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The Guardian Politics20 Apr 2026

The UK’s radical ‘Preston model’ faces an uncertain future with local elections looming | Andy Beckett

A Lancashire council tries hard to keep wealth and power in the area, despite such ideas being out of fashion in Westminster. But Reform could unravel it all What legacy will Labour leave when it loses power? For its ministers and MPs, that question looms in the far distance, with the next general election probably not for three years and the current political fragmentation making its outcome almost impossible to predict. But for many Labour councils, facing the electorate in less than three wee

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Express Politics20 Apr 2026

Politics LIVE: Starmer to make statement on Mandelson scandal

Sir Keir Starmer will address the House of Commons.

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Conservative Home20 Apr 2026

The way the Government has handled the Mandelson appointment is unbelievable – in every sense of the word

This whole saga goes to the heart of the decision making, quality control, fact checking, and judgement within this Labour administration. Mandelson for Starmer, the last man standing in the bloodletting since it all blew up, has gone from Prince of Darkness to Banquo’s Ghost. The post The way the Government has handled the Mandelson appointment is unbelievable – in every sense of the word appeared first on Conservative Home.

Express Politics20 Apr 2026

UK police must get a grip – we need zero-tolerance after 730% surge in crimes

OPINION - DUNCAN BARKES: How is this happening given the powers the police already have on the books?

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Express Politics20 Apr 2026

These migration grifters are keeping me awake at night – and they should keep you up too

OPINION - JJ ANISIOBI: Something ugly is happening inside the UK asylum system, but the part that worries me most is the shysters teaching people to fake a life

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Conservative Home20 Apr 2026

Alexander Bowen: The triple lock just isn’t that big a deal

That really is the failure of British pension policy - not the absence of means-testing, not outsized outflows, not arbitrary locks - is the failure of previous generations to plant trees under whose shade they shall never sit.  The post Alexander Bowen: The triple lock just isn’t that big a deal appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home20 Apr 2026

Helen Whately: The Welfare bill is more than twice what we spend on our own defence – that can’t go on

We have drifted from a culture of "I can because I must" to a culture of "I can't" — stripping people of agency and turning them into victims. It is time to turn that around. To invest in the defence of the realm over the benefit state. We can, because we must. The post Helen Whately: The Welfare bill is more than twice what we spend on our own defence – that can’t go on appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Apr 2026

Mike Salem: Local authorities had better prepare to adapt to self-driving cars

If autonomous vehicles become widespread, demand for traditional parking spaces could change dramatically. Vehicles may not need to park in central locations at all, instead circulating or relocating themselves to outer areas. The post Mike Salem: Local authorities had better prepare to adapt to self-driving cars appeared first on Conservative Home.

BBC Politics20 Apr 2026

Reform pledges to review all asylum claims since 2021 if it wins power

The current Labour government has already announced major crackdowns on immigration, including disrupting gangs.

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Express Politics20 Apr 2026

Most senior Labour figure yet demands Starmer's head: 'He cannot conceivably continue'

Blue Labour founder Lord Glasman has become the most senior Labour figure to demand Sir Keir Starmer's resignation over the Mandelson vetting scandal

Express Politics20 Apr 2026

Mandelson was 'in Russian intelligence crosshairs for decades' before Starmer appointment

Russian state officials targeted Lord Mandelson for years before Sir Keir Starmer made him US ambassador, and monitored his friendship with Epstein, say sources

The Guardian Politics20 Apr 2026

The key questions Keir Starmer must answer over Mandelson appointment

PM to give Commons statement on Monday, a day before sacked civil servant Olly Robbins tells his side of the story The next 48 hours will be crucial for Keir Starmer’s troubled premiership as he faces continuing calls to resign over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. On Monday, Starmer will give a statement to the House of Commons on the Guardian’s revelation that Mandelson was allowed to serve as US ambassador despite failing a vetting process run by security officials. On Tue

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