BBC Politics19 Jun 2026
'Imminent threat' to Starmer after Burnham's win
What Andy Burnham's win in the Makerfield by-election means for the prime minister.
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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.
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Troubling Evidence Of Corruption
The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform
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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.
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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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Express Politics19 Jun 2026
GB News halted for breaking announcement - and it’s terrible for Starmer
The news programme ground to a halt for a breaking alert about Labour.
The Guardian Politics19 Jun 2026
This major Makerfield victory has made it inevitable: it’s now time for Keir Starmer to step aside | Neal Lawson
Andy Burnham’s positive vision has struck a powerful blow to Reform – but the PM risks diminishing the impact by clinging on in No 10 Neal Lawson is director of the cross-party campaign organisation Compass That tingle of emotion you felt when you awoke today? That is the long-lost feeling of progressive hope. That it comes from Makerfield is all the more remarkable. Reform has been defeated in a seat that it should have won at a canter – trailing Labour, even when its voteshare is combined wi
The Guardian Politics19 Jun 2026
MPs urge Fujitsu to make ‘immediate’ payment to Post Office Horizon victims
Liam Byrne, who chairs Commons business committee, says too many operators are still waiting for redress The Japanese tech company at the centre of the Post Office IT scandal is facing calls from a parliamentary committee to make an “immediate” payment towards the compensation bill for victims. Fujitsu supplied the faulty Horizon software to the UK Post Office, which led to branch operators being wrongly prosecuted over discrepancies in their business accounts. Continue reading...
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Conservative Home19 Jun 2026
Now what are we to ‘Makereth’ of all that? The Tories win, Reform don’t, and yet both might take a hit from this
Burnham won. He didn't squeak it. Restore in the end were as irrelevant as the Tories. And the Tories beat the odds and the SNP in Aberdeen. So if you've been told for two years that the Conservatives are 'dead, finished, over' - the results this morning are Lab 1, Cons 1, Reform 0. The post Now what are we to ‘Makereth’ of all that? The Tories win, Reform don’t, and yet both might take a hit from this appeared first on Conservative Home.
Express Politics19 Jun 2026
Lisa Nandy hints at one big move for Andy Burnham as he romps to by-election victory
Lisa Nandy's praise for Andy Burnham have fuelled speculation over a move that could change everything at No10.
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Express Politics19 Jun 2026
Keir Starmer breaks silence as rival Andy Burnham threatens his premiership with huge win
Sir Keir Starmer has broken his silence on Andy Burnham's historic Makerfield win after never once visiting the seat throughout the entire by-election campaign.
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Conservative Home19 Jun 2026
Georgia Gilholy: The assisted suicide lobby is desperate but we shouldn’t give in
The country has more urgent concerns: immigration, crime, energy, industry, housing. It is extraordinary that, at the whim of one backbencher and a well-funded lobby, Labour seems destined to be drawn into wasting time tearing itself apart still further over radical social change. The post Georgia Gilholy: The assisted suicide lobby is desperate but we shouldn’t give in appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home19 Jun 2026
Reva Gudi: When told ‘this is not how we do it in the NHS’ – I’ve started asking ‘Why not?’ even if that’s risky
Despite decades of 'reforms' that weren't really, the fundamental problems - waiting lists, workforce shortages, broken relationship with social care and the list goes on- are largely intact. All of this in the face of growing demand and finite resources. The post Reva Gudi: When told ‘this is not how we do it in the NHS’ – I’ve started asking ‘Why not?’ even if that’s risky appeared first on Conservative Home.
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BBC Politics19 Jun 2026
Burnham's won, how long will Starmer carry on?
Andy Burnham's victory in the Makerfield by-election raises questions about Keir Starmer future as PM.
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Express Politics19 Jun 2026
BBC Polling guru John Curtice issues grave warning to Burnham after huge victory
Polling guru Sir John Curtice has warned Andy Burnham that the trick behind his huge Makerfield victory cannot easily be repeated once he becomes PM.
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Conservative Home19 Jun 2026
Michael Taylor: How we bucked the trend in Trafford
These weren't lucky results. They weren't a fluke. They certainly weren't achieved by sitting at home waiting for the election campaign to start. The post Michael Taylor: How we bucked the trend in Trafford appeared first on Conservative Home.
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