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The Guardian Politics11 Aug 2026

Nicola Jennings on a partial solar eclipse on the eve of the Clacton byelection – cartoon

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Guido Fawkes11 Aug 2026

Government Hires for Propriety Chief After Leaving Post Vacant for a Year

The Director General for Propriety and Constitution Group post has been vacant for a year. The government is only now bothering to fill it… The Cabinet Office are advertising for a “Director General, Propriety and Constitution.” Cabinet Secretary Antonia Romeo says she is “seeking an individual with an outstanding record of leadership, with good judgement and…

Politics
Conservative Home11 Aug 2026

Samiksha Bhattacharjee: Vape shops belong on our highstreets

It is time we stopped letting politicians treat us like perpetual children. If politicians in Westminster can’t even govern themselves, they have no business trying to micro-manage our lives. The post Samiksha Bhattacharjee: Vape shops belong on our highstreets appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics11 Aug 2026

Donald Trump discovery at her own family home left Stormy Daniels appalled

Stormy Daniels has revealed by a Donald Trump discovery at her late mother and stepfather's home left her horrified

Guido Fawkes11 Aug 2026

Rayner Gets Burnham’s Flagship Tax Policy Entirely Wrong

On LBC today Angela Rayner got her own department’s policy wrong by claiming that Labour has cut VAT for some businesses. Have a look at this transcript: LBC: And Andy Burnham writes in one of the newspapers today, The Daily Mirror, that he’d like to see the return of butchers and bakers and bookshops, and…

Economy
The Guardian Politics11 Aug 2026

Hard work, community, fair play: Britons have ‘shared set of values’ despite divisions

Poll finds consensus on what makes people proud to be British but deep divisions on issues such as immigration You may think it’s a commitment to buying a round, the ability to chat at length about the weather, or making a proper cup of tea. But when it comes down to what makes people proud to be British, there is a consensus across all ages, demographics and political groups – and tea, pints and the weather don’t get a look-in. Hard work, fair play and community are the values that voters – no

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Guido Fawkes11 Aug 2026

Parole Officers Vote to Strike in Indicative Ballot

Members in the trade union representing parole officers, NAPO, have voted to strike in an indicative ballot. Prisons becoming the real headache… 90.67% of members have voted in favour, mostly over pay. National Chairman Ben Cockburn said: “This ballot wasn’t about members being too busy. It was professionals warning they cannot protect the public properly…

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BBC Politics11 Aug 2026

Burnham 'confident' early release of PC Harper's killers can be halted

The PM says the justice secretary will present a plan in September to prevent more early releases.

Reform
Conservative Home11 Aug 2026

Austen Morgan: Will Burnham govern ‘by the book’ – and have a written constitution?

Burnham can only mean what he says: he wants a written constitution.  He knows the UK, as an occupying power, helped shape the 1949 German federal constitution, and it is a model for him.  The post Austen Morgan: Will Burnham govern ‘by the book’ – and have a written constitution? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Express Politics11 Aug 2026

Nigel Farage hit by poll blow days before Clacton by-election

The new polling comes ahead of Thursday's by-election in Clacton

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Express Politics11 Aug 2026

I've been reluctant to write this but how are 200,000 small boat arrivals not an invasion?

OPINION - PAUL BALDWIN: Sorry but when boats containing 230 people are arriving on our shores how else should we describe it?

Express Politics11 Aug 2026

Andy Burnham call to raise £18,000 personal tax allowance hits key threshold

New figures reveal impact of freeze - and how much people are losing in tax

Economy