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Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026

WATCH: Coutinho Asks Lammy Why Ed Miliband Hasn’t Been Sacked Yet

At DPMQs Claire Coutinho focussed on energy and the North Sea. Aberdeen South by-election is tomorrow… Coutinho asked Lammy why Ed miliband was still in post seeing as he is refusing to engage with No10 or take Starmer’s calls: “Last week, the prime minister asked the energy secretary to help fund the defense of our…

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Express Politics17 Jun 2026

People smugglers dealt huge blow as they switch tactics in new police battle

Criminals are importing ‘bulk' orders of equipment from countries like China and Turkey and storing them in German warehouses to prevent detection from French police

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Express Politics17 Jun 2026

Labour civil war erupts as Ed Miliband ‘refuses to take Keir Starmer’s calls’

Ed Miliband has reportedly 'ghosted' the Prime Minister amid tensions over the defence budget in the latest bout of Labour in-fighting.

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The Guardian Politics17 Jun 2026

Surprisingly benign UK inflation data signals a softer Iran war hit than feared

War’s impact on UK cost of living more muted than first forecast suggesting fuel price rises have failed to spill out more widely across UK plc UK inflation stays at 2.8% as slowing food prices offset transport costs Business live – latest updates As soon as Iran choked off oil supplies through the strait of Hormuz at the start of March, there were dire warnings about rocketing UK inflation and the drastic action the Bank of England might take to rein it in. At one point, investors were expec

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Express Politics17 Jun 2026

Keir Starmer breaks silence on Russian warship opening fire at British couple on yacht

The two vessels sailed close to each other in the Channel at around 11:40am on Tuesday, it is understood.

Defence
BBC Politics17 Jun 2026

PM warns Burnham against immediate leadership challenge if he wins by-election

Keir Starmer says Labour should focus on a subsequent Manchester mayoral race if Andy Burnham wins in Makerfield.

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The Guardian Politics17 Jun 2026

Russian warship incident in Channel deeply concerning, says Starmer

PM says firing of warning shots at yacht was reckless and UK is dealing with proxy attacks from Russia ‘every day’ Warning shots fired by a Russian warship sailing across the Channel on Tuesday morning were “deeply concerning and reckless”, Keir Starmer said from the G7 summit on Wednesday as he warned that the UK was dealing with proxy attacks from Russia “every single day”. The prime minister said the Ministry of Defence had assessed that the Russian vessel was drifting and fired the shots wit

Defence
BBC Politics17 Jun 2026

PM sends Burnham and Labour warning over leadership contest

Sir Keir Starmer urges Andy Burnham and the party not to focus on a leadership contest after the Makerfield by-election.

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Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026

Inflation Remains at 2.8% in May

New figures from the Office for National Statistics show inflation did not change in May. Sticking at 2.8%… Motor fuel prices rose by 24.6% – the ONS says “food and non-alcoholic beverages made the largest, partially offsetting, downward contribution.” On the producer side the ONS records input prices rising by 8.7% in the year to…

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The Guardian Politics17 Jun 2026

Lib Dems to urge Labour to drop ‘torpor and timidity’ on EU and rejoin single market

Exclusive: Ed Davey to make call ahead of 10th anniversary of Brexit vote, in strengthening of party’s position on EU The Lib Dems will urge Andy Burnham to end Labour’s “torpor and timidity” towards the EU as they call for the UK to rejoin the single market, in a notable strengthening of their own position. Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote next week, Ed Davey will challenge Burnham to scrap Labour’s red lines on the customs union and single market if he becomes prime minister an

Defence
Express Politics16 Jun 2026

Angela Rayner deals devastating blow to Keir Starmer in Labour civil war

The former Deputy Prime Minister said it is "hard to escape the feeling the public have" towards the Prime Minister.

Defence
BBC Politics16 Jun 2026

Troubles bill risks helping IRA goals, says ex-minister Carns

Al Carns has said the bill was one of the reasons he stepped down as armed forces minister.

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