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Express Politics2 May 2026

Keir Starmer issues huge inflation warning and threatens to undo Brexit

Sir Keir made the warning when asked about the economic impact of the US-Israeli war with Iran.

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The Guardian Politics2 May 2026

Starmer says some pro-Palestinian protests could be banned amid attacks on British Jews

PM worried about ‘cumulative’ effect of marches, as Met chief says Jewish communities facing biggest threat Some pro-Palestinian demonstrations could be stopped, the prime minister has warned, as the UK’s most senior police officer said the threat to the Jewish ­community was greater than it has ever been. Keir Starmer indicated he wanted the language expressed on some protest marches to be subjected to “tougher action” as he sought to allay the fears of British Jews after a series of attacks on

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BBC Politics2 May 2026

Chris Mason: PM seeks to draw contrast with critics within his party and beyond

In his interview with the Today Programme, Sir Keir Starmer addressed the whirlwind of recent events, from wars to rising antisemitism.

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BBC Politics2 May 2026

Chris Mason: PM seeks to draw contrast with critics within his party and beyond

In his interview with the Today Programme, Sir Keir Starmer addressed the whirlwind of recent events, from wars to rising antisemitism.

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Express Politics2 May 2026

'Rubbish law' - Warning of Labour housing disaster with fewer homes and higher rents

Radical action could see people get the keys to their first home but a legal expert warns Labour's rental reforms are set to backfire badly

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Express Politics2 May 2026

Nigel Farage crushes Zack Polanski in battle to win Britons' trust on national defence

The Green party leader is trusted by fewer than one in four voters on the defence of the realm ahead of this week's elections

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Express Politics2 May 2026

Labour's hurtling towards bar brawl leadership contest as duo prepare to topple Starmer

MARTYN BROWN: Wannabe leaders are circling the weakened Prime Minister as next week's election bloodbath looms

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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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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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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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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026

Charles tamed Trump while rebuking Trumpism in ego-flattering masterstroke

King skillfully appeals to Republicans fond of Britain and Democrats anxious about rules-based order in state visit For his last trick, the king revealed a bell that hung from the conning tower of a Royal Navy submarine launched from a UK shipyard in 1944. Its name was HMS Trump. “And should you ever need to get hold of us,” Charles III said, “well, just give us a ring.” The polished brass bell bearing the name “Trump”, presented at Tuesday’s state dinner at the White House, was an ego-flatterin

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