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The Guardian Politics15 May 2026

Men in the mirror: Trump and Xi’s suits put ‘chameleon effect’ to test in Beijing

Mirroring of each other’s attire may signal alignment – though the look wasn’t a huge departure for either leader When Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met for a welcome ceremony in Tiananmen Square this week with the world’s gaze on them, they mirrored one another in strikingly similar suits. Both were blue, single-breasted with flap pockets. Both had two buttons with only the top one done up. Both wore red ties. Continue reading...

Conservative Home15 May 2026

Helen Whately: Starmer’s failure is a stark warning to all politicians who think they can wing it and promise the moon

The country is fed up. Fed up with politicians promising but not delivering. Fed up with seeing their taxes spent on things they don’t want – from far flung aid projects to hand-outs to migrants. Fed up with working all hours and having nothing left at the end of the month. The post Helen Whately: Starmer’s failure is a stark warning to all politicians who think they can wing it and promise the moon appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics15 May 2026

Angela Rayner just set out her plan for power - all 3 ideas would leave us totally screwed

Angela Rayner is now favourite to be our next PM. How terrified should we be?

Express Politics15 May 2026

Zack Polanski is fast becoming a political chancer who can't be taken seriously

From hypnotherapy fibs to unpaid council tax and failing to vote for his own party, the Green leader has all the hallmarks of someone who can't be trusted

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Sky News Politics15 May 2026

UK borrowing costs hit fresh financial crash-era high amid political uncertainty

The benchmark UK borrowing cost has hit a fresh financial crash-era high as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer faces a potential leadership challenge from Manchester mayor Andy Burnham.

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The Guardian Politics15 May 2026

What might happen next in Labour leadership challenge?

How a contest to become PM is triggered, and Andy Burnham’s chances in the Makerfield byelection UK politics live – latest updates With Andy Burnham offered a path back to parliament, the chances of a Labour leadership challenge to Keir Starmer appear to have increased dramatically. Manchester’s mayor said he wanted to return to Westminster to “make politics work properly for people” after Josh Simons, the Labour MP for Makerfield, said he would stand down so Burnham could run in the seat in t

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The Guardian Politics15 May 2026

Politics has tossed friendship out of the window – as Keir Starmer is realising | Simon Jenkins

Britain’s embattled PM is beset by enemies. One reason is that Westminster has ceased to be a club and turned into a shambles The Tories took years of Westminster turmoil to reach their Liz Truss moment. It has taken Labour only two. Britain has a weakened prime minister, a fatally divided government and a shambolic House of Commons. No one beyond Keir Starmer’s looming rivals can seriously believe the cure lies in his immediate toppling. There is no leader in waiting obviously superior to Starm

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Express Politics15 May 2026

Keir Starmer bans more 'foreign far-Right agitators' from Unite the Kingdom rally

Downing Street confirms 11 people 'coming to UK to spew their extremist views' stopped from travelling

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BBC Politics15 May 2026

Analysis: Andy Burnham's route back to Commons is clearer - but can he win in Makerfield?

The Greater Manchester mayor faces a messy and bitter by-election battle with Reform UK.

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Guido Fawkes15 May 2026

LISTEN: Simons Keeps Schtum on Job Promises From Burnham

Josh Simons on BBC Radio Manchester, asked if Andy Burnham made him any promises in exchange for giving up his seat: “There’s some mad chat going around that I’m running for mayor of Manchester now, but I can tell you live right now, I’m not doing that. The first thing I’m going to do is…

The Guardian Politics15 May 2026

Digested week: Starmer’s day of reckoning was foreseen – just not the level of drama | John Crace

While Tories are quite ruthless about removing a leader, Labour MPs can’t decide whether their regicide is a tragedy or comedy No one can say they weren’t warned. Last week’s elections had always been marked out as a time of maximum danger for Keir Starmer if the results were as bad as feared. And so it proved. Only no one had anticipated quite the level of drama that would go with it. While the Tories have always been quite ruthless about getting rid of a leader they deem surplus to requirement

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The Guardian Politics15 May 2026

Greens suggest they will properly contest byelection in blow for Burnham

Statement follows speculation party would not field candidate in Makerfield or barely fight seat UK politics live – latest updates The Greens are going to campaign for the upcoming Makerfield byelection, complicating Andy Burnham’s potential route back to parliament against what is expected to be a strong Reform UK challenge. A statement from the Greens said candidate selection was in process, and that the party had learned from its win in another Greater Manchester seat in February, when the

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