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PoliticsReformRestore26/02/2026

Exclusive Interview: "Rising Star" Switches to Restore Britain — "I Want a Political Home That Respects Me"

Kieran Mishchuk, 19, who won his seat for Reform UK aged 18, tells Restore News why he made the switch and why he hasn't looked back.

ReformRestoreRupert Lowe25/02/2026

Troubling Evidence Of Corruption

The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform

RestoreRemigration24/02/2026

Young Bob Assaulted By Muslim Gang

Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.

PoliticsReformRestore23/02/2026

The Advance UK Merger Collapse: Ego, Entitlement, and the Fight for Britain's Future

Ben Habib's proposed merger with Restore Britain collapses after Rupert Lowe refuses to hand over the keys. The reaction from Advance UK's inner circle reveals more about their motivations than they intended.

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The Guardian Politics13 Jul 2026

Tice finally gauges the mood on the death of Ann Widdecombe | John Crace

After a wild attack on the media, Reform’s deputy leader joins other MPs in the Commons offering tributes rather than speculation This is the third murder of either a sitting or former MP that I’ve covered in the last 10 years. It doesn’t get any easier or less shocking. Every death diminishes us all. The least you would hope is for politicians to behave with dignity. To set an example. For those who knew Ann Widdecombe to express their personal loss, for party leaders and ministers to convey th

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The Guardian Politics13 Jul 2026

The Guardian view on Shabir Ahmed: changing the law to deport one man will not win back the public’s trust | Editorial

Grooming gang victims have been treated appallingly and are rightly angry. But the loss of confidence in the criminal justice system goes wider The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, is not personally responsible for the mess that the government finds itself in with regard to the release from prison of Shabir Ahmed, who was a ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang, earlier this month. Ahmed, who has spent most of his life in the UK, was stripped of British citizenship soon after his conviction f

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The Guardian Politics13 Jul 2026

Reform UK triggers row over MPs’ safety – podcast

After Ann Widdecombe’s murder, Reform UK has criticised the Commons speaker Lindsay Hoyle and suggested its MPs are not given enough security. Pippa Crerar tells Kiran Stacey what Hoyle’s team have been telling her Please keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran at politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com Please follow and subscribe to the Politics Weekly YouTube channel here Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics13 Jul 2026

I welcome this £250m to protect Jewish communities. But what good is it if the hatred persists? | David Davidi-Brown

Success against antisemitism in the UK will be achieved when schools and synagogues don’t need police protection. Let’s build bridges between communities When arsonists attacked Finchley Reform Synagogue earlier this year, the physical damage was mercifully limited. The fear travelled much further. For years, it was my community: I sang at Friday night services, taught b’nai mitzvah students, and its former rabbi officiated at my wedding. Seeing it targeted felt painfully personal, part of a pat

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The Guardian Politics12 Jul 2026

Police: speculation during Widdecombe murder investigation is ‘unhelpful and distressing’

Politicians should not comment before facts are established, says former chief constable, after Farage describes killing as ‘premeditated murder’ Senior police figures and politicians have warned against speculation during the murder investigation into Ann Widdecombe’s death, after detectives said there was “nothing to suggest” political motivation after an intervention from Nigel Farage. Devon and Cornwall police said on Sunday the killing investigation was not being treated as terrorism nor as

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The Guardian Politics12 Jul 2026

Scrapping early release for sex offenders could leave no capacity in jails, says David Lammy

Exclusive: Deputy PM says opponents have ‘no solutions’ to possible collapse of justice system in England and Wales Drugs, drones and heat: Amber Rudd and David Lammy begin search for answers to prisons crisis Opponents of plans to release rapists and sex offenders early from prison have “no solutions” to halt the criminal justice system’s possible collapse, David Lammy has said. Under pressure from Labour MPs – including the former safeguarding minister Jess Phillips – to curb the early relea

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The Guardian Politics12 Jul 2026

Nigel Farage is just one strand in the tangle of rightwing politicians and crypto investors | John Harris

These financiers want to remodel the UK into a form that suits them – one that could threaten to erode the barriers between crime and business This coming Tuesday, the government’s representation of the people bill comes back to the House of Commons for its third reading. It bundles up a multitude of measures, including an extension of the franchise to 16- and 17-year-olds and welcome changes to voter registration. But thanks to the continuing furore around Nigel Farage and his extremely wealthy

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The Guardian Politics10 Jul 2026

George and Fiona Cottrell understood to have been interviewed under caution by Met police

Interviews of Farage aide and his mother believed to be part of investigation into donations to Reform UK before 2024 election Nigel Farage’s aide George Cottrell and his mother Fiona Cottrell have been interviewed under criminal caution by Scotland Yard detectives, the Guardian understands. The interviews are understood to form part of an ongoing investigation into donations to Reform UK before the general election in July 2024. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics10 Jul 2026

Police investigating death of Ann Widdecombe

Death of 78-year-old former MP and TV personality was announced on Friday by her management Police are investigating the death of the former MP Ann Widdecombe, who was found dead at her home in Dartmoor at the age of 78. A statement from Devon and Cornwall police is expected on Friday afternoon, with a senior officer expected to provide a statement and take questions. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics10 Jul 2026

Mahmood’s cutting of protections to enable ‘one in, one out’ asylum deal with France ruled unlawful

Asylum seekers win ruling against home secretary’s reduction of safeguards for potential victims of trafficking UK politics live – latest updates The British home secretary’s decision to reduce protections for potential trafficking victims to allow the “one in, one out” asylum returns deal to proceed was unlawful, a high court judge has ruled. The legal challenge was brought by five small boat asylum seekers earmarked for return to France – four from Eritrea and one from Sudan. It related to a

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The Guardian Politics10 Jul 2026

Reform Greater Manchester candidate criticised over ‘migrant rapists’ comments

Sian Astley doubles down on stance that people who advocate open borders should have to house ‘criminals and rapists’ who enter UK UK politics live – latest updates The Reform UK candidate in the Greater Manchester mayoral race has been criticised by her political rivals after doubling down on her comments that voters for other parties should have to house criminals and rapists. Sian Astley, a property businesswoman, initially made the comments in a Facebook post in she which shared her party’

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The Guardian Politics9 Jul 2026

Police investigate £500,000 Reform donations from mother of fraudster who backed Farage

George Cottrell’s mother Fiona at the centre of criminal inquiry over potential evasion of restrictions on donations Police are investigating donations worth £500,000 made to Reform UK by the mother of a convicted fraudster and ally of Nigel Farage. The investigation concerns two donations of £250,000 made by Fiona Cottrell, whose son George has often accompanied Farage to Reform events and media appearances. The May 2024 donations are under investigation over whether they were intended to conce

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