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The Guardian Politics3 May 2026

Polanski takes combative approach as Greens enter media spotlight

From legitimate scrutiny to lurid scare stories, the Green party’s rise has brought a sudden spike in attention It is the lot of smaller parties that grow rapidly that they tend to endure something of a trial by the media in the UK. The attention from some of the newspapers and broadcasters to the Green party before this week’s elections has occasionally borne an unlikely resemblance to the height of Clegg-mania in the spring of 2010, when the Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, was rewarded fo

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Express Politics3 May 2026

Households with summer holidays booked warned 'last minute changes could happen'

Near-empty flights from UK airports could be dropped to conserve jet fuel.

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Express Politics3 May 2026

Tories promise huge benefits change that would save UK £1bn a year

The proposal to overhaul welfare payments would stop people earning more from benefits than a job.

BBC Politics3 May 2026

Struggling High Streets fuel sense of neglect for voters ahead of local elections

Failing High Streets fuel a wider sense of political discontent which could prove crucial in the upcoming elections for English councils in May.

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Sky News Politics2 May 2026

Local elections could see council seats won on record-low vote shares

Thursday's local elections are expected to bring drastic losses for Labour, with as many as 2,000 of its 2,500 council seats at risk.

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BBC Politics2 May 2026

Stop families who choose not to work getting unlimited benefits, Tories say

The party says removing some exemptions to the household benefit cap would save £1bn a year.

Express Politics2 May 2026

Fury as Keir Starmer’s niece ‘parachuted’ into one of Labour’s safest seats

Ellie Sandover is the daughter of the Prime Minister's sister Katherine Swabey.

Express Politics2 May 2026

Reform is the only alternative to a Left-wing coalition of chaos

I've met wonderful people, proud people who want better after 27 years of failure from Labour.

BBC Politics2 May 2026

Protests may need to be stopped in some cases, PM suggests

The PM tells the BBC he is concerned about the "cumulative" effect of marches on the Jewish community.

The Guardian Politics2 May 2026

Dig Deep! Reform frontbench promotes JCBs after £200,000 donation from firm

Nigel Farage, Lee Anderson and Robert Jenrick, among others, have sung the praises of the JCB PotHole Pro Reform UK’s leading figures have repeatedly promoted a new pothole-fixing machine by the construction company JCB, while the party received £200,000 from the British digger maker, the Guardian can reveal. Several Reform politicians including Nigel Farage, Lee Anderson, Robert Jenrick, Zia Yusuf and Richard Tice have sung the praises of the JCB PotHole Pro machine. Continue reading...

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Express Politics2 May 2026

Childhood crisis warning as children can scroll on a smartphone but can't throw a ball

'We are raising a generation of children who can swipe before they can throw, scroll before they can run, and who are paying the price'

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The Guardian Politics2 May 2026

Organisers challenge Starmer’s threat to ban some pro-Palestine marches

PM says there are instances in which he would support bans but organisers say this would ‘strike at root of free speech’ Organisers of pro-Palestine marches have said Keir Starmer’s threat to ban some demonstrations opposing Israel’s actions in the Middle East will “strike at the root of free assembly and free speech” in the UK. On Saturday morning, the prime minister told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that “there are instances” in which he would support stopping some pro-Palestine protests alto