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The Guardian Politics27 Jun 2026

‘Not a culture war’: the council that won its case over England flags on lampposts

Leader of local authority in Oxfordshire faces backlash over injunction ‘to maintain neutral, safe space for residents’ While Londoners scurried from building to building seeking shade on another baking hot day this week, one man paused in the shadow of the Royal Courts of Justice. The leader of Oxfordshire county council, Tim Bearder, was not only satisfied in the shade of the court’s gothic towers. He had just won a landmark legal victory. Continue reading...

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Express Politics27 Jun 2026

Priti Patel warns Burnham has 'no experience of foreign affairs' as Iran crisis deepens

Andy Burnham's lack of foreign policy experience has triggered alarm and there are fears appointing David Miliband Foreign Secretary will fuel 'psychodrama'

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The Guardian Politics27 Jun 2026

Nigel Farage’s anti-WHO campaign moves to US with allies added to board

Relocation of Action on World Health raises questions over why Reform UK leader is involved in a US pressure group Nigel Farage’s campaign against the World Health Organization (WHO) is moving to the US with a new board of lobbyists, raising questions over why the Reform UK leader is involved in an American pressure group. The Action on World Health campaign, co-founded by Farage, is relocating to the US state of Delaware as a charitable foundation and grassroots non-profit. Continue reading...

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Express Politics27 Jun 2026

Yvette Cooper in open rebellion against Starmer as she demands hike to defence spending

Yvette Cooper is in 'open rebellion' against her own Government after demanding defence spending be hiked, just days before the delayed Defence Investment Plan

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Express Politics27 Jun 2026

Tories vow tax-free pay boost for Army reservists to swell force to 50,000

The Conservatives have vowed a tax-free pay boost for Army reservists to swell the volunteer force to 50,000, as Labour's defence plan remains 10 months late.

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Express Politics26 Jun 2026

Zia Yusuf opens fire on Andy Burnham in call for general election: 'Foisted on Britain'

The key Reform UK figure told the PM-in-waiting to 'draft a manifesto and call a general election'.

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BBC Politics26 Jun 2026

Conservatives offer tax incentive as part of 50,000 reservist pledge

Labour accused the Conservatives of trying to "rewrite history" after making defence cuts while in power.

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BBC Politics26 Jun 2026

Conservatives offer tax incentive as part of 50,000 reservist pledge

Labour accused the Conservatives of trying to "rewrite history" after making defence cuts while in power.

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Express Politics26 Jun 2026

Downing Street slaps down Shabana Mahmood as Labour civil war explodes

The Home Secretary earlier barred Immigration Minister Mike Tapp from receiving Government documents or having official meetings unless she approves it

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Express Politics26 Jun 2026

Migrant row fury as council chief erupts over Labour's plan for tiny village

The council leader claimed he received 'no prior warning or consultation' about the plans which he slammed as 'entirely unacceptable'.

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The Guardian Politics26 Jun 2026

Climate sceptics cheering as they melt in record temperatures? This heatwave is where satire has come to die | Jonathan Freedland

Delegates at an ‘anti-woke’ conference disparaged Ed Miliband’s net zero policies. But even they could not ignore the sweat on their foreheads It was hardly a perfect film, but I keep thinking of Don’t Look Up. In its depiction of a world that stubbornly refuses to heed the warnings of an imminent planetary disaster, it was perhaps too on the nose. But these days, reality itself is too on the nose. This week served up ample evidence, on both sides of the Atlantic. In Britain, like much of Europe

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Express Politics26 Jun 2026

Andy Burnham and Labour chaos put UK's Brexit freedoms 'at great risk'

Dame Priti Patel issues dire warning following Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as Prime Minister

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