BBC Politics12 Jun 2026
Troubles' legacy bill 'unfit for purpose' says ex-minister
Al Carns cited his opposition to the bill as one of the reasons why he quit the government on Thursday.
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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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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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Sky News Politics12 Jun 2026
Little love lost for Labour in Makerfield - but will Burnham's personal brand win him victory?
Andy Burnham makes a lot of the Westminster political class being out of touch with the places and the people beyond its tight boundaries of the Palace of Westminster and Whitehall, and the sense it's populated by people of privilege who attended private schools and Oxbridge and who hail from the capital or the shires of the south.
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The Guardian Politics12 Jun 2026
As John Healey goes, the political vultures circle Starmer. And so continues our history of PM-icide | Simon Jenkins
A small, eccentric electorate gets to oust the UK’s leaders and then chooses largely inadequate replacements. It’s an absurd process and we’re locked into it again One thing is clear. British politics has yet to rid itself of the torments of the past decade. The resignation of Keir Starmer’s defence secretary, John Healey, and the armed forces minister, Al Carns, indicates that the prime minister lacks cabinet support for his chancellor’s desperately needed budgetary balance. This gives ever gre
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Express Politics12 Jun 2026
Keir Starmer has trashed his own reputation and must now resign, say Labour politicians
Top Labour politicians no longer pretend to have any sympathy with the Prime Minister
Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026
Swiss Vote on Permanent Population Cap on Knife Edge
A Swiss referendum on whether to cap the total population of the country – a world first – is on a knife edge. Swiss citizens go to the polls on Sunday… The proposal championed by the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) would institute a cap at 10 million from a current total of 9.1 million people.…
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Express Politics12 Jun 2026
POLL: Should Labour cut welfare to boost national defence budget? Vote now
John Healey and Al Carns resigned yesterday over Keir Starmer's plan for defence funding
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BBC Politics12 Jun 2026
UK economy contracts as Iran war impact felt
The economy shrank slightly in April as the Iran war began to have an impact on businesses, official data shows.
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Conservative Home12 Jun 2026
Arthur Reynolds: Short week working in Whitehall means long term delays in delivery
The next right-wing government needs to end the presumption that officials’ every need must be accommodated, forcing departments to record who is working when, and making clear that the most senior civil servants are paid to be available when government needs them. The post Arthur Reynolds: Short week working in Whitehall means long term delays in delivery appeared first on Conservative Home.
Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026
Anti-Nanny State Campaigner David Hockey Dies Aged 88
A pro-liberty campaigner and one of the last great smokers. He campaigned against anti-smoking regulations over his lifetime and said in 2005: “You cannot have a smoke free bohemia. Without a bohemia you pay a heavy price… Picasso smoked until he was about 98 and so did Matisse… I smoke for my mental health, so…
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Guido Fawkes12 Jun 2026
SAS Regimental Association Says Carns’ Resignation Proves Labour Troubles Bill Is “Fundamentally Flawed”
The Special Air Service Regimental Association – of whom the Prince of Wales is patron – has said that Al Carns’ resignation proves the Troubles Bill is not fit for purpose: “The resignation letter of Al Carns as outgoing Minister of the Armed Forces reveals that the government’s approach to dealing with the legacy of…
Defence
BBC Politics12 Jun 2026
PM needs to make 'bold' decisions on defence spending, says Carns
Al Carns quit as the armed forces minister in a row over defence spending, hours after John Healey also quit as defence secretary.
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BBC Politics12 Jun 2026
PM needs to make 'bold' decisions on defence spending, says Carns
Al Carns quit as the armed forces minister in a row over defence spending, hours after John Healey also quit as defence secretary.
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