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The Guardian Politics10 Apr 2026

Porngraphy depicting sex acts between stepfamily members banned in UK

Amendment calling for step-incest to be included in ban on harmful content tabled by Conservative peer Gabby Bertin The government has agreed to ban the production of porngraphy depicting sex acts between stepfamily members following a vote in the House of Lords. An amendment calling for step-incest to be included in a ban on harmful content was tabled by Conservative peer Lady Gabby Bertin, who led a review into pornography regulation that was published last year. Continue reading...

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Conservative Home10 Apr 2026

Council by-election result from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Green Party gained a seat from Reform UK in Kent. The post Council by-election result from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics10 Apr 2026

Labour MPs propose specialist sexual offences courts to help trials backlog

Rebels put forward amendments to courts bill in attempt to stop government plans to cut back on jury trials Labour MPs are hoping to hijack plans to cut back on jury trials in England and Wales by proposing specialist courts for sexual offences with fixed dates for trial. While those behind the amendment want to block the wider plan to stop thousands of cases being potentially eligible for jury trials, a measure ministers insist is needed to cut court backlogs, they say the specialist courts alo

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Guido Fawkes10 Apr 2026

Labour MP Invites Representatives of Ex-Dictator’s Party to Parliament to Complain About Bangladesh Election

A backbench Labour MP has invited members of the Awami League – the banned Bangladeshi political party belonging to ousted dictator Sheikh Hasina – to parliament. In case you needed any reminder of Labour’s close links to the organisation… Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash is hosting a “drop-in session” next Monday afternoon with “members of the…

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Guido Fawkes10 Apr 2026

Labour’s Factions Gear Up for NEC Power Struggle

Thirty-eight candidates are jostling for seats on Labour’s national executive committee (NEC), with ballots opening in July. If May 7th delivers the wipeout the polls predict, these elections become the first internal mechanism through which members can pass judgement on Starmer’s leadership. Andy Burnham is watching with close interest… The left is running three separate…

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Express Politics10 Apr 2026

Huge petition for a General Election nears massive milestone as debate rejected

The online document has been refused a debate, despite garnering a large number of signatures.

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BBC Politics10 Apr 2026

Greens win by-election to replace jailed councillor

The by-election was called after the Cliftonville division's serving councillor was jailed for coercive behaviour.

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Guido Fawkes10 Apr 2026

WATCH: Labour Climate Minister Enjoys Glacier Day Hike on Taxpayer-Funded Jolly to Chile

The Minister for Climate enjoyed a leisurely hours-long hike up to a glacier while on a taxpayer-funded “diplomatic mission” to Chile. Do DESNZ ministers enjoy a jolly even more than their jealous friends in the Foreign Office? At the end of March Katie White – a climate activist elected to parliament at the last election…

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Conservative Home10 Apr 2026

Anna Ridgway: We need to start thinking differently about the state pension

Let us at least be honest about what the triple lock has become: not a narrow guarantee against poverty, but a very large and politically protected transfer to the most electorally powerful age bloc in the country. The post Anna Ridgway: We need to start thinking differently about the state pension appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics10 Apr 2026

Farage unveils 'Vote Reform, Get Starmer Out' slogan as local election campaign kicks off

Nigel Farage has unveiled 'Vote Reform, Get Starmer Out' as his local election slogan, branding Sir Keir a 'pathetic excuse for a Prime Minister'.

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The Guardian Politics10 Apr 2026

Not just about Gaza: the Muslim voters turning from Labour to the Greens

Campaigning in Newcastle before next month’s local elections shows the rise of the far right, the climate and cost of living are concerning voters as much as the Middle East Mohammed Suleman, a self-described “straight-talking Geordie”, doesn’t love politics. The taxi driver and businessman prefers to focus on community initiatives. But when the time came, he voted Labour as the lesser of two evils. Then came the war in Gaza. Continue reading...

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Conservative Home10 Apr 2026

Daniel Pitt: Back in the day a flowering of Conservatism came from a bloom of primroses

Today we shoul keep the cost of party membership down, provide social events for members to enable like-minded Tories to meet, and we must provide platforms for serious but enjoyable political participation. Indeed, we can learn all this and more from the Primrose League. The post Daniel Pitt: Back in the day a flowering of Conservatism came from a bloom of primroses appeared first on Conservative Home.

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