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Britain’s green transition should belong to everyone. Why is Labour so intent on stopping us having our say? | George Monbiot

Tearing up planning and using protest laws to criminalise local people – this isn’t how to build the broad consent neededWe will not persuade. We will not explain. We will not listen. We know best and we will force you to comply. This, I’m sorry to say, is how the government’s climate policy works. Or rather, how it doesn’t. Because nothing could be better calculated to alienate the people you need to reach than climate authoritarianism.Three astonishing things are happening simultaneously. One

politics  May 27, 2026

BBC Politics

Speed up £250 cap on leasehold ground rent, MPs urge

A committee of MPs says leaseholders have been waiting too long for governments to tackle the issue.

politics  May 26, 2026

BBC Politics

Better WiFi for hundreds of trains under government plans

Campaigners welcome the move but say passengers are mostly worried about train fares and delays.

politics  May 26, 2026

The Guardian Politics

Tony Blair’s essay on Labour failings gets full marks for being unhelpful

Intervention by former PM almost feels designed to inflict maximum annoyance on his partyTony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to TrumpDid Tony Blair ever mention he was quite good at winning elections? If you happened to miss it, then his 5,700-word opus on where Labour, Keir Starmer and the UK more generally have gone wrong is here to remind you. Several times.“I led the Labour party for 13 years and through three general elections,” goes the second sentence. Fu

politics  May 26, 2026

BBC Politics

Yusuf in clash with Jenrick over Reform deportation policy

Reform's home affairs chief has publicly disagreed with its Treasury spokesman over what party policy is.

politics  May 26, 2026

The Guardian Politics

The Guardian view on Britain’s economy: to profit politically a recovery must be felt in people’s pockets | Editorial

The chancellor can point to growth and lower inflation, but weak job data, flat living standards and uncertain productivity are no reason to cheerIn October 1991, the then chancellor Norman Lamont said he thought he saw some “green shoots” of recovery. He was ridiculed, as Britain was in the midst of a deep recession that it would not clamber out of until the following summer. Insouciant in the face of the scorn heaped upon him, Mr Lamont defended himself robustly, even long after the event – no

politics  May 26, 2026

BBC Politics

John Swinney denies 'sweeping Murrell scandal under carpet'

Opposition MSPs have criticised the first minister and ex-SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon following Peter Murrell's guilty plea.

politics  May 26, 2026

BBC Politics

Scottish Parliament endorses SNP call for independence referendum

The demand was the Scottish government's first item of business in the new parliament.

politics  May 26, 2026

BBC Politics

Almost 1,000 migrants cross Channel over bank holiday

A total of 989 people arrived in the UK in 14 boats between Friday and Monday.

politics  May 26, 2026

BBC Politics

Starmer vows to act on social media after meeting bereaved parents

Some parents believe whether the government will take strong enough action remains to be seen.

politics  May 26, 2026

BBC Politics

Wales won't ban mobile phones in schools, first minister says

Rhun ap Iorwerth said schools would be empowered to make their own decisions, with a ban expected for England.

politics  May 26, 2026

BBC Politics

Track UK's latest migration numbers - net migration, visas, asylum and small boats

Use our interactive tracker to explore the latest migration statistics for the UK

politics  May 26, 2026

BBC Politics

Sentences of boys spared custody over rape referred to Court of Appeal

The sentences of boys spared custody over the rape of two girls in Hampshire will be referred to the Court of Appeal, the prime minister has said.

politics  May 26, 2026

BBC Politics

Man who appeared to do Nazi salute becomes adviser to Reform's Welsh leader

Corey Edwards quit as a Senedd candidate after a picture of him emerged appearing to do the salute.

politics  May 26, 2026

BBC Politics

How would a Labour leadership contest work?

How could MPs who want Sir Keir Starmer to be replaced force a leadership contest and who could stand?

politics  May 26, 2026

BBC Politics

Greens announce Makerfield by-election candidate

Sarah Wakefield has been selected as the party's candidate for the 18 June poll.

politics  May 26, 2026

The Guardian Politics

‘A tsunami of harm’: views on tackling online safety for under-16s in the UK

Campaigners, teenagers, legislators and experts give their opinions on the government’s social media consultation Change is coming for social media platforms. The UK government’s consultation on improving online safety for children will result in some form of action being taken against big tech. Even before the deadline for submissions has passed, ministers have pledged to introduce an Australia-style social media ban for under-16s or restrictions on “addictive” features such as infinite scrolli

politics  May 25, 2026

BBC Politics

Education secretary to ask competition watchdog to review hidden childcare costs

Bridget Phillipson will ask the competition watchdog to examine costs that families are still facing in government-funded childcare.

politics  May 25, 2026

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Rebecca Hendin on Farage and the £5m – cartoon

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politics  May 25, 2026

BBC Politics

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell in custody after admitting £400,000 embezzlement

The estranged husband of former Scotland first minister Nicola Sturgeon is remanded in custody after pleading guilty.

politics  May 25, 2026