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Conservative Home14 Aug 2026

Tony Lodge: Burnham should look East for better trains

The train can certainly beat the plane if services compete and give passengers what they want. Andy Burnham should look East if he wants to make sure ‘No 10. North’ has first-class connections, not to mention the rest of the country. The post Tony Lodge: Burnham should look East for better trains appeared first on Conservative Home.

BBC Politics14 Aug 2026

Farage faces renewed watchdog probe after Clacton by-election victory

The investigation into a £5m gift received by Farage reopens, as he returns as the MP for Clacton.

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The Guardian Politics14 Aug 2026

Farage wins Clacton byelection, but was it worth it? – podcast

Nigel Farage has won the Clacton byelection he triggered by resigning from the seat because he wanted to allow voters to ‘stick two fingers up at the entire establishment’. The Reform UK leader’s political finances were under investigation at the time. That process has now resumed, posing the risk of another byelection if Farage is found to have broken the rules. Has his party emerged stronger or weaker as a result of the byelection? And what next for Reform UK and its leader? Alexandra Topping

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Guido Fawkes14 Aug 2026

French Under-15s Social Media Ban Struck Down by Top Court

Macron passed legislation to ban under-15s from social media. The Constitutional Council says this unduly inhibits the free expression of adults: “By prohibiting minors ‌under the age of fifteen ⁠from accessing certain online services, the law inherently ​requires every person, even ‌an adult, to prove their age before accessing them. However, by failing to specify…

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Guido Fawkes14 Aug 2026

Burnham Orders Temporary Ban on Disposable BBQs

Burnham says they pose a “significant risk to the public” during the ongoing drought and heatwave. Burn ham no more…

The Guardian Politics14 Aug 2026

What does Clacton get for its loyalty to stroppy Nige? Next to nothing | John Crace

Why bother to improve people’s lives – or even show up – when it’s this easy? In many ways, though, the stunt hasn’t paid off What can Clacton possibly have done to deserve this? Is this some cosmic karma for a past existence in which the town executed hundreds of innocent women and children? Surely, even then, enough is enough. For the past few years Clacton seems to have been the centre of some abusive psychological experiment. The sort the Americans used to run in the 1950s and 60s, that have

The Guardian Politics14 Aug 2026

‘Let’s see what he can do’: will Burnham bring Barnsley voters back to Labour?

Reform UK overturned the ‘red wall’ in May, but with questions over Farage’s finances and a new face in No 10, could Barnsley be a bellwether for changing Labour fortunes? Labour marked its worst performance in more than 50 years when voters went to the polls in Barnsley in May, but 100 days on from those seismic local elections, the political landscape has shifted drastically. Could the South Yorkshire town, where Reform UK reaped the benefits of dissatisfaction with Labour, prove to be a test

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Express Politics14 Aug 2026

PC Andrew Harper's mum slams 'injustice' as bombshell polling rocks Andy Burnham

Exclusive: Debbie Adlam, thanked the public for a "phenomenal response" in the fight against "the injustice this early release represents".

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BBC Politics14 Aug 2026

Temporary ban on sale of disposable BBQs over wildfire risk

Government issues a temporary ban on the sale of disposable barbeques as they pose a "significant risk to the public".

Express Politics14 Aug 2026

I walked the streets of Clacton hours after Farage's win - locals didn't want to know

EXCLUSIVE: Just hours after Nigel Farage reclaimed his seat in parliament, Clacton's locals didn't have a lot to say.

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The Guardian Politics14 Aug 2026

‘Disgraceful’: what one photo from Clacton tells us about British politics in 2026

Byelection results have been interpreted positively by Farage and Binface, but one spoiled ballot tells its own story UK politics live – latest updates It ended, perhaps fittingly, on a rather baffling note. After 34 days of campaigning to regain the parliamentary seat of Clacton on England’s south coast, Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform UK party, declined to turn up to the town’s leisure centre to hear himself declared the winner and MP. It was quite the thing. The last high-profile win

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Conservative Home14 Aug 2026

John Moss: The holidays are over and the Candidates are coming – here’s what you need to know to be one

From September, the Conservative Party is going to start advertising for candidates for the seats it needs to win in order to form the next government. I've had a look at what has changed - and what hasn’t - in the process. Do your research on the seats you are most interested in, and don’t book any holidays! The post John Moss: The holidays are over and the Candidates are coming – here’s what you need to know to be one appeared first on Conservative Home.