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The Guardian Politics2 Apr 2026

Drip feed of Reform UK controversies puts party’s policy drive in shade

Sacking of Simon Dudley is latest distraction at a time when party is keen to show it is serious contender for government It was a week that started with a candid admission from Nigel Farage when asked if his party’s vetting process was now finally up to scratch. “I accept that at the last general election, basically there was no vetting really,” the Reform UK leader said after the latest of what a senior colleague had described as a “series of abhorrent incidents”. The latest had involved a Wel

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The Guardian Politics2 Apr 2026

The Guardian view on Sheffield and snooker: hope for an overlooked northern giant | Editorial

Keeping the world championship in the UK is good news for a city and region which have punched under their weight Sheffield was still an industrial powerhouse when George Orwell suggested that it “could justly claim to be called the ugliest town in the Old World” – adding that “its inhabitants, who want it to be pre-eminent in everything, very likely do make that claim for it”. The steel mills and smog that he loathed disappeared, but much of the city’s confidence dissipated with its heavy indus

BBC Politics2 Apr 2026

UK and allies discuss sanctions to stop Iran blocking Strait of Hormuz

Yvette Cooper said coordinated diplomatic and economic measures are required to reopen the shipping lane.

Economy
The Guardian Politics2 Apr 2026

Streeting hits out at BMA ‘delusion’ as talks to avert resident doctors’ strike fail

Six-day stoppage in England next week to go ahead and minister confirms offer of extra training places withdrawn The NHS is bracing for the longest strike yet by resident doctors after last-ditch talks failed, prompting Wes Streeting to accuse the medics of suffering from “delusion”. Many thousands of resident – formerly junior – doctors across England will stage a six-day stoppage over pay and jobs starting at 7am on Tuesday, just after the Easter weekend. A deadline for agreement ended on Thur

Healthcare
Guido Fawkes2 Apr 2026

Taxpayer Coughs Up Almost Ten Grand to Remove Pro-Palestine Graffiti From Churchill Statue

To add insult to injury the bill for the restoration of the Churchill statue in Parliament Square is over a whopping £7,000. So much owed by so many… The 12-foot Churchill was graffitied three separate times in 2020 and was targeted again in February this year when he was sprayed with red paint and slogans…

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Guido Fawkes2 Apr 2026

Bursting the Bubble: April Showers for Starmer

Welcome to Bursting the Bubble, the data deep-dive that tells you what’s really happening outside the Westminster village. Exclusively for Guido members… Get access to Guido’s own poll of polls, and an instant breakdown of all the latest electoral data across Britain, by becoming a member today. Click here to join and get 50% off…

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Guido Fawkes2 Apr 2026

Gormless Justice Minister Styles Hair and Pouts at Constituent’s Door

Jake Richards going for a Zoolander scene there. Guido spots certain IPSA-funded caseworkers accompanying Jake on his leafletting run – hope they’re on their day off…

Reform
BBC Politics2 Apr 2026

Davey calls for emergency cuts to fuel duty and rail fares

The Liberal Democrat leader says his transport support package would ease the impacts of the war in Iran.

Defence
BBC Politics2 Apr 2026

Lecturer who called Israel a terrorist state to remain Plaid Cymru candidate

Plaid Cymru says that a university lecturer who called Israel a "terrorist state" will remain a candidate.

Education
BBC Politics2 Apr 2026

Lecturer who called Israel a terrorist state to remain Plaid Cymru candidate

Plaid Cymru says that a university lecturer who called Israel a "terrorist state" will remain a candidate.

Education
Guido Fawkes2 Apr 2026

Labour’s Fake Downgraded ‘Mission Boards’ Still Have No Official Function

In the latest development to the sorry tale of Labour’s ‘missions,’ the ‘Mission Boards’ that are supposed to deliver on them don’t even have terms of reference yet. Meaning no official structure or goal… Co-conspirators may remember that the potemkin boards were meant to be chaired by Starmer and were initially set up as Cabinet…

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The Guardian Politics2 Apr 2026

NEU leader says schools ‘running on empty’ as he challenges Labour on education record

Daniel Kebede tells delegates, government’s education policies fall short as he signals growing support for Greens’ among teachers The leader of the UK’s biggest education union has torn into the government’s record on schools, accusing Labour of letting down the nation’s children and failing to deliver on its promises for education. Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, was unsparing in his criticism of education secretary Bridget Phillipson’s policies in a speech to

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