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Express Politics1 May 2026

Keir Starmer faces fresh demand to abandon 'disgraceful' Chagos deal

The Tories are calling for the money to be diverted to boost the Royal Navy.

Defence
Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

SNP Admits Using AI for Picture of John Swinney With Crowd

The Scottish National Party has admitted using AI for an image of its leader John Swinney in Edinburgh. Online disinformation is rampant on the left… Eagle-eyed observers spotted that the signs held by Swinney’s activist friends have classic AI signs. Not being legible chiefly among them… An SNP spokesman said: “In order to highlight the…

Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

Private Sector Sickness Rate Falls Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels

New figures released by the Office for National Statistics show Britain lost 148.8 million working days to sickness absence. That is 9.8 million more than 2019… The ONS reports: “The sickness absence rate was 2.9% for public sector employees and 1.7% for those working in the private sector. Compared with 2024, the sickness absence rate…

The Guardian Politics1 May 2026

Too good to be true: on the road with Nigel Farage – photo essay

Guardian photojournalist Sean Smith has been following the Reform UK leader as he criss-crosses the country on a busy schedule of walkabouts and meet-ups with prospective councillors and supporters before the May elections Nigel Farage and Reform are campaigning around the country in the local elections and consistently polling higher than the other parties. Reform’s campaign started with a series of rallies for supporters and candidates, where they asked attenders who were not already members t

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Conservative Home1 May 2026

Rafe Fletcher: Britain produces great entrepreneurs but can it keep them?

Britain’s current malaise makes Singapore’s problem - the career opportunities are too good to launch a start-up - look like a nice one to have. But there is a deeper link here between political and entrepreneurial cultures. The post Rafe Fletcher: Britain produces great entrepreneurs but can it keep them? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes1 May 2026

Falklands Safe After King’s State Visit Charms Trump

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has knocked down claims that the White House would back Argentina’s claim to the Falklands. He told The Sun last night that the leaked Pentagon memo floating support for Argentina’s ambition was “just an email”: “It was just an email. People are getting overexcited by an email. It was…

Express Politics1 May 2026

'I met Donald Trump on state visit - he told me what he really thinks of major royals'

A royal author who met Donald Trump has said he was able to ask the American leader about what he thought of senior members of the Royal Family

Express Politics1 May 2026

Zack Polanski breaks silence as he erupts at Labour over Palestine march threat

The Green Party leader hit out at Sir Keir Starmer's "increasingly authoritarian government".

Environment
BBC Politics1 May 2026

'Globalise the intifada' chant is racist, says Starmer

The prime minister said the use of the chant on marches had left Jews feeling scared and intimidated.

The Guardian Politics1 May 2026

Met police commissioner denies ‘intervening in politics’ after accusing Polanski of fueling tensions – UK politics live

The Green party leader reshared a post on social media that appeared to show officers kicking the suspect in the Golders Green attack in the head Full report: Zack Polanski’s criticism of Golders Green attack arrest will have ‘chilling effect’, says Met chief Morning, welcome to our UK politics blog. The Metropolitan police commissioner Mark Rowley has denied he was “intervening in politics” after he wrote an open letter to Zack Polanski over the way officers arrested the Golders Green attack

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Express Politics1 May 2026

A deadly new poison has entered UK politics - it’s coming to a council near you this month

Britain has changed, perhaps forever. The sooner we confront that reality, the better.

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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026

Watchdog weighs investigation into Farage’s undisclosed £5m donation

Electoral Commission reviewing whether Reform UK leader should have declared billionaire’s gift before entering parliament Analysis: Farage’s bid to get ahead of story only raises more questions Farage referred to standards watchdog over undisclosed £5m gift The UK elections watchdog is considering whether to investigate an undisclosed £5m donation received by Nigel Farage before he announced his candidacy at the last general election. The move comes after the Guardian revealed this week that

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