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The Guardian Politics16 Jun 2026

Thames Water nationalisation moves closer as government ‘objects to rescue deal’

Environment secretary reportedly raised concerns that customers would face ‘undue burden’ from £10bn plan Thames Water should be nationalised, says Burnham Business live – latest updates The UK environment secretary has reportedly objected to a £10bn rescue proposal for Thames Water because it would place an “undue burden” on consumers, pushing the troubled utilities firm closer towards public ownership. Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, wrote to Ofwat, the regulator, on Monday to rai

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The Guardian Politics16 Jun 2026

Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax isn’t far off Labour’s housing policy. Not that you’ll ever hear Starmer say it | Anna Minton

The UK has its own progressive policies such as the second home and ‘mansion’ taxes. So why isn’t the PM shouting it from the rooftops? In April, to mark the day on which Americans are expected to file their taxes, the New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani, filmed himself on Billionaires’ Row, an enclave of super-tall apartment buildings just south of Central Park. When he took office, he said, he would tax the rich, and now, outside the hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin’s $238m penthouse, he was read

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Express Politics16 Jun 2026

Treasury response to plan to double state pensioner tax allowance to £25,140

MPs called for the state pension tax threshold to be doubled from £12,570, piling pressure on Rachel Reeves

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Express Politics16 Jun 2026

Politics LIVE: Weakened Starmer faces showdown with Trump as 'police state' row looms

Sir Keir Starmer faces G7 allies in France today - including Donald Trump - as the US becomes increasingly at odds with Labour's policies.

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BBC Politics16 Jun 2026

Thames Water moves step closer to nationalisation after government objects to rescue deal

A government spokesman tells the BBC the current offer "does not do enough to protect consumers or the environment".

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Conservative Home16 Jun 2026

Reform don’t want to end two-tier Britain. They want to run it

The phrase 'two-tier Britain' can be tossed around as much as the right want. But for Reform, there are two versions of it. One they will happily scrutinise and lambast. And one that quietly suits them fine. The post Reform don’t want to end two-tier Britain. They want to run it appeared first on Conservative Home.

Express Politics16 Jun 2026

Labour slammed for 'crazy' net zero decision ahead of crunch by-election

Kemi Badenoch has vowed to give North Sea oil and gas a kiss of life ahead of a neck-and-neck Aberdeen South by-election battle with the SNP on Thursday

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Express Politics16 Jun 2026

Starmer ramps up pressure on Putin with fresh Russia sanctions at G7 summit

PM says UK is 'choking off the revenues that fuel Putin's war'

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BBC Politics16 Jun 2026

Sister of Jo Cox urges 'common ground' 10 years after her murder

Spen Valley MP Kim Leadbeater reflects a decade after her sister was murdered in Birstall.

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BBC Politics16 Jun 2026

Sister of Jo Cox urges 'common ground' 10 years after her murder

Spen Valley MP Kim Leadbeater reflects a decade after her sister was murdered in Birstall.

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Conservative Home16 Jun 2026

Peter Franklin: Why, despite everything, I just can’t join Reform

Some people think that his party is a personality cult. But that gets it backwards. The real problem with Big Nige is that if he didn’t have such a firm grip on Reform, it would fall apart. The post Peter Franklin: Why, despite everything, I just can’t join Reform  appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics16 Jun 2026

The two near-death experiences that put Nigel Farage on the path to politics

EXCLUSIVE: Lord Ashcroft's compelling new biography of Britain's most successful anti-establishment politician reveals two key events that shaped his early life

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