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The Guardian Politics3 Jun 2026

Starmer says Farage ‘dodging questions’ about £5m gift from crypto billionaire

Prime minister says ‘£5m question still remains’, as pressure grows on Reform UK leader over Christopher Harborne gift UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has pressed Nigel Farage to stop “dodging questions” about the £5m personal gift he received from the Thailand-based crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. The gift, first revealed by the Guardian, was given to Farage in the months before he stood as an MP in the 2024 general election. It is now under investigation by the parlia

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The Guardian Politics3 Jun 2026

Is Kemi Badenoch getting better at being Conservative leader?

Badenoch differentiated herself from Nigel Farage in response to Henry Nowak’s murder and supporters say her ratings are rising Kemi Badenoch has a hard-earned reputation for combativeness, especially on culture war issues, but at prime minister’s questions, with the murder of Henry Nowak in the headlines, Keir Starmer ended up thanking the Conservative leader for her “tone”. So is she a changed politician? Well, not exactly. To an extent, Badenoch’s approach ahead of her weekly Commons showdown

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Express Politics3 Jun 2026

Nigel Farage faced hostile jeers and heckles during a febrile PMQs

The Reform UK leader came under fire from MPs following his remarks two-tier policing and people reacting to Henry Nowak's murder with 'pure, cold rage'.

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Guido Fawkes3 Jun 2026

Mahmood Avoids Media Amid Burnham Deal Talk

Shabana Mahmood has not done any media since before she went into Downing Street and told Starmer to set out a path for his leaving office. Shy? The Home Secretary was not even due to give the Commons statement on the Henry Nowak case. Until it became such big news that she took the place…

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The Guardian Politics3 Jun 2026

Henry Nowak was failed in the last moments of his life – and then again by Britain’s disgraceful political class | Jason Okundaye

There are vital lessons to be learned from Nowak’s death. Instead, it has been used to refuel a pervasive lie about ethnic minorities and ‘two-tier’ policing Nine times. As Henry Nowak lay dying in handcuffs, he told police officers that he could not breathe nine times. To recount his final moments: last December, Nowak, who was walking home alone after a night out with university friends in Southampton, encountered Vickrum Digwa. As the judge said in his sentencing, only Nowak and Digwa know ex

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Guido Fawkes3 Jun 2026

SPOTTED: McSweeney Busy Lunching British Media in London

Morgan McSweeney has cultivated an impression post-resignation that he’s ploughing the global security and disinformation furrow, with briefed-out appearances in Kyiv and Prague inevitably described as “rare” by hacks. What’s the McIavelli really up to… McSweeney is this week back in the UK and busy briefing senior media figures across the political spectrum. Lunching one…

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Guido Fawkes3 Jun 2026

WATCH: Labour ‘Growth Minister’ Claims Rejoining the EU is Inevitable

Here is Labour’s “Growth Minister” – three words that should never sit next to each other in a sentence – Lord Livermore standing at the Lords despatch box claiming it is an “inevitability” that Brexit will be undone: “We are seeking to mitigate at the margins the huge damage done to the UK economy by…

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Conservative Home3 Jun 2026

Daniel Dieppe: Social media ban? We’re not even getting the basics right

While an Australia-style ban should probably be our end goal, our myopic-like view on the matter is yet another example of Britain’s painful parochialism stifling important political debate. By all means, introduce social media regulation, but let’s walk before we can run. The post Daniel Dieppe: Social media ban? We’re not even getting the basics right appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics3 Jun 2026

MPs who backed assisted dying bill don’t expect it to return via act that bypasses Lords

Prominent backers including Louise Haigh say they would not support using Parliament Acts to pass bill Prominent backers of assisted dying, including the former cabinet ministers Louise Haigh, Ian Murray and Jeremy Hunt, have told constituents they do not expect the bill to be resurrected using the Parliament Acts. A growing number MPs who backed the bill have suggested to their constituents they do not support the use of the act which allows the potential bypassing of the House of Lords, where

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Express Politics3 Jun 2026

Labour minister put on spot over bombshell tax comments in GB News grilling

Newly released documents showed the Cabinet minister complaining about Labour MPs over tax and welfare

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Guido Fawkes3 Jun 2026

WATCH: Farage Tells Starmer to End ‘Two-Tier Policing’ in Britain

The usual squawking from all the non-entity MPs sitting around Farage who know they’re on camera when he’s speaking…

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The Guardian Politics3 Jun 2026

Cost of living and high streets among top priorities for Makerfield voters, poll shows

Exclusive: Research showing Andy Burnham holding slim lead finds honesty in politicians and immigration also rank as important Voters in Makerfield rank the cost of living, declining high streets and public services as among the most important issues locally, with many also disillusioned by the political system and distrustful of politicians, according to new research. The findings come from a focus group, shared exclusively with the Guardian, which was commissioned by 38 Degrees and carried out

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