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Express Politics10 Jun 2026

War declared on 'dodgy' vape and barbers shops as crime gangs take over UK high streets

Police will get new powers to shut down barbers, vape shops and nail salons.

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The Guardian Politics10 Jun 2026

Cars burn in Belfast, bricks fly in Southampton – and the ubiquitous cry of ‘civil war’ goes up again | John Harris

For most, what we see in real life is mundane. But those who wish to fan the flames of anti-immigrant feeling share a different image online It was the summer of 2024 when it all decisively started, with the horrific murders in Southport, countrywide violence and Elon Musk’s observation that a British civil war was somehow “inevitable”. A year later came a hot season of flags on lamp-posts, protests outside hotels used to accommodate asylum seekers, the ubiquitous use of the word “tinderbox” and

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Guido Fawkes10 Jun 2026

Sudanese Asylum Seeker Charged With Attempted Murder

Sudanese asylum seeker Hadi Alodid has been charged with attempted murder, possessing a bladed article without good reason and making threats to kill a NHS worker at Belfast Magistrates’ Court this morning. He did not speak in Belfast Magistrates’ Court and did not respond to questions… He appeared without legal representation and was supported by…

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The Guardian Politics10 Jun 2026

Man to appear in court over Belfast knife attack as rioting described as ‘race-based pogrom’ by SDLP leader – UK politics live

30-year-old man to appear in court today charged with attempted murder, with Keir Starmer expected to face questions on the disorder during PMQs Good morning. Soon after becoming PM in 2024, Keir Starmer had to deal with a period of rioting in England, prompted by the Southport murders and mostly targeted at asylum seekers. Last night, in Northern Ireland, there were similar race riots, triggered by a knife attack involving a Sudanese suspect. Here is our overnight story about the rioting. And t

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Guido Fawkes10 Jun 2026

Masked Rioters Burn Homes in Belfast After ‘Attempted Beheading’ Knife Attack

Masked rioters set fire to houses and vehicles last night in Belfast in the aftermath of the ‘attempted beheading’ knife attack on Monday. The fire service has so far responded to 62 incidents across the city. The second night of disorder in just the last eight days, following the scenes in Southampton after the sentencing…

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Express Politics10 Jun 2026

Charity shop closures gives way to spread of cancer killing off our high streets

OPINION - TIM NEWARK: The only sector booming in town centres is criminal activity

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The Guardian Politics9 Jun 2026

Lammy’s cuts to jury trials could have ‘far-reaching’ effect on race relations, say MPs

Justice secretary’s plans likely to increase black people’s suspicion of court system, committee suggests David Lammy’s planned changes to the criminal courts in England and Wales could have a “far-reaching” impact on race relations, a cross-party committee of MPs has concluded. The deputy prime minister’s plan to remove the right to elect for a crown court trial “has the potential to increase mistrust in the criminal justice system among the black community”, the justice select committee said,

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The Guardian Politics9 Jun 2026

Grim reality of prison conditions laid bare in damning report

Inmates in England and Wales live among vermin while gangs control entire wings, monitors warn, with failures ‘at risk of becoming normalised’ The independent monitoring board’s annual report of conditions across the prison estate of England and Wales is stark and unflinching. Men and women are held for long periods in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions, often living alongside vermin. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics9 Jun 2026

Can Equality Act protections be replaced with common sense, as Kemi Badenoch suggests

The Tory leader says the public sector duty to consider minorities encourages division but legal experts warn abolishing it will fuel discrimination For more than two decades, an important part of Britain’s equality laws ensured public institutions had to think about the impact the decisions they make could have on different groups within society. Introduced in the wake of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry, the public sector equality duty required public bodies – such as local councils, police forces

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The Guardian Politics9 Jun 2026

Badenoch criticises Macpherson report and calls for more stop and search

Tory leader takes aim at police guidance and says more black boys searched means more black lives saved UK politics live – latest updates Kemi Badenoch has argued that Britain took a wrong turn after the landmark Macpherson report into the racist killing of Stephen Lawrence, and said that it didn’t matter how many young black boys were stopped and searched by police. The Conservative leader made the comments as she announced plans to scrap the obligation on public bodies to consider how they c

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Conservative Home9 Jun 2026

Charles Amos: By George! – Burnham’s land value tax is bonkers

A land value tax simply amounts to theft and it must be opposed by everyone with the slightest regard for private property. The post Charles Amos: By George! – Burnham’s land value tax is bonkers appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes9 Jun 2026

Northern Ireland Police: ‘Beheading’ Suspect Has ‘Leave to Remain’

Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson has just finished his news conference in Belfast. He said: “The individual was given leave to remain in Northern Ireland.” The Home Office will release more information in the next few hours. “If there are protests, we very much hope that they will be peaceful. And indeed, we would expect…

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