BBC Politics2 Apr 2026
Tories pledge to scrap carbon taxes on industry
Kemi Badenoch says carbon taxes have made doing business in Britain "much, much harder than it needs to be".
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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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BBC Politics2 Apr 2026
Tories pledge to scrap carbon taxes on industry
Kemi Badenoch says carbon taxes have made doing business in Britain "much, much harder than it needs to be".
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BBC Politics2 Apr 2026
New laws to make it easier to cancel subscriptions and get refunds
Consumers will be able to cancel unwanted subscriptions 'at the click of a button', the government said.
Conservative Home2 Apr 2026
Two damp squibs on Earth are eclipsed by a blast off to the dark side of the Moon
Whether any politician, and any party, have the verve and ambition to match the ethos and motivation within a moon mission, to get actual delivery and without standing up and offering hollow monologues, really remains to be seen. The post Two damp squibs on Earth are eclipsed by a blast off to the dark side of the Moon appeared first on Conservative Home.
The Guardian Politics2 Apr 2026
‘Overwhelmed’ Prevent at risk of missing threats as referrals rise, UK counter-terror chief says
Exclusive: Laurence Taylor says separate scheme needed to report concerns over young people’s non-ideological interest in extreme violence The scheme meant to identify people before they become terrorists is being “overwhelmed” by a large surge in referrals, Britain’s head of counterterrorism has said. Assistant commissioner Laurence Taylor told the Guardian that more than 10,000 people would be referred to Prevent this year, up more than a third from two years ago. Continue reading...
Sky News Politics2 Apr 2026
Reform UK housing chief's Grenfell comments 'deeply dehumanising'
Survivors and families of the Grenfell fire have called a leading Reform spokesman's comments about the tragedy "not just insensitive, it is deeply dehumanising".
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Conservative Home2 Apr 2026
Bob Seely: We need more than some bogus ‘Love Actually’ moment
There’s a bigger picture here, beyond Trump hatred. The hard reality is that Britain, in the eyes of our Middle East allies, has appeared to be a fair-weather friend. Iran is the latest crisis to expose our Prime Minister’s inadequacies. I suspect it won’t be the last. The post Bob Seely: We need more than some bogus ‘Love Actually’ moment appeared first on Conservative Home.
Conservative Home2 Apr 2026
David Swanson: There is a Conservative ‘third way’ on online safety for young people
We should still want to see young people up and down Britain navigating their own digital journeys up and down Britain - and the Conservative Party should play a fundamental role in ensuring that can happen. The post David Swanson: There is a Conservative ‘third way’ on online safety for young people appeared first on Conservative Home.
BBC Politics2 Apr 2026
The town that's lost faith in politics amid cost of living crisis
Shoppers are paying in cash to keep finances in check, not buying in bulk, and investing in higher-value items.
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Conservative Home2 Apr 2026
Aled Richards-Jones: Four years, 41 broken pledges – Wandsworth Labour’s record in office
Our manifesto won’t make promises we can’t keep, but will set out a credible plan – for fixing the finances, getting the basics like bin collection back on track, putting more police officers on Wandsworth’s streets, giving more renters the chance to own, and more. The post Aled Richards-Jones: Four years, 41 broken pledges – Wandsworth Labour’s record in office appeared first on Conservative Home.
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The Guardian Politics2 Apr 2026
Pupils in England are losing their thinking skills because of AI, survey suggests
Two-thirds of secondary school teachers report a decline in core abilities such as writing and problem-solving Pupils using artificial intelligence are losing their capacity for critical thinking, according to a survey of secondary school teachers in England. Two-thirds said they had observed the decline among children who they also said no longer felt the need to spell because of voice-to-text technology. Continue reading...
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The Guardian Politics2 Apr 2026
Next week’s disability cuts will make people destitute – and you might not understand how bad they are until it’s too late | Frances Ryan
If new claimants don’t meet strict criteria, they’ll lose half of the health element of universal credit. Don’t ignore that: in life’s lottery, that could easily be you Look at the front pages or open a news app in the coming days and you’ll supposedly see the big events facing Britain. But here’s one that is likely to slip quietly under the radar: from next week, almost three-quarters of a million of the most severely ill and disabled people in the country could end up having a lifeline benefit