BBC Politics7 Apr 2026
Greens promise rent controls and £1 bus fares in Welsh election manifesto
The Greens' set of promises for the Senedd election also include free bus travel for under-22s.
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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.
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Troubling Evidence Of Corruption
The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform
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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.
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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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The Guardian Politics7 Apr 2026
As Farage sacks an acolyte for his ‘shameful’ words, how far is too far for the high priest of toxic politics? | Martha Gill
The Reform leader cynically pushes the boundaries of how far he can go without alienating too many of the voters he needs – but it’s a perilous calibration What counts as beyond the pale these days? Having successfully pushed back the cordon sanitaire that surrounds British politics, Nigel Farage is struggling to work out where, precisely, it now lies. Some decisions are simple. Attacks on Grenfell victims are, and have always been, beyond the bounds of decency. Farage promptly sacked Simon Dudl
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Guido Fawkes7 Apr 2026
Labour Won’t Reveal Cost of Capping Student Loan Interest Rates Until Budget
Downing Street is refusing to say how much it will cost to cap student loan interest payments at 6%. When asked, the Number 10 spokesman said at the Lobby briefing this afternoon: “I think the RPI figure will be published later this month, costs and funding will be set out at the Budget in the…
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Guido Fawkes7 Apr 2026
Westminster Wonks Join Tory Adviser Operation
Guido hears Tory-aligned think tank Onward’s Head of Political Economy Gavin Rice has been hired by campaigning Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy as his new senior adviser. Rice was previously SpAd for Boris and later policy director at the Centre for Social Justice. His main work at Onward was also with Timothy on the Future…
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Conservative Home7 Apr 2026
Brandon To: Who really runs London: City Hall or the Tube Unions?
When the Underground stops, the city’s commuters become collateral damage in a negotiation they were never invited to. We have solved this problem before. It required political courage, and leaders willing to confront powerful interests. London needs a Thatcher, not another Chamberlain. The post Brandon To: Who really runs London: City Hall or the Tube Unions? appeared first on Conservative Home.
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The Guardian Politics7 Apr 2026
UK government caps student loan interest rates at 6%
Minister says change for plan 2 and 3 loans in England and Wales will ‘protect borrowers’ from impact of global conflict UK politics live – latest updates The interest rate on plan 2 and plan 3 student loans will be capped at 6%, the Department for Education has announced. Graduates with plan 2 loans currently pay interest rates based on the retail price index (RPI) measure of inflation, plus up to 3% based on their earnings. Current students on plan 2 and plan 3 loans attract an interest rate
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Sky News Politics7 Apr 2026
What's at stake for Wales in May's elections?
Labour has been winning in elections in Wales for more than a century - and if the polls are anything to go by, this will change in the Senedd elections in May.
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The Guardian Politics7 Apr 2026
Resident doctors begin longest strike yet as Streeting accuses BMA of hypocrisy over pay – UK politics live
The health secretary and the BMA trade accusations over who bears responsibility for the collapse of talks Good morning. Resident doctors in English hospitals started a six-day strike at 7am this morning. Many of them will continue to work, but there will be enough of them joining the strike to have a significant impact on the care hospitals can deliver. It is the 15th resident doctors (who used to be known as junior doctors) have been on stage since they launched a campaign in 2023 to get their
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The Guardian Politics7 Apr 2026
When I get abused just for dancing, it shows how far hatred of politicians has gone | Stella Creasy
Concern over MPs’ competence is one thing, but this is silencing opponents’ voices by character assassination, and it leads to a dark place Stella Creasy is the Labour and Cooperative MP for Walthamstow The slogan “If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution” holds new meaning in a world where an MP simply singing along to Robyn is labelled a sign of national decline. A tweet celebrating a Saturday night in my own constituency has now been viewed by almost 1 million people – a
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The Guardian Politics7 Apr 2026
‘Seismic change’: how election wins for nationalists in Celtic nations could reshape UK
With polls suggesting Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin could be in power after May vote, constitutional challenges may lie ahead In four weeks, the shape of British politics is likely to change dramatically. For the first time, nationalists who aspire to break up the UK are expected to be in control of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland simultaneously. “The change will be seismic,” said Angus Robertson, a senior minister in the Scottish government. Opinion polls consistently suggest that aft
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Conservative Home6 Apr 2026
Stephen Goss: How the rest of the UK risks becoming more like a Northern Ireland we’ve all been trying to leave behind
Northern Ireland demonstrates what happens when identity becomes the primary organising principle of politics. Compromise becomes betrayal, opponents become enemies, and institutions are forced to manage division rather than bridge it. The post Stephen Goss: How the rest of the UK risks becoming more like a Northern Ireland we’ve all been trying to leave behind appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home6 Apr 2026
Claire Coutinho: The UK is hamstrung by the ‘Carbon Tax’ in the face of another global supply shock
We are the only political party with a properly funded plan to cut bills and axe the Carbon Tax in its entirety – and we’re the only political party that has written the legislation needed to open up the North Sea. The post Claire Coutinho: The UK is hamstrung by the ‘Carbon Tax’ in the face of another global supply shock appeared first on Conservative Home.
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