Posted by The Guardian | Aug 13, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Clacton byelection August 2026, Nigel Farage, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
The Reform UK leader resigned as the MP for Clacton at the start of July and forced a byelectionGood morning. In the media, August is known as the “silly season”. With parliament not sitting and many people on holiday, there is...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 13, 2026 | Byelections, Clacton byelection August 2026, Count Binface, Essex, Nigel Farage, Politics, Reform UK, The Guardian, UK news |
Longest ballot in UK voting history features likes of Count Binface and Howling Laud Hope alongside Reform leader Polls have opened in Clacton, with thousands of residents in the Essex seat to vote in a ballot featuring Nigel...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 13, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Keir Starmer, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, UK news, Yvette Cooper |
Health secretary praises more collegiate style under Andy Burnham and says previous No 10 sidelined her from key policy launchYvette Cooper admits Labour has “not done government very well” in the last couple of years, and...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 13, 2026 | Andy Burnham, England, Labour, Politics, Prisons and probation, The Guardian, UK criminal justice, UK news, Wales |
Exclusive: Ministers explore diverting male prisoners serving short terms or on remand away from tougher jailsMinisters are examining a possible upgrade of security at men’s category C and women’s prisons to deal with an...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 13, 2026 | Espionage, Europe, Poland, Russia, The Guardian, Ukraine, World News |
When exiled Russian opposition campaigner Igor Rogov was accused of working for the Kremlin, his friends were shocked. Could this young activist have really been an undercover agent?• The summer issue of the Long Read magazine...
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