BBC Politics9 Apr 2026
Payments for children and 100 new GPs in Plaid election manifesto
Rhun ap Iorwerth said a Plaid government would cut waiting times, help with childcare costs and grow economy.
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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.
ReformRestoreRupert Lowe25/02/2026
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.
PoliticsReformRestore23/02/2026
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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Guido Fawkes9 Apr 2026
HMRC Spends More Than £6 Million on Advisers for Hated ‘Making Tax Digital’ Regime
HMRC is spending more than £6 million per year on staff to administer the hated Making Tax Digital rules, which will force self-employed and other taxpayers to file tax information five times a year. You can’t hate these guys enough… The pointless regime has as of this month begun pulling people in for the first…
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Conservative Home9 Apr 2026
Callum Price: Is it time we took the taxpayer out of the financing of students altogether?
Universities are not paid to train or educate; they are paid to recruit. They get their fee when they accept a student, regardless of how they do or whether they go on to get a job. What if we took the taxpayer out of it entirely and make universities loan directly to their students. The post Callum Price: Is it time we took the taxpayer out of the financing of students altogether? appeared first on Conservative Home.
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The Guardian Politics9 Apr 2026
‘They will not get my vote this year’: Birmingham focus group shows shift from Labour support
Previous Labour voters in Yardley discuss issues including cost of living, public services and the Iran war Almost two years into Keir Starmer’s government, the polls suggest that many swing voters, including some of those who voted Labour, are unimpressed with how the country is being run. In the constituency of Birmingham Yardley, a focus group of eight previous Labour voters last week found support was now splintering in different directions, with one person considering going to Reform and se
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Express Politics9 Apr 2026
'Spineless' Starmer savaged as he flies to Middle East - 'all talk and no trousers'
Sir Keir has pledged to increase defence spending to 3% of GDP, but divisions within Labour over how to fund that ambition have slowed progress.
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Conservative Home9 Apr 2026
John Oxley: The war with Iran might, potentially, be over but for Labour the problems have just begun
Starmer's government was already struggling to articulate a coherent economic vision before the crisis; the renewed inflationary pressure now arrives like a second wave before the first has receded. Higher prices strained public finances, renewed pressure on wage settlements. The post John Oxley: The war with Iran might, potentially, be over but for Labour the problems have just begun appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home9 Apr 2026
Chris Perry: The considerable costs of a ‘cost of living crisis’ are only met by a measure of fairness
One cannot resolve whole-systems problems with component level solutions. Perhaps Government could do an income inequality and poverty audit on all it does to ensure it is reducing and not increasing them. The post Chris Perry: The considerable costs of a ‘cost of living crisis’ are only met by a measure of fairness appeared first on Conservative Home.
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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.
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The Guardian Politics8 Apr 2026
Scottish Labour pledges £30m to top up artists’ income to a living wage
Anas Sarwar says scheme would be part of overhaul of arts funding in Scotland Labour has pledged to spend £30m on giving Scottish artists and musicians a living wage, mirroring a similar scheme in Ireland guaranteeing artists a basic income. Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, said the scheme would be part of a deeper shake-up of cultural funding in Scotland by integrating arts and culture into the Scottish government’s economic strategies if his party won power in next month’s Holyrood ele
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Express Politics8 Apr 2026
Labour's 'stealth tax bombshell' to wipe out April's £117 energy bill savings
Brits are set to be hit by Labour's "multi-billion pound stealth tax grab".
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Guido Fawkes8 Apr 2026
WATCH: Pete Hegseth Claims Iranians Buckled Under ‘Overwhelming Pressure’
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Iranians agreed to a ceasefire under “overwhelming pressure” and that “President Trump had the power to cripple Iran’s entire economy in minutes, but he chose mercy.” Calm down everyone – Starmer’s there now…
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Conservative Home8 Apr 2026
Mark Yale: Local government service is where ‘One Nation Conservatism’ really delivers
Voters do not judge us by our ideological purity, they judge us by whether the bins are collected, the schools are improving, and the state of the local high street and economy. The success of the Party at general elections is built on local Conservative politicians achieving this. The post Mark Yale: Local government service is where ‘One Nation Conservatism’ really delivers appeared first on Conservative Home.
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