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Guido Fawkes23 Apr 2026

Introducing Right to Know – A New Campaign From Guido Fawkes

Today we’re launching Right to Know. Right to Know is a new campaign to stop Labour’s clampdown on Freedom of Information requests. Labour is considering lowering the cost ceiling for processing FoIs, using ‘spiralling administrative costs’ as the latest excuse to limit government transparency. Government officials have also suggested that FOIs are dangerous because China…

The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

UK braces for price rises driven by Iran war as economic confidence plummets

Consumer confidence hit its lowest level since October 2023 this month, with surveys showing the cost pressures companies are facing Confidence in the UK economy has fallen sharply amid the mounting economic fallout from the Iran war, surveys show, as businesses prepare to raise their prices and consumers brace for a fresh cost of living shock. Highlighting the knock-on effect of the Middle East crisis in Britain, several closely watched surveys of business activity and consumer confidence blame

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Express Politics23 Apr 2026

Weasel Keir Starmer should learn from a masterclass in leadership - but he's too spiteful

OPINION - CAROLE MALONE: After his latest drubbing, the most useless PM in history's probably got until the local elections... what comes next will make you cry

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Express Politics23 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer promised integrity and competence – he's almost comically dreadful

OPINION - LEO MCKINSTRY: Talk about over-promising and under-delivering!

Express Politics23 Apr 2026

Is Keir Starmer ashamed of England?

The Prime Minister failed to mention the E-word in his St George's Day message, writes Political Editor Martyn Brown

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Express Politics23 Apr 2026

'Your true stories are our last chance to save assisted dying bill' - Dame Esther's plea

EXCLUSIVE: Dame Esther Rantzen is urging Express readers to help keep pressure on MPs to ensure the legislation becomes law.

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BBC Politics23 Apr 2026

Greens promise 'affordable' leases to help High Streets

The party has set out a plan involving the forced sale of long-term empty shops in England.

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Guido Fawkes23 Apr 2026

Bursting the Bubble: Two Weeks to Go…

Poll of Polls Past 7 days · Westminster voting intention REF 24.8% LAB 18.5% CON 17.8% GRN 16.8% LD 12.5% Average of four polls with fieldwork in the past 7 days. Reform still leads. Labour nudges into second on the average, a nose ahead of the Tories. The Greens are within a point of both.…

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The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

Has Starmer’s sacking of Olly Robbins backfired? – podcast

After Keir Starmer’s statement to the House of Commons and gripping evidence from the sacked top civil servant Olly Robbins, Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey talk about how the story of Peter Mandelson’s vetting for his job as UK ambassador to the US, which was first broken by the Guardian last Thursday, has unfolded this week Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

Campaign launched to reunite young Britons with forgotten savings accounts

HMRC is contacting 21-year-olds as part of a new awareness drive around lost child trust funds, with an average balance of £2,200 Rather than demanding money, HMRC is giving it away for once with a new campaign to reunite thousands of young Britons with forgotten savings accounts typically containing £2,200. HM Revenue and Customs is contacting 21-year-olds as part of a new awareness drive around lost child trust funds (CTF) – the tax-free savings accounts set up for children born between Septem

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BBC Politics23 Apr 2026

Trump tells BBC that King's visit could 'absolutely' help repair relations with UK

In a phone interview with the BBC's North America editor, the president discussed next week's visit and his relationship with the UK PM.

Express Politics23 Apr 2026

Labour given bombshell crime warning as new figures reveal horror for women and girls

Statisticians believe millions of women suffered domestic abuse, were sexually assaulted or stalked last year.

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