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BBC Politics9 Apr 2026

Plaid Cymru promises action on NHS, childcare and economy

Plaid leader says Plaid government to cut waiting times, help with childcare costs and grow economy.

EconomyHealthcare
The Guardian Politics9 Apr 2026

Ten years after Brexit, this is the UK: a divided nation frozen in time | Aditya Chakrabortty

Tribalism has not faded over the past decade. Instead, new research reveals our politics has become ever-more polarised and fractious On 23 June 2016, the British voter changed. Before that day, they picked a party, usually red or blue. By that morning, only two tribes mattered: remain or leave. And they kept mattering long, long after the result was declared. Rather than bin those short-lived and now stale allegiances, voters made them their personas. No longer a “Labour man” or a “Conservative

Politics
Express Politics9 Apr 2026

Expat billionaire vows UK return just to 'build Nigel Farage's war chest'

Ben Delo is quitting Hong Kong to pour millions into Reform UK - accusing Starmer of a "tinpot" attempt to rig donation laws against Farage.

DefenceReform
The Guardian Politics8 Apr 2026

Ministers unveil ‘right to try’ plan to help disabled people find work

Threat of losing benefits will be lifted but campaigners say more help needed to tackle hostile workplaces The government has unveiled its plan to allow disabled people to try work without fear of losing their benefits, but campaigners warn the policy does not go far enough to tackle hostile workplaces. Legislation laid before parliament on Thursday will mean that people who start work or volunteering no longer automatically face a benefit reassessment, a prospect disabled people said was holdi

PoliticsDefence
The Guardian Politics8 Apr 2026

US ignoring evidence Russia is helping Iran because it trusts Putin, says Zelenskyy

Ukraine’s president tells podcast he has tried to draw White House’s attention to collaboration between Moscow and Tehran over strikes on US bases How the Ukraine and Iran wars are starting to overlap The US has ignored compelling evidence that Russia has been helping Iran to target US bases in the Middle East because it “trusts” Vladimir Putin, according to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Speaking in an interview with Alastair Campbell on The Rest is Politics podcast, Zelenskyy

PoliticsDefence
BBC Politics8 Apr 2026

Starmer says much work remains to make US-Iran ceasefire hold

The prime minister says fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz would help "stabilise" prices in the UK.

BBC Politics8 Apr 2026

NHS questions dominate election leaders' programme

The Conservatives, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats faced audience questions in Haverfordwest.

PoliticsHealthcare
BBC Politics8 Apr 2026

NHS questions dominate election leaders' programme

The Conservatives, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats faced audience questions in Haverfordwest.

PoliticsHealthcare
Express Politics8 Apr 2026

Kemi Badenoch blasts Keir Starmer for being 'all mouth no trousers' on defence

The Tory leader hit out at the Prime Minister over defence spending in brutal attack.

Defence
The Guardian Politics8 Apr 2026

British crypto billionaire Ben Delo says he has given £4m to Reform UK

Delo, pardoned by Trump after violating US banking law, describes himself as champion of free speech A British billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money-laundering controls in his cryptocurrency business has given £4m to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Ben Delo, 42, who is now based in Hong Kong, wrote in the Telegraph that he had made the donation since the start of the year, before the government’s cap on donations to political parties by British citizens living ab

PoliticsReform
Express Politics8 Apr 2026

Expelled Labour deputy mayor denies telling sex assault victim not to tell police

EXCLUSIVE: They now sit as an independent after being expelled from Sir Keir Starmer's party in March.

Crime
Express Politics8 Apr 2026

UK Border Force insider slams migrant deal farce as French counterparts do nothing

There are growing frustrations within Border Force over the "one-in-one-out" deal with France.

Immigration