Express Politics12 Aug 2026
Andy Burnham just got slapped in the face - by the experts hired to tell us he was great
Andy Burnham's economic credibility has been torn to shreds. By his own experts.
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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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Express Politics12 Aug 2026
Andy Burnham issued warning by police chiefs to stop early release of PC Harper's killers
Policing leaders from across the UK have piled pressure on the Prime Minister
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Conservative Home12 Aug 2026
The Supreme court ruled, the EHRC has issued guidance, there is no justification for refusing to accept it
I just wanted to be the voice momentarily, who says that you can comfortably believe that the law is right, the guidance there for a reason, and still love someone whom it effects. I have absolutely no desire whatever to try and ‘change’ my son’s mind or bother with an attempt. I like them as they are. The post The Supreme court ruled, the EHRC has issued guidance, there is no justification for refusing to accept it appeared first on Conservative Home.
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The Guardian Politics12 Aug 2026
Paid police paternity leave to double after fathers reported being ‘ostracised’
Exclusive: Pay increases to two weeks in England and Wales after Guardian revealed officers ‘mocked’ for taking time off Paid paternity leave for police in England and Wales is to double, after the Guardian revealed last year that officers were “mocked and ostracised” for taking time off to spend with their babies. The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has increased the amount of paid parental and adoption leave for officers from one week to two across all forces, with fathers’ leave upped to be
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The Guardian Politics12 Aug 2026
Nigel Farage looks trapped and rattled - now the nationalist tide can be turned | Rafael Behr
There are more votes in tolerance and decency than in toxic division. It doesn’t take a great leap of political courage to fight back against Reform Nigel Farage can be confident of victory against a man posing as an ennobled space traveller with a dustbin on his head. At least, in Clacton he can. The refusal of major parties to contest this week’s byelection sets the bar low. But even if the competition were more serious than Count Binface, the Reform UK leader would be the favourite to win on
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Express Politics12 Aug 2026
'Woke' policies could cost Britons tens of thousands of pounds in retirement
'Lefty ideology' is blamed for denying pensioners the best possible retirement income, cutting off defence investment and forcing British industry overseas
Defence
BBC Politics12 Aug 2026
Burnham to chair Cobra meeting on extreme heat as temperatures surge again
The Government will meet to discuss this summer's record-breaking heat as the tally for days above 30C in the UK is broken.
Express Politics12 Aug 2026
Andy Burnham calls emergency meeting as UK braces for 38C scorcher while wildfires rage
The PM will hold an emergency Cobra meeting in response to extreme heat.
Conservative Home12 Aug 2026
John Redwood: Nationalisation is not Labour’s silver bullet
The losses simply get worse and the poor old taxpayer has to pay all the bills. For how long will they manage to preserve the jobs? Government should not overclaim for what it can achieve when there is no-one else left to blame. The post John Redwood: Nationalisation is not Labour’s silver bullet appeared first on Conservative Home.
Economy
Conservative Home12 Aug 2026
Isabella Link: Here’s how the Tories win back young women
If the Conservative Party wants to win back young female voters, it must demonstrate visibly that the party is willing to speak out for young women and make conservatism fashionable again. The post Isabella Link: Here’s how the Tories win back young women appeared first on Conservative Home.
Conservative Home12 Aug 2026
Anna Firth: Andy Burnham cannot preach devolution while centralising our police forces without public consent
Before ministers embark on one of the biggest restructurings of policing in generations, the public deserve to know precisely what problem is being solved, what evidence supports the proposed solution, how much it will cost and what safeguards will preserve genuinely local policing. The post Anna Firth: Andy Burnham cannot preach devolution while centralising our police forces without public consent appeared first on Conservative Home.
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BBC Politics12 Aug 2026
First homes near pylons to get £250 a year off energy bills are revealed
Households living within 1,600ft of upgraded pylons will get £250 a year off their electricity bills.
Housing