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The Guardian Politics13 May 2026

As Westminster rages, and Labour sinks into civil war: what about the people? | Aditya Chakrabortty

Voters are desperate for a turnaround in living standards. The runners and riders for the Labour leadership must address this “Westminster is a cocoon. Lots of people in lovely jobs, so it becomes easy to forget the world outside.” Catherine West should know. She’s been an MP for 11 years, even if you hadn’t heard of her until this weekend when the Labour backbencher threatened Keir Starmer for the leadership, firing the first shots in the civil war that now engulfs the government. Before Wes St

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The Guardian Politics13 May 2026

‘It’s more incrementalism’: Starmer’s safe king’s speech fails to quell mutiny

One of PM’s expanding cohort of critics in Labour party says policy programme ‘sums up where we have gone wrong’ For Keir Starmer’s Labour critics, his second king’s speech, in which the government set out what it would do in parliament over the next 12 to 18 months, was a crystallisation of everything that was wrong with the prime minister’s strategy. Over 34 bills and three draft ones, Starmer set out a programme he said would “make this country stronger and fairer”. But the package, which inc

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BBC Politics13 May 2026

From tourist tax to digital ID: BBC correspondents on the key bills in the King's Speech

BBC correspondents look at some of the new bills Sir Keir Starmer's government wants to pass.

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Express Politics13 May 2026

Loophole that allows fanatics to plot atrocities to finally be closed

New law will criminalise planning a mass casualty attack

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The Guardian Politics13 May 2026

The Guardian view on the king’s speech: an agenda for a government that lacks conviction | Editorial

Keir Starmer’s programme is fatally limited by the timidity of an election manifesto that shied away from hard arguments Ending 14 years of Conservative rule was supposed to bring an end to dysfunctional government. In the speech that launched his 2024 general election campaign, Sir Keir Starmer said that “a vote for Labour is a vote for stability … a vote to stop the chaos”. Less than two years later, Sir Keir’s government looks no sturdier than its predecessors. The prime minister’s chances o

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BBC Politics13 May 2026

Farage faces standards probe into £5m gift from crypto billionaire

The probe will examine whether the Reform UK leader should have declared the gift from crypto billionaire.

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BBC Politics13 May 2026

Farage faces standards probe into £5m gift from crypto billionaire

The probe will examine whether the Reform UK leader should have declared the gift from crypto billionaire.

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The Guardian Politics13 May 2026

King’s speech might be the last word on Starmer as reluctant monarch does his duty | John Crace

With the PM’s future numbered in days no wonder Charles might have felt reading out the government’s agenda was not the best use of his time The king looked fed up. His attempts to throw a sickie had come to nothing. Did the government really want to go ahead with the state opening? Apparently it did. Would it be OK if he phoned it in? He fancied a day WFP. Working from palace. It wouldn’t. It was a three-line whip. One of the few occasions a monarch was obliged to attend. “My lords. Pray be sea

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Guido Fawkes13 May 2026

Health Ministers Double Hotel Costs Per Night While Staff Cut Back

DHSC staff are economising on hotels while their health ministers are spending more per night spent in hotels. Wes… Guido’s FOI Unit has found that health ministers nearly doubled their per-night hotel spending in a single year, from £139 to £261. That is an 87% increase from the financial year starting in 2024 to the…

Express Politics13 May 2026

Keir Starmer accused of 'rewriting Brexit' with shocking new law revealed

The new EU law was announced in the King's Speech

Express Politics13 May 2026

Zack Polanski wants to run the country? Here's why he couldn't even run a tea stall

OPINION - ESTHER KRAKUE: It's astonishing that he expects to be taken seriously.