BBC Politics13 Apr 2026
PM to scrap spy chiefs' Hillsborough Law veto
Security chiefs will not be able to block spies from giving evidence to future public inquiries.
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PoliticsReformRestore26/02/2026
Exclusive Interview: "Rising Star" Switches to Restore Britain — "I Want a Political Home That Respects Me"
Kieran Mishchuk, 19, who won his seat for Reform UK aged 18, tells Restore News why he made the switch and why he hasn't looked back.
ReformRestoreRupert Lowe25/02/2026
Troubling Evidence Of Corruption
The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform
RestoreRemigration24/02/2026
Young Bob Assaulted By Muslim Gang
Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.
PoliticsReformRestore23/02/2026
The Advance UK Merger Collapse: Ego, Entitlement, and the Fight for Britain's Future
Ben Habib's proposed merger with Restore Britain collapses after Rupert Lowe refuses to hand over the keys. The reaction from Advance UK's inner circle reveals more about their motivations than they intended.
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Express Politics13 Apr 2026
Politics LIVE: Nigel Farage to make huge announcement at Reform UK press conference
Insurgent party leader to appear with home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf after bombshell statement on migrant crisis
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Express Politics13 Apr 2026
Rachel Reeves hammerblow as business confidence plunges to 6-year low
Net confidence among CFOs plunged to -57% in the second half of March 2026, a dramatic drop from -13% in the previous quarter.
Conservative Home13 Apr 2026
The legal migration backdoors we keep leaving open
There is a lesser-explored element of migration, one that works through a series of flaws and loopholes in the system allowing for backdoor entry to Britain. The Government does not know what is happening inside its own visa system, and does not seem especially interested in finding out. The post The legal migration backdoors we keep leaving open appeared first on Conservative Home.
Immigration
Express Politics13 Apr 2026
Brexit betrayal as Starmer plans to use to use 'Henry VIII powers'
The new EU-UK reset bill, expected before summer, will enact a food and drink trade deal while embedding "dynamic alignment" in agreed areas.
Conservative Home13 Apr 2026
David Gauke: If you’re looking for radical economic reform from Reform, think again
For all the hope of bringing renewed dynamism to the British economy, Reform UK will not have assembled a pro-growth electoral coalition. The country may well need a brave and radical government, but the populist right – including Reform UK - is not going to provide it. The post David Gauke: If you’re looking for radical economic reform from Reform, think again appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home13 Apr 2026
Stuart Andrew: Under Labour, the NHS doesn’t belong to the people who fund or use it, but the people who threaten it
Labour have chosen the union over the patient, the paymaster over the public, the path of least resistance over the demands of responsible government. Under a Conservative government NHS doctors will no longer have the right to strike. The post Stuart Andrew: Under Labour, the NHS doesn’t belong to the people who fund or use it, but the people who threaten it appeared first on Conservative Home.
Healthcare
Conservative Home13 Apr 2026
David Page: Labour’s centralist planning policies are flawed
Labour’s push for 1.5 million homes risks concentrating power at the centre while failing to solve the real constraint on housing delivery. The post David Page: Labour’s centralist planning policies are flawed appeared first on Conservative Home.
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The Guardian Politics13 Apr 2026
More than a fifth of UK’s ‘austerity children’ scarred by poverty, study says
Researchers say hardship is a direct legacy of welfare benefit cuts imposed by Tory governments in recent years More than a fifth of all “austerity generation” British children have been scarred by poverty for at least half their childhood, a direct legacy of the welfare benefit cuts imposed by Conservative governments in recent years, research reveals. The proportion of children born after 2013 who spent at least six of their first 11 years of life in hardship surged after ministers froze worki
The Guardian Politics13 Apr 2026
Private firms providing services to NHS made £1.6bn profit in two years, research finds
Exclusive: MPs say profit-making levels in England are ‘scandalous’ and call for cap on amount private companies can make from NHS Private firms providing services to the NHS including healthcare and consultancy have made £1.6bn in profits over the last two years, research reveals. The findings – on the basis of contracts worth £12bn – have prompted claims of “scandalous” profiteering, concern that the health service is being “taken for a ride” and calls for ministers to impose a cap on maximum
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The Guardian Politics13 Apr 2026
In the UK, Keir Starmer has few fans. I learned that in China it’s a very different story | Martin Rowson
The prime minister’s meal in a Yunnan restaurant in Beijing has spawned a national menu. The man has, bizarrely, become a phenomenon It’s always heartening when people agree with you. I had Keir Starmer down as a non-ideological technocratic centrist dad the moment I first clocked him, with a tin ear for both simple human interaction and the darker subtleties of the political arts. So despite carrying his famous “Ming vase” over the line in the 2024 election, I’ve been wholly unsurprised by him
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Express Politics13 Apr 2026
Scots are 'entitled' to vote on independence by 2028, declares SNP First Minister
John Swinney has declared Scots are "entitled" to vote on independence by 2028 - as polling suggests the SNP could win the Holyrood majority needed