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Mel Stride names his Price

The winds of change are blowing through Whitehall. With Andy Burnham on course for No. 10, officials are preparing for a shake up of the cabinet. One...

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Rupert Lowe ducks Farage’s Clacton by-election

Rupert Lowe has confirmed that Restore will sit out the upcoming Clacton by-election. Nigel Farage’s enemy on the right said he refuses ‘to...

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Miliband’s heat pump revolution leaves taxpayers in the cold

Red Ed Miliband’s heat pump bonanza cost taxpayers and bill-payers an eye-watering £498.6 million in 2025/26, new research shows. So much for the...

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Kemi crashes Burnham’s Reddit refuge

With weeks to go until he becomes a Labour Prime Minister almost no one voted for, Andy Burnham has been busy answering lots of questions. Not from...

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Watch: Sarah Pochin shares emotional adoption story

"She carried her secret to her grave"Emotional moment in parliament this lunchtime as Runcorn and Helsby MP @SarahForRuncorn shares the...

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Spectator summer party 2026, in pictures

The weather is glorious, England have soared through to the World Cup round of 16 and one Sir Keir Starmer has just weeks left as Prime Minister. So...

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Watch: CCHQ spoofs Burnham’s cringe AI clip

https://t.co/BOc9D2C0dF pic.twitter.com/hek3A22BZO— Conservatives (@Conservatives) July 1, 2026 https://t.co/BOc9D2C0dF pic.twitter.com/hek3A22BZO...

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Road rage in the Foreign Office

With Sir Keir Starmer straggling on as PMINO – Prime Minister in Name Only – ministers have truly gone feral. A vacuum of leadership at the very...

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Left-wing politicians rail against Mahmood’s ‘refugee tax’

Britain’s dimmest left-wing MPs are up in arms today. No, not about the lack of cash announced in the Defence Investment Plan. Nor about Ofgem...

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‘Insane’ Treasury diversity plan attacked by MPs

It doesn’t take a genius to work out that the Treasury is riddled with idiots who struggle to count and suffer from chronic ‘blob’ brain. But...

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Farage finds his Queen of the North

Reform UK is delighted to announce Sian Astley as our candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester.Sian has pledged to scrutinise contracts previously...

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Badenoch: Ed Miliband is a ‘Nigerian dictator’

Kemi Badenoch spared no prisoners this morning as she delivered her first attack speech dedicated to Andy Burnham and his incoming Cabinet of radical...

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Tapped out of government

Labour’s never-ending psychodrama took yet another magnificent twist today. It looks as if Sir Keir Starmer won’t be alone in making an early exit...

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A surgeon for Burnham’s Cabinet?

With just weeks until he is set to waltz into No. 10, Andy Burnham has been quick out of the blocks, meeting contenders for his future Cabinet. The...

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Lowe and behold: Restore turns on its leader

Oh dear. It looks as though Rupert Lowe’s merry gang of ethnonationalists are in a spot of trouble. Prominent Restore supporters with hefty social...

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Labour ministers lose it with Badenoch after PMQs

🚨 WATCH: Kemi Badenoch calls Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson a "spiteful class warrior" full of "incompetence" Starmer:...

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Watch: New SNP MP mocks swearing-in

Today, I was officially sworn in at Parliament. I took this Oath in order to serve the people of Arbroath and Broughty Ferry – and declared that my...

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Watch: Andy Burnham sworn in

Andy Burnham sworn in as new Labour MP for Makerfield Follow live updates and analysis: https://t.co/SkfgqT7YpV pic.twitter.com/bwrKGBjWHg— BBC...

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Wes Streeting: I’m backing Burnham

pic.twitter.com/ZVX6vS6Tl2— Wes Streeting (@wesstreeting) June 22, 2026 pic.twitter.com/ZVX6vS6Tl2 Well, well, well. After weeks of insisting he...

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Sir Keir Starmer: I quit

BREAKING: Sir Keir Starmer has announced a timetable for his resignation as prime minister.Live updates: https://t.co/0NZcBgSmUq...

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‘Oh my God!’ Reform MP and Labour peer clash at Makerfield count

It’s all kicking off in Makerfield, where Andy Burnham has romped to victory in the by-election. Burnham, Labour’s newest MP – and the...

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Watch: Reform MP’s bizarre domestic violence football message

For the sake of women’s safety we need England to keep winning 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 pic.twitter.com/Art8B5gzaf— Sarah Pochin MP...

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Civil service grifting hits new heights

Violence, shooting and driving fast cars are not usually the first things that spring to mind when Whitehall talks about the ‘lived experience’ of...

17.06.2026 10

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Watch: Lowe aide silences Restore’s by-election candidate

"We're not doing any interviews""You'll have to speak to the management sorry""Alistair can Rebecca do one...

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Reform poach think tank star

In the battle for the right, all eyes are on who moves where. A handful of Tory MPs made the jump to Reform, prior the 7 May deadline imposed by Nigel...

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Wes Streeting: Starmer must resign after Makerfield

Labour leadership hopeful Wes Streeting today demanded that Sir Keir Starmer quit the top job once the Makerfield by-election concludes. The former...

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Kemi Badenoch: Starmer must stop pony slaughter

Kemi Badenoch today demanded that Sir Keir Starmer step in to stop the ‘mass slaughter’ of Dartmoor ponies by bureaucrats at Natural England. The...

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Watch: Remaining defence minister admonishes Starmer

Luke Pollard tells MPs he is only still in the job because John Healey asked him to stay.In a strong hint he agrees with Healey, he praises his former...

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Reform pledges new migrant worker levy

British workers will come first every time under a Reform UK government. ✅ pic.twitter.com/ko8cEAPdW6— Reform UK (@reformparty_uk) June 15, 2026...

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Starmer bans social media for under-16s

BREAKING: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced a social media ban for under-16s.Live updates: https://t.co/Jxi67uC5Qk...

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Starmer vows to fight on (again)

Not even the resignation of a respected defence secretary will stop one Sir Keir Starmer from ploughing ahead with his tumultuous premiership. Despite...

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Al Carns: Cut welfare to fund defence

"We are fighting amongst each other to get more money to protect this nation."Al Carns, who resigned last night as Armed Forces Minister...

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Watch: Emma Thompson backs Labour’s ‘summer of sex’

It’s not every day you get to spend the day with a living legend. And she is just as lovely as you’d expect her to be.❤️It’s fantastic that...

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Watch: Hilary Benn’s Belfast evasion

Jim Allister: "What will be done to stop the importation of an alien culture that thinks it's appropriate to try and behead...

10.06.2026 10

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Reform demands answers on grooming gangs

The public is rightly focused on the violent attack that unfolded in Belfast on Monday. But today, Reform is keen to remind Labour ministers that it...

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Zia Yusuf to address MAGAworld

With the weather improving, small boat arrivals look set to increase in the coming weeks. So what better time for Zia Yusuf, Reform’s Home Affairs...

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Sudanese knife attack suspect ‘had leave to remain’

The Sudanese man arrested over a horrific knife attack in Belfast yesterday was granted leave to remain in Northern Ireland by the Home Office, police...

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Kemi Badenoch: James Bond must not be woke

Kemi Badenoch today threw her weight behind Idris Elba’s call for casting directors to avoid a ‘woke’ choice for the next James Bond. The...

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Watch: Labour MPs squabble over Makerfield

“Have you been [to Makerfield], Clive?”“I’m going up tomorrow”“Come up, I’ll happily take you for a pint”Culture Secretary @lisanandy...

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Parliament’s artificial scrutiny

AI has taken the world by storm, and few workplaces have been immune to its impact. In the House of Commons last year, Written Parliamentary Questions...

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Polanski pushes price hikes

When he’s not ranting about Gaza, Zack Polanski is mostly to be found despairing about the cost of living. And aren’t we all? The Green leader has...

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Cabinet Office loses the spin count

You’d be hard pressed to find a member of the public who thinks the Labour government is doing a sterling job. Up and down the country, voters are...

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Union / Reform Scotland poach GB News man

With Rachel Reeves in the Treasury, many employers are having to make cut backs. But in the case of Reform UK, it is the exact opposite, with...

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Reform Scotland poach GB News man

With Rachel Reeves in the Treasury, many employers are having to make cut backs. But in the case of Reform UK, it is the exact opposite, with...

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Andy Burnham’s manifesto: A full list

People will say almost anything to win power. Sir Keir Starmer’s rise is a case in point. In 2020, he won the Labour leadership by presenting...

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Lord Hermer: ECHR critics want migrants to drown

Everyone’s favourite human rights aficionado is back at it again. Clearly not content with comparing critics of the ECHR to Nazis, Lord Richard...

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David Lammy’s leadership denial

There is not a leadership contest to enter “at this stage”, says deputy prime minister David Lammy as he offers his full support to Andy Burnham...

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Darren Jones’ Mandy memory failure

If you’re not a fan of any of the current contenders for Labour leader, then why not try Darren Jones? Yes, that’s right, if you’re not a fan of...

04.06.2026 20

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Labour’s growing pains

Almost every MP in Westminster will claim that tackling the cost-of-living crisis is their number one priority. It is the cause politicians are most...

04.06.2026 20

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Who’s winning the donations battle?

Reform has triumphed in the donations league table for the first quarter of 2026, raking in an eye-watering £9.4 million. The party filled its...

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