BBC Politics17 Jun 2026
Final push for votes in high stakes Makerfield by-election
Candidates are making their final pitch for votes in the Makerfield by-election in a contest that could determine who becomes the next prime minister.
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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.
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Troubling Evidence Of Corruption
The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform
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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.
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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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Sky News Politics17 Jun 2026
Starmer is not an easy PM to interview - but he came to G7 armed with a message
Keir Starmer is not an easy prime minister to interview.
Conservative Home17 Jun 2026
Oliver Rose: Labour has a performative male problem
If representation truly matters, then Labour's inability, or unwillingness, to elect a woman leader is one of the most remarkable and least discussed facts in modern British politics, and it is only those in the Labour Party who can change this The post Oliver Rose: Labour has a performative male problem appeared first on Conservative Home.
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The Guardian Politics17 Jun 2026
‘No friends to the oil and gas industry’: Aberdeen South, the byelection where one topic dominates
Peter Murrell affair may feature, but contest seen as straight fight between SNP and Tories over energy policy The contest for Aberdeen South, a constituency that spans urban social housing and detached homes with sculpted gardens, has been dominated by one topic: the future of North Sea oil and gas. The drama gripping the Labour party at Westminster and Andy Burham’s nascent leadership pitch in Makerfield barely affects this byelection, which also takes place on Thursday. The vote is touted as
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Express Politics17 Jun 2026
Labour’s migrant crackdown set to be destroyed union baron
Call for Shabana Mahmood's 'shameful proposals' to be 'dropped immediately'
Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026
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BBC Politics17 Jun 2026
'It was surreal': British couple describe having warning shots fired near them by Russian warship
The retired couple tell BBC Newsnight they tried to show the warship they had changed course in the English Channel before the shots were fired.
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Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026
VOTE NOW: The Guido Fawkes Reform Power Rankings (June Edition)
Every month, we publish the power rankings of all the leading lights in Reform based on our readers’ responses. Click here to fill in the survey, and the results will be published at the end of the month. Here’s how last month played out… 1 Nigel Farage – 12.95 2 Robert Jenrick ▲ 1 10.47…
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Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026
Team Burnham Declines Starmer’s Offer of a Cabinet Job for Andy
Andy Burnham’s team has already hit back after Starmer said this morning that he wants Burnham to have a big role in government. A source in the Burnham camp told the Manchester Evening News that “the benefit Andy has is the wind of change for not having been associated with the Government’s failings.” They also…
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The Guardian Politics17 Jun 2026
‘Petrol on the fire’: Sikhs in UK reconsider Reform support over response to Henry Nowak murder
Recent success among Sikh voters in doubt after party’s proposed kirpan ban adds to sense of racist scapegoating “There’s a genuine battle going on between Reform UK and Labour for Sikh voters,” says Dabinderjit Singh, of the Sikh Federation. Until the case of Henry Nowak, the 18-year-old stabbed to death by Vickrum Digwa, a British Sikh, hit headlines across the country, traditional support for Labour among British Sikhs was slumping, while support for Reform was rising from a low base. But now
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Guido Fawkes17 Jun 2026
BBC Cuts 550 Jobs
New Director-General Matt Brittin has announced the first phase of cuts at the BBC: 550 net job cuts by the end of this financial year across the News, Nations and Content divisions, part of 2,000 job losses planned over the next three years. A further 700 job losses in the corporate division to be set…
Express Politics17 Jun 2026
Keir Starmer issued blunt migrant warning - ‘British people are in jeopardy’
EXCLUSIVE: An MP from a country that curbed small boat arrivals has shared his thoughts on Britain's situation
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