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The Guardian Politics16 Jun 2026

Thames Water nationalisation moves closer as government ‘objects to rescue deal’

Environment secretary reportedly raised concerns that customers would face ‘undue burden’ from £10bn plan Thames Water should be nationalised, says Burnham Business live – latest updates The UK environment secretary has reportedly objected to a £10bn rescue proposal for Thames Water because it would place an “undue burden” on consumers, pushing the troubled utilities firm closer towards public ownership. Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, wrote to Ofwat, the regulator, on Monday to rai

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Express Politics16 Jun 2026

Starmer ramps up pressure on Putin with fresh Russia sanctions at G7 summit

PM says UK is 'choking off the revenues that fuel Putin's war'

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Conservative Home16 Jun 2026

Peter Franklin: Why, despite everything, I just can’t join Reform

Some people think that his party is a personality cult. But that gets it backwards. The real problem with Big Nige is that if he didn’t have such a firm grip on Reform, it would fall apart. The post Peter Franklin: Why, despite everything, I just can’t join Reform  appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics16 Jun 2026

‘Unbelievable’ waste and inefficiency at MoD, says ex-defence minister Al Carns

Exclusive: Carns, who quit last week, says he was angered by unwillingness to confront sunk costs of legacy programmes There is “unbelievable” waste and inefficiency at the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the former armed forces minister Al Carns has said, adding that every time he would “turn a stone over” he would get another shock. Carns said that during his time as a defence minister he had been angered by the unwillingness to confront the sunk costs of legacy programmes – and suggested mismanage

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The Guardian Politics16 Jun 2026

Division in UK probably worse now than in run-up to Brexit, says Kim Leadbeater

Labour MP warns of voices fanning hatred on eve of 10th anniversary of the murder of her sister, the MP Jo Cox Political hatred and division in the UK is probably worse now than during the Brexit referendum, when Jo Cox was murdered, says Kim Leadbeater, Cox’s sister who is now also a Labour MP. Speaking to the Guardian’s Today in Focus podcast Leadbeater, who was elected to the same Yorkshire seat held by Cox in a 2021 byelection, said everyone in public life had a responsibility to try and eas

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The Guardian Politics16 Jun 2026

The old ‘warfare v welfare’ arguments are back – but it’s Britain’s real duty to spend on both | Frances Ryan

While we need protecting from foreign enemies, slashing benefits in favour of defence will make millions less, not more, safe As the row over the military budget grows, Keir Starmer has spent much of the past few days insisting he’s spending huge sums of taxpayer money on defence. Every single government department has made cuts to fund next month’s defence investment plan (Dip), the prime minister promised, resulting in “the biggest sustained increase since the cold war”. On Sunday, the culture

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The Guardian Politics16 Jun 2026

Labour MPs doubt EHRC guidance on court’s biological sex ruling is workable

Exclusive: Commons motion calls for code of practice to be blocked amid concerns over impact on transgender people A number of Labour MPs are increasingly doubtful that the guidance on how organisations should implement the supreme court ruling on sex as it applies in the Equality Act is workable in the real world, with some predicting it will unleash a wave of competing legal claims. A total of 135 MPs, 69 of them from Labour, have signed a Commons motion calling for the code of practice drafte

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Sky News Politics15 Jun 2026

Jo Cox's sister warns against people being pushed 'towards the extremes'

The sister of murdered MP Jo Cox has warned against people being pushed "towards the extremes", as she marks the 10th anniversary of her death.

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Express Politics15 Jun 2026

Tory MP left furious as Muslims pray outside MoD 'it's domination!'

Footage posted on social media appears to show a group of people engaged in prayer outside the Ministry of Defence's Whitehall HQ

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The Guardian Politics15 Jun 2026

Defence secretary questioned by MPs over timing of Healey quitting and tanker seizure

Dan Jarvis under pressure about why Russian oil tanker in Channel was captured days after his predecessor resigned Dan Jarvis has told MPs that the Russian oil tanker seized on Sunday had been monitored for several days as he deflected suggestions that its seizure had been ordered by a prime minister under pressure after the resignation of John Healey last week. The new defence secretary, flanked supportively in the Commons by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said the Smyrtos had been “closely tra

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Guido Fawkes15 Jun 2026

Labour Wars: Who Thinks Shabana Mahmood Should be Chancellor?

Who is briefing about Shabana Mahmood’s ‘reluctance’ to be Chancellor under Burnham? What’s disgraced Labour peer Matthew Doyle doing in Westminster? What are transparency enthusiasts looking forward to reading from Andy Burnham after his potential election to the Commons? Find out all that and more below… Guido members get exclusive access to Labour Wars, the…

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Express Politics15 Jun 2026

'Hope has been restored' for assisted dying bill as MP brings it back - she explains why

EXCLUSIVE: Labour MP Lauren Edwards has told the Express why she is adopting the landmark legislation.

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