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PoliticsReformRestore26/02/2026

Exclusive Interview: "Rising Star" Switches to Restore Britain — "I Want a Political Home That Respects Me"

Kieran Mishchuk, 19, who won his seat for Reform UK aged 18, tells Restore News why he made the switch and why he hasn't looked back.

ReformRestoreRupert Lowe25/02/2026

Troubling Evidence Of Corruption

The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform

RestoreRemigration24/02/2026

Young Bob Assaulted By Muslim Gang

Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.

PoliticsReformRestore23/02/2026

The Advance UK Merger Collapse: Ego, Entitlement, and the Fight for Britain's Future

Ben Habib's proposed merger with Restore Britain collapses after Rupert Lowe refuses to hand over the keys. The reaction from Advance UK's inner circle reveals more about their motivations than they intended.

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The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

Convicted people smuggler reportedly living in UK should be deported, Tories say

Man once called ‘godfather’ of Calais migrant camps lives in Leicestershire and is said to be trying to claim asylum A convicted people smuggler who has reportedly been found living in Britain should be arrested and deported, the Conservatives have said. The man, once labelled “the godfather” of the Calais migrant camps, was tracked down by the BBC to Leicestershire, where he reportedly changed his name from Twana Jamal and was working illegally while attempting to claim asylum. Continue readin

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The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

No 10 accepts all recommendations in Southport attack inquiry, Mahmood says

First phase of inquiry identified multiple failings to prevent murders of three girls, which government will ‘urgently’ address Downing Street has accepted all recommendations for changes made by an inquiry which found the Southport killings could have been prevented and identified “fundamental failings”, the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has said. Mahmood said the government would do “whatever is needed to protect the public” as she accepted the recommendations from the first phase of the So

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Keir Starmer issues formal state apology over forced adoption scandal

After decades of campaigning by those affected, PM says state ‘did not do enough to protect’ mothers and children Keir Starmer has formally apologised for the British state’s role in historic forced adoptions after decades of campaigning by mothers and children affected. The government said the “state did not do enough to protect mothers, children and families”, that it “failed to prevent harm from continuing” and that it bore responsibility for funding and legitimising the system that allowed t

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The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

Release of Rochdale grooming gang leader ‘really scary’, says whistleblower

Exclusive: Health worker Sara Rowbotham fears for women and girls because of ‘weak’ probation service The impending release of the Rochdale grooming gang leader is “really scary” for local women and girls because of failings in a “weak” probation service and his lack of remorse, a former health worker who exposed the paedophile ring has said. Sara Rowbotham, whose team gathered evidence that led to the imprisonment of Shabir Ahmed and eight other men in Rochdale, said she is “terrified” by the p

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The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

Bankers and unions set for clash over possible Burnham tax raid on UK banks

City bosses say move would be economically disastrous, but union leaders urge likely new PM to ignore ‘vested interests’ Battle lines are being drawn between City bosses and trade unions over a possible tax raid on UK banks to help fund Andy Burnham’s package for struggling households this winter. While bankers have warned the move would be “economic suicide”, union leaders have said Britain cannot afford to be “held hostage” by City lobbyists, given growing pressures to find money for defence a

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Starmer to issue formal apology to mothers and children harmed by historic forced adoption policies – UK politics live

Between 1949 and 1976, an estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers and placed for adoption in England and Wales Good morning. Keir Starmer is clearing the decks in his last three weeks in office, and today he is going to settle one unresolved issue when he delivers a formal apology on behalf of the state to victims of forced adoption policies that were in place in the middle of the last century. Between 1949 and 1976, an estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mother

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The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

They say Andy Burnham is ‘good at politics’ – but the proof will only come in time | Zoe Williams

The PM-in-waiting brings the promise of likability and a mission voters can believe in. He’ll need all that and more to survive There is some uncertainty and trepidation in these liminal days before the nomination period for the next Labour leader opens. But it’s not about the “who” of the next prime minister so much as the “what”. How different can Andy Burnham be, given that he is bound by the same manifesto, assailed by the same headwinds? It’s widely agreed that he has a vision where his pre

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The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

Why is Nigel Farage being paid so much to promote a gold bullion company?

Reform UK leader was paid £270,000 for 12 hours’ work – but who is behind Direct Bullion and what does it do? Tell us: have you invested in gold through a specialist bullion company? Despite the demands of being the MP for Clacton and leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage has found time to develop several alternative income streams since being elected to parliament. His side hustles include being a social media influencer, presenting on GB News, and a stint recording on-demand videos for the Cameo

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The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

Burnham’s No 10 North: could two-centre government be made to work?

Plan to move part of Whitehall to Manchester wins praise but would involve major logistical challenges and costs ‘It’s a stellar idea’: readers on Andy Burnham’s No 10 North plans It first found fame as the centre of Manchester’s textile industry and later as the home of celebrated nightclub Sankeys. But now Ancoats, on the northern edge of Manchester city centre, could become the somewhat unexpected heart of British government. The site of a disused retail park, which was once home to Toys R

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The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

Starmer’s goodbye gift to Britain: a US pharma deal that could be more lethal than Covid | Aditya Chakrabortty

This shadowy treaty on medicine imports will cost the NHS billions and take funding away from doctors, nurses, cancer scans and the rest For all the crowd noise and heavy-breathing match analysis, British democracy is a simple sport. We elect politicians to serve our interests. They direct the vital services that look after our families and communities, such as our healthcare and our schools. The entire political system rests on one basic premise: they work for us. Believe that, as I do, and thi

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The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

‘It’s a stellar idea’: readers on Andy Burnham’s No 10 North plans

Some hail the opportunities greater devolution could bring, while others question the cost Burnham’s No 10 North: could two-centre government be made to work? Andy Burnham has said if he becomes prime minister, he would create a new “No 10 North” in Manchester as the “nerve centre of a rewired Britain” to oversee a devolution of power and resources across the UK. While full details of how this will work have not yet been made available, we asked Britons what they thought of the idea in princip

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The Guardian Politics2 Jul 2026

England’s mayors should be given sweeping new powers, says devolution expert

Exclusive: Burnham-aligned thinktank calls for devolution of public services including social care, childcare and skills Mayors should be given power over a wide range of public services, including social care, childcare and skills, according to a paper written by one of the people helping shape Andy Burnham’s devolution plans. JP Spencer, the head of devolution policy at the thinktank ThinkLabour, calls for mayors to take control over large parts of service provision in a paper that gives an in

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