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Express Politics23 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer shares St George's Day message - but fails to mention England

The Prime Minister released a message on Thursday to mark St George's Day.

The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

UK undershoots annual borrowing target by £700m

But Iran war likely to blow hole in Rachel Reeves’s carefully crafted fiscal ‘headroom’ in coming months The UK government came in below its annual borrowing target by £700m, official figures show – but the Iran war is likely to blow a hole in Rachel Reeves’s carefully calculated fiscal “headroom” over the coming months. The government borrowed a net total of £132bn for the financial year ending in March, the Office for National Statistics said. This slightly undershot the £132.7bn that the Offi

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Express Politics23 Apr 2026

Politics LIVE: Top civil servant faces major grilling over Mandelson vetting scandal

Cabinet Office permanent secretary Cat Little at Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Lord Mandelson.

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Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

The Starmer question

Behind the calls for his resignation lies a quieter hope for some Tories that Sir Keir Starmer limps on, dragging Labour down with him. The post The Starmer question appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

Mapped: the elections that could deliver ‘unprecedented’ losses for Labour

All signs point to a record-low performance for Labour in May in what will be a moment of high jeopardy for Keir Starmer Labour is on track for its worst local election performance, data analysed by the Guardian shows, in a blow that will pile further pressure on Keir Starmer’s leadership. Barring a drastic change in fortunes, Labour’s vote-share could fall to historic lows across elections for councils in England and devolved parliaments in Wales and Scotland on 7 May, with big gains for Reform

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Express Politics23 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer and his incompetent colleagues are obsessed with one woman

OPINION - VIRGINIA BLACKBURN: It's almost time to punish Labour

Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

John Oxley: My vote in the local elections won’t count, but it could be so different

Our electoral system means that perhaps two-thirds of the electorate could find themselves shut out, and there is no opposition to speak of. The post John Oxley: My vote in the local elections won’t count, but it could be so different appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

Neil Gittoes: Wes Streeting’s made 63 promises to stop preventable deaths so why is there still no plan to do so?

The health secretary has promised 63 times to roll out early diagnosis services for osteoporosis. Nearly two years on, there is still no plan, no new services and 2,000 people dying each year. The post Neil Gittoes: Wes Streeting’s made 63 promises to stop preventable deaths so why is there still no plan to do so? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

Jason Perry: Croydon is back on track. Now we need to keep it there.

I’m proud of what we’ve achieved together. But I’m even more focused on what comes next: continuing to rebuild our finances, unlocking further investment, improving our town centre, and making sure every part of Croydon shares in our recovery. The post Jason Perry: Croydon is back on track. Now we need to keep it there. appeared first on Conservative Home.

The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

Migrant care workers to leaflet Shabana Mahmood constituents over longer wait to settle

Campaign is said to be first time Labour-affiliated Unison is lobbying en masse against a key party policy Migrant workers and the UK’s largest union will carry out a mass leafleting campaign in Shabana Mahmood’s Birmingham constituency to protest against a planned change in immigration policy. The Labour-affiliated Unison union says the changes will adversely affect migrant care workers. About one-third of all care workers and one-fifth of all NHS workers are migrants. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

‘Apprenticeship penalty’ on benefits forces young people from poorer UK families to quit

Government advisers call for review of rules that cause loss of household income when a child takes up job training Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are abandoning valuable job training opportunities because of a little-known welfare “apprenticeship penalty” that can leave their families out of pocket by as much as £340 a week. The problem is caused by benefit rules that classify a 16-year-old apprentice as an “independent worker” who no longer requires parental support. As a result,

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Express Politics23 Apr 2026

Furious MPs demand Starmer faces the same sleaze inquiry that ended Boris

The first Labour MP demands he quits and cabinet ministers turn on him over Mandelson, while the oppisition calls for him to face a parliamentary inquiry

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