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The Guardian Politics26 May 2026

Greens to run scaled-back campaign in Makerfield byelection in potential boost for Burnham

Exclusive: Party expected to focus on Greater Manchester mayoralty election if Burnham returned to parliament UK politics live – latest updates The Greens have decided to devote only limited resources to next month’s Makerfield byelection, the Guardian has learned, in a potentially significant boost to Andy Burnham’s chances of winning the seat. The party is instead expected to focus more on the byelection for the Greater Manchester mayoralty, which will be triggered if Burnham is returned to

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Guido Fawkes26 May 2026

Home Office ‘Safer Streets Mission Board’ Hasn’t Met for Six Months

The potemkin ‘Mission Board’ established by Labour to reduce crime hasn’t met for six months. There must be no crime to deal with… The “Safer Streets” mission board was established ‘to oversee and drive progress’ on the ‘Safer Streets Mission.’ It, along with the other boards, was formed as a Cabinet committee and then downgraded…

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Conservative Home26 May 2026

Tolga Inanc: Winning in a multiparty system is possible for the Conservatives it just takes a shift in mindset

Conservatives must do more than energise loyalists: They must frame elections as meaningful choices between likely outcomes in each seat, and why Conservative policies matter. If we do we can win back votes from all directions, including previous non-voters. The post Tolga Inanc: Winning in a multiparty system is possible for the Conservatives it just takes a shift in mindset appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics26 May 2026

UK may be ‘tipped into a general election’ if Burnham replaces Starmer, says Harman

Former deputy Labour leader says Nigel Farage could say Manchester mayor is a ‘usurper’ and he may seek his own mandate UK politics live – latest updates The UK may find itself “tipped into a general election” if Andy Burnham replaces Keir Starmer as prime minister, Labour’s former deputy leader Harriet Harman said on Tuesday. If Burnham replaces Starmer as prime minister in the coming months, he may feel he needs to secure his own mandate, partly because Nigel Farage would accuse him of being

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BBC Politics26 May 2026

Sentences of boys spared custody over rape referred to Court of Appeal

The sentences of boys spared custody over the rape of two girls in Hampshire will be referred to the Court of Appeal, the prime minister has said.

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Guido Fawkes26 May 2026

Ben Riley-Smith Appointed Sunday Times Political Editor

Ben Riley-Smith has been appointed Political Editor of the Sunday Times, starting in September. Formerly the Telegraph’s Political Editor and later its Chief Political Commentator… Riley-Smith said today: “I’m delighted to have been made The Sunday Times’s political editor. I have long been an admirer of the paper’s fantastic, agenda-setting journalism. The Sunday Times political…

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BBC Politics26 May 2026

Sentences of boys spared custody over Hampshire rape referred to Court of Appeal, PM says

The sentences of boys spared custody over the rape of two girls in Hampshire will be referred to the Court of Appeal, the prime minister has said.

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Express Politics26 May 2026

Desperate Rachel Reeves scrambles to stop key contracts going abroad

The Chancellor has told her Cabinet colleagues that more deals need to be made with British firms.

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Conservative Home26 May 2026

Luke Graham: The threat to the Union is bigger after the recent elections and we need positive ways to counter it

No one should be bullied into having to take the nationalist lines of being Welsh or Scottish or else. People can be proud of being Scottish and British, Welsh, and British, Northern Irish and British, English, and British and whatever combination their family happens to be. The post Luke Graham: The threat to the Union is bigger after the recent elections and we need positive ways to counter it appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes26 May 2026

Wes Streeting Would Still Lose His Seat in Most Optimistic Burnham General Election Poll

Wes Streeting would lose his seat alongside more than sixty other Labour MPs under the most optimistic Burnham general election polling done so far. All while the former Health Secretary falls into line behind Angry Andy… Guido has applied a uniform national swing from the small More in Common poll last week which gave Burnham…

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The Guardian Politics26 May 2026

Carol Vorderman demands apology from Reform candidate over ‘disgusting comments’

Broadcaster describes Robert Kenyon, who is standing in the upcoming Makerfield byelection, as a misogynist and a ‘cowardly man’ Carol Vorderman has demanded an apology from the Reform UK candidate in the upcoming Makerfield byelection for “disgusting comments” he made about her on social media in the past. The broadcaster and former Countdown numbers expert described Robert Kenyon, who Reform has backed to face Andy Burnham in next month’s vote, as a “cowardly man” for a series of offensive po

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Express Politics26 May 2026

Andy Burnham faces nightmare left-wing challenge if he wins by-election

A left-wing MP could enter the race to replace the Prime Minister.

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