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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 Politics28 Jun 2026

Burnham may have to boost defence spending to pass ‘Moscow test’, says ex-military chief

Adm Sir Tony Radakin says UK currenly ‘falls short’ of level required to keep Russian threats at bay The former head of the armed forces has told Andy Burnham that plans for defence spending must meet a “Moscow test” to keep Russian threats at bay, warning the UK currently “falls short” of that level of commitment. Adm Sir Tony Radakin, who was the chief of the defence staff until last year, said that if the government’s defence investment plan (Dip), expected to be published this week, was “not

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The Guardian Politics28 Jun 2026

Labour should ‘be kind’, a Makerfield voter told me. So how about stopping the relentless closures of precious day centres? | John Harris

Countless spaces for adults with complex needs have been shut down. If Andy Burnham wants to fix social care, keeping them open must be a priority Wellington House is in north Brighton, and known to the people who frequent it as Welly. It has the austere look of an old Victorian school, but what goes on inside is all about care and empathy. The building is the home of the city’s last council-run day centre for adults with complex needs, autism and learning disabilities, 21 of whom are reckoned t

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The Guardian Politics28 Jun 2026

Labour deputy leader appears to endorse Ed Miliband as Burnham’s chancellor

Lucy Powell said she thought energy secretary would be good in Treasury but ‘tittle-tattle’ over cabinet posts was ‘unedifying’ Ed Miliband would make a “good” chancellor to Andy Burnham, Labour’s deputy leader, Lucy Powell, has said, ahead of the likely next prime minister’s first major speech on the economy since he returned to Westminster. Powell, who served as Miliband’s chief of staff in opposition and is close to the former party leader, appeared to endorse him to run the Treasury – althou

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The Guardian Politics28 Jun 2026

Ed Miliband as chancellor would benefit every part of the UK – and the bond markets | Josh Ryan-Collins

If Andy Burnham chooses the energy secretary, Labour could fully use the benefits of net zero to promote growth and jobs It should have been a great week for Ed Miliband and his mission to decarbonise the UK economy. Western Europe has experienced one of its worst ever heatwaves, providing powerful evidence of the need to transition away from fossil-fuel-driven energy production to reduce the carbon emissions that are contributing to global warming. Instead, however, he has been attacked by an u

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The Guardian Politics28 Jun 2026

‘British food will disappear’: trade deal after Brexit is hitting UK farmers hard

Home-grown food may become a niche product for wealthy in our supermarkets as British farmers’ incomes plummet For Liz Webster, who farms 647 hectares (1600 acres) in Wiltshire, south west England, the latest impact of Brexit has been particularly brutal. About £400 per animal has been wiped off the price she can get for her beef cattle, a hefty blow at a time when all the inputs – feed, energy, fertiliser – are going through the roof. The fall in price, on livestock that typically fetch £2,000

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The Guardian Politics28 Jun 2026

Rising cost of insuring against climate crisis will have wider knock-on effects for UK economy | Heather Stewart

As extreme weather events become more common, economists say government will need to take more active role to protect consumers Anyone attempting to notch up a productive day’s work in the searing heat of southern England this last week was left in little doubt about the impact of extreme weather. But the economic effects of the climate crisis for the UK are not confined to the many hours lost to quietly perspiring – or fetching kids dismissed early from scorching classrooms. Continue reading..

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The Guardian Politics28 Jun 2026

Prince Harry may cancel UK family visit after being refused police protection

Sussexes trip to Britain in balance after government declines request for taxpayer-funded security The Duke of Sussex is understood to be reconsidering plans to bring his wife and children to the UK next month after his request for taxpayer-funded police protection was rejected. Prince Harry and Meghan were planning their first trip to Britain as a family in four years for events related to the Invictus Games, due to be held in Birmingham in July. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics28 Jun 2026

Two prime ministerial resignations, 10 years apart: ‘Brexit represents a kind of faultline in British history’

Keir Starmer’s announcement on Monday was the latest convulsion since the Brexit vote. This week, as we marked 10 years since the referendum, our former national news editor Dan Sabbagh looked back to the start of Britain’s ongoing political chaos Our political sketch writer John Crace has dubbed it the “podium of doom”. Just before a British prime minister steps out of 10 Downing Street to announce their resignation, a lone lectern takes centre stage and casts an ominous shadow across the groun

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The Guardian Politics28 Jun 2026

Greens examining how party decides policy as membership triples under Zack Polanski

Exclusive: Concerns in-person vote system is giving bigger say to organised fringe activists who can attend conference Senior Greens are examining ways to revamp the party’s structures to make it more effective and representative now its membership has more than tripled since Zack Polanski became leader. Under the party’s direct-democracy model, policy is voted on only by members who attend one of its two annual conferences, a system some Greens believe risks empowering organised fringe activist

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The Guardian Politics28 Jun 2026

Will Andy Burnham ‘go big’ in expanding the role of the state?

In the first of a series on nationalisation, we look at the critical tests ahead for the PM-in-waiting, from choosing a chancellor to the future of Thames Water As he swept towards victory in the Makerfield byelection, Andy Burnham told voters he wanted to see “the essentials of life being run primarily for the public interest, not for the private interests”. Citing the Bee Network of buses and trams across Manchester city region, brought together on his watch, Burnham repeatedly highlighted the

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The Guardian Politics28 Jun 2026

Labour has abandoned the missions that brought it to power. Here's how Burnham could revive them. | Mariana Mazzucato

With a new prime minister incoming, Labour faces a fundamental question about its economic vision As Keir Starmer stands down as prime minister and attention turns toward Andy Burnham, the current moment should not be reduced to a story of personalities. The question that matters is strategy, and the Labour party has three years left to get this right. When Labour won its landslide in July 2024, it did so on the promise of a new kind of governance: five national missions to tackle the UK’s deepe

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The Guardian Politics28 Jun 2026

Reform UK makes dramatic first impression in Senedd opposition role

With more than a third of Welsh parliament seats, Reform MSs have caused tears and walkouts – and voted against their own party Tears, walkouts, own-goal votes: the Welsh parliament has only been sitting for a few weeks, but Reform UK has already made a dramatic first impression in its new role as the official Senedd opposition. Plaid Cymru won May’s historic Welsh elections, ending 100 years of Labour dominance and blocking the momentum of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, which came second. He had bee

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