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Conservative Home4 Jun 2026

Chris Heaton-Harris and Gaurav Menon: Who Cares? Part 2 – ‘Managing Upwards’ and dealing with the care system

People in their forties, fifties, and early sixties who thought they understood what ageing looked like but who are finding that the reality of navigating the care system on behalf of a parent is unlike anything they were prepared for. The post Chris Heaton-Harris and Gaurav Menon: Who Cares? Part 2 – ‘Managing Upwards’ and dealing with the care system appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes4 Jun 2026

FLASHBACK: Darren Jones Denied Sending ‘Warm Message’ to Mandelson Two Weeks Ago

On the 24th May after reports that there were “warm messages” between Mandelson and Chief Secretary to the PM Darren Jones, the minister denied it on broadcast. Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg he said: “No, I was asked what was going on in Downing Street… This was the week that I had just arrived as Chief…

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Express Politics4 Jun 2026

Henry Nowak's family call for peace as they warn trust in police has been lost

The 18-year-old's family repeated calls for peace after violence erupted in Southampton, with officers pelted with bricks, bottles, bins, cans and even an e-scooter.

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BBC Politics4 Jun 2026

Avoid 'reactive' police reforms after Nowak murder, senior black officer warns

The head of the National Black Police Association says proposed changes to racism guidance are "not well thought-out".

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Conservative Home4 Jun 2026

John Oxley: When underfunded risks being undefended, missing a deadline can be deadly

We are already years behind in properly and adequately funding defence for the challenges we face. Deferring comes with real costs to both our armed forces and the companies that supply them. It is also revelatory: if governments want things to happen, they need more than ambition. The post John Oxley: When underfunded risks being undefended, missing a deadline can be deadly appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics4 Jun 2026

Zombie Blairites still have British politics in their grip – it’s time to break free | Aditya Chakrabortty

Tony Blair’s departure as PM should have prompted a fresh start for Labour. But Starmer’s sad, backward-looking government remains in his thrall Now half term is over, let’s have a quick quiz. Reading these lines, can you spot the common theme? Westminster has been mesmerised this week by the messages of a famous Blairite, Peter Mandelson, especially his damning exchanges with fellow carrier of the Blair torch, Pat McFadden. Last week’s big news was an essay written by Tony Blair himself. That

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BBC Politics3 Jun 2026

MI5 warns Chinese spies using job websites to target government staff

Undercover agents are posing as fake job recruiters to try and identify useful targets, MI5 warns.

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BBC Politics3 Jun 2026

MI5 warns Chinese spies using job websites to target government staff

Undercover agents are posing as fake job recruiters to try and identify useful targets, MI5 warns.

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Express Politics3 Jun 2026

Inside China's latest incredible plot to steal British secrets

Lifting the veil of secrecy on the Chinese military intelligence operations, MI5 warned spies will post fake roles on job sites such as LinkedIn, Indeed and Upwork.

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Express Politics3 Jun 2026

Farage warns Southampton riots 'the beginning' as he hit back at Starmer criticism

Reform UK's leader has defended saying people should respond to Henry Nowak's arrest with "pure cold rage".

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The Guardian Politics3 Jun 2026

Is Kemi Badenoch getting better at being Conservative leader?

Badenoch differentiated herself from Nigel Farage in response to Henry Nowak’s murder and supporters say her ratings are rising Kemi Badenoch has a hard-earned reputation for combativeness, especially on culture war issues, but at prime minister’s questions, with the murder of Henry Nowak in the headlines, Keir Starmer ended up thanking the Conservative leader for her “tone”. So is she a changed politician? Well, not exactly. To an extent, Badenoch’s approach ahead of her weekly Commons showdown

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Guido Fawkes3 Jun 2026

Simon’s Sketch: United in Horror, the House Finds Much to Divide Them

It was an obituarial session. The body count came in at around two dozen plus three suicides a week and a helicopter crash. It began with nice, cricket-loving Tory Alan Haselhurst, went back fifty years to 1972 and bounced forward to today’s necropolis. The House is happy with the dead. Everyone knows how to behave.…

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