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Express Politics1 May 2026

Peter Mandelson fallout proves Civil Service isn't a Rolls-Royce but an unreliable banger

OPINION - LEO MCKINSTRY: What was once a slick operation is weighed down by its own neuroses.

Conservative Home1 May 2026

Sarah Ingham: Labour lawfare is breaking the covenant with the Armed Forces

Keir Starmer claims he is putting Britain on a “war footing”. Defence, however, needs more than money. It relies on Armed Forces personnel, whose morale is being undermined by the lawfare being championed by Labour.  The post Sarah Ingham: Labour lawfare is breaking the covenant with the Armed Forces appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 May 2026

Gareth Davies: Why all eyes should be on Wales this May?

This election, then, will not simply decide who governs Wales, but whether the desire for change translates into meaningful improvement or merely a continuation of the same political culture under a different, more nationalist, banner. The post Gareth Davies: Why all eyes should be on Wales this May? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 May 2026

Rupert Matthews: What will replace Police and Crime Commissioners?

We will have a national police force and a number of regional police forces. Who will hold governance over them, and raise taxes to pay for them? The Labour Government has not yet said. The post Rupert Matthews: What will replace Police and Crime Commissioners? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026

My advice to Hannah Spencer? Before calling out MPs’ boozing, try to understand the reasons behind it | Gaby Hinsliff

The new MP is right that parliament’s drinking culture is fundamentally weird. But to change it, we need to reset the whole institution Seven o’clock on a Monday night and I am standing in the House of Commons, nursing a glass of vinegary white wine. All around me are people doing the same, though it’s polite sipping rather than getting sloshed. Waiters ferry bottles between the terrace function rooms, where MPs are hosting dinners or campaign launches like the one I’m at. Between the clanging d

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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026

Nearly twice as many men as women standing in May elections in UK

Exclusive: women ‘massively underrepresented’ in next week’s local and devolved elections, campaigners say Women will be massively underrepresented on ballot papers across the UK next week, campaigners say, with research revealing that almost twice as many men as women are standing as candidates across the local, mayoral and devolved elections. Democracy campaigners say men of all political stripes are likely to dominate local government, with women’s views on issues from social care to bin col

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Express Politics1 May 2026

Tony Blair blasted for 'betraying pensioners' with call to scrap triple lock

Campaigners say axing the safeguard against poverty would be a 'disaster for older people'

Express Politics1 May 2026

MPs declare 'no confidence' in South East Water bosses over failures affecting 286k people

South East Water has been fined £22 million for repeated supply failures.

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BBC Politics1 May 2026

What are the issues in the suburb that keeps changing its mind?

Nothing is set in stone for voters in Hampton Vale, built on the site of a former brickworks.

Express Politics1 May 2026

Tax freeze sees 1m extra pensioners hit by income tax - as £20 a month alert issued

HMRC figures show 8.16 million pensioners paid income tax in 2023-24, over a million more than the previous year

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The Guardian Politics1 May 2026

Will the Greens win over Hackney? - podcast

Helen Pidd and Peter Walker on the local elections and why the Green party has surged in the polls The Green party in Hackney, London, is feeling optimistic about the local elections. Today in Focus host Helen Pidd meets the Hackney mayoral candidates, a group of Green party canvassers, and residents in Hackney weighing up who to vote for. Also, Peter Walker, the Guardian’s senior political correspondent, discusses how tactical voting might play out in the elections and the challenges the Greens

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BBC Politics30 Apr 2026

UK should not keep changing prime ministers, warns John Major

The former Tory PM tells the BBC political leaders are letting young people down by failing tackle long-term problems.

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