when global shocks hit your shopping bill | Editorial

Energy disruption abroad drives prices at home, showing how few safeguards are built in – which is why a call for resilience must be heeded When the Bank of England warned this week that food inflation could reach 7% by the end of the year, it revealed how little stands between a geopolitical jolt and a domestic crisis in Britain. A shock wave in the Gulf feeds through energy, fertiliser and supermarket prices into falling incomes, weak growth and job losses. What it exposes is not just inflatio

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Express Politics1 May 2026

Keir Starmer took 24 hours to make this journey – he shouldn't have bothered

OPINION - CAROLE MALONE: No, the Prime Minister doesn't care. And after all that's happened, his words are more cheap and meaningless than ever

Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

Green Party Misspells Own Leader’s Name

Neither Green MPs nor anyone from the Lambeth Green Party, which is trying hard to make inroads into prize London Labour territory, has bothered to spell Polanski’s name correctly in their latest video. Believe it or not it’s his first name they’ve mucked up… New Green MP Hannah Spencer, the Lambeth Green branch, and its…

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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026

Foreign Office cuts will weaken oversight of international law, MPs warn

Cross-party group says closure of humanitarian unit will undermine monitoring of legal violations and arms exports MPs have expressed alarm at the closure of the Foreign Office’s international humanitarian law unit, warning it “will impair the UK’s ability to anticipate, assess and respond to serious violations of international law across multiple contexts”. News of the closure, revealed by the Guardian, was raised with Keir Starmer at prime minister’s questions this week by the independent MP f

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Express Politics1 May 2026

Nigel Farage and Zack Polanski have one thing in common with 40% of Britons

Reform and the Greens are expected to make significant gain in Thursday's local elections.

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Express Politics1 May 2026

The real reason why Zack Polanski is dangerous for Britain

The Green Party are surging in the polls despite having some outrageous policies

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