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Express Politics15 May 2026

Mandelson files update as Keir Starmer's Government blasted over 'redactions'

Key documents being hidden from Parliament as 'extraordinary' use of WhatsApp criticised

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BBC Politics15 May 2026

Farage paid for £1.4m house with I'm a Celebrity cash, says Reform

The Reform UK leader is being investigated by Parliament's standards watchdog over a £5m gift from a billionaire.

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BBC Politics15 May 2026

Farage paid for £1.4m house with I'm a Celebrity cash, says Reform

The Reform UK leader is being investigated by Parliament's standards watchdog over a £5m gift from a billionaire.

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The Guardian Politics15 May 2026

Why rights groups fear new ECHR declaration could weaken migrant protections

Political statement agreed by all 46 Council of Europe states could give them more leeway to carry out deportations A political declaration aimed at clarifying key aspects of the European convention on human rights was published on Friday, agreed by all 46 member states of the Council of Europe. Critics fear that it will weaken human rights protections for migrants. The ECHR system has become a political battleground, with both the Conservatives and Reform UK pledging to leave the convention if

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Sky News Politics15 May 2026

Why winning Makerfield by-election may not be so easy for Burnham

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Express Politics15 May 2026

Zack Polanski is fast becoming a political chancer who can't be taken seriously

From hypnotherapy fibs to unpaid council tax and failing to vote for his own party, the Green leader has all the hallmarks of someone who can't be trusted

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Sky News Politics15 May 2026

UK borrowing costs hit fresh financial crash-era high amid political uncertainty

The benchmark UK borrowing cost has hit a fresh financial crash-era high as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer faces a potential leadership challenge from Manchester mayor Andy Burnham.

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The Guardian Politics15 May 2026

What might happen next in Labour leadership challenge?

How a contest to become PM is triggered, and Andy Burnham’s chances in the Makerfield byelection UK politics live – latest updates With Andy Burnham offered a path back to parliament, the chances of a Labour leadership challenge to Keir Starmer appear to have increased dramatically. Manchester’s mayor said he wanted to return to Westminster to “make politics work properly for people” after Josh Simons, the Labour MP for Makerfield, said he would stand down so Burnham could run in the seat in t

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The Guardian Politics15 May 2026

Politics has tossed friendship out of the window – as Keir Starmer is realising | Simon Jenkins

Britain’s embattled PM is beset by enemies. One reason is that Westminster has ceased to be a club and turned into a shambles The Tories took years of Westminster turmoil to reach their Liz Truss moment. It has taken Labour only two. Britain has a weakened prime minister, a fatally divided government and a shambolic House of Commons. No one beyond Keir Starmer’s looming rivals can seriously believe the cure lies in his immediate toppling. There is no leader in waiting obviously superior to Starm

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Express Politics15 May 2026

Keir Starmer bans more 'foreign far-Right agitators' from Unite the Kingdom rally

Downing Street confirms 11 people 'coming to UK to spew their extremist views' stopped from travelling

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BBC Politics15 May 2026

Analysis: Andy Burnham's route back to Commons is clearer - but can he win in Makerfield?

The Greater Manchester mayor faces a messy and bitter by-election battle with Reform UK.

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The Guardian Politics15 May 2026

Digested week: Starmer’s day of reckoning was foreseen – just not the level of drama | John Crace

While Tories are quite ruthless about removing a leader, Labour MPs can’t decide whether their regicide is a tragedy or comedy No one can say they weren’t warned. Last week’s elections had always been marked out as a time of maximum danger for Keir Starmer if the results were as bad as feared. And so it proved. Only no one had anticipated quite the level of drama that would go with it. While the Tories have always been quite ruthless about getting rid of a leader they deem surplus to requirement

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