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policy U-turns, a rotating cast of advisers and the disastrous appointment of [Peter Mandelson](/news/2026/4/16/uks-starmer-under-fire-over-report-mandelson-failed-security-vetting) as the UK’s ambassador to the United States. Mandelson was fired nine months into the job over
agenda with a series of announcements on the cost of living this week. His intention to canvass voters in Makerfield, in Greater Manchester, is unexpected given Burnham is widely expected to challenge Sir Keir
policy, and it is clearly a huge concern to participants in the POLITICO group. The three-letter acronym they kept coming back to was “HMOs.” It stands for Houses in Multiple Occupation — and that means
UK government department to stop using the Elon Musk-owned platform amid increasing worries about its use to incite violence and racism. 5. ***Environment*** | The environmental damage bill racked up by the highest-consuming
policy, such as relaxing decades-old arms export rules. For the first time in about 50 years, Tokyo can now sell or transfer defence equipment and lethal weapons to the 17 countries with which
UK politics live Good morning. Originally [Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) was hoping that there would not be a need for a PMQs today, but we have got one, and it will definitely
agenda, which makes sense of the way the world’s changing, then you’re not going to be any further forward as a country. And you’ll find the country keeps shuffling the deck with
Reform UK-run council, Mick Barton, said fixing the roads was one of his top priorities when he unveiled [two JCB machines for filling in potholes](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15237n0e0yo). Across the county and much further
policy disproportionately impacts women, particularly single mothers, pushing families into poverty and limiting financial support for children. > > **7. Reform figures have made regressive comments about women at work** > > Farage has previously backed claims that employers
policy has been a contentious issue with opposition politicians, businesses and even Labour-friendly unions calling for the government to be more open to new oil and gas exploration in the North Sea. References
UK defence secretary, John Healey](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/11/john-healey-resigns-defence-secretary-military-spending), shows Britain’s fiscal problems. Volodymyr Zelenskyy will attend on Tuesday, and recent progress on the battlefield means the Ukrainian president can remind Trump he did hold
reforms to growth, the state, and Britain’s relationship with Europe”. Starmer’s legislative agenda is made up of measures that have previously been announced but for which the government has not yet found time
policy U-turns and political controversies. Labour is also facing pressure from parties at either end of the spectrum. The hard-right Reform UK is surging while the Green Party is gaining ground
agenda - the state of the roads in their area. [Opinion polls suggest](https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54552-what-do-britons-see-as-the-top-issues-locally-ahead-of-2026-local-mayoral-and-devolved-elections) potholes are right up there with the cost of living, health services and crime as the key deciding issue
Reform and one to the Conservatives, making Morgan the first ever leader of a government in the UK to lose their seat while in office. She immediately resigned in a concession speech. The party announced
UK Conservative Party's "Big Society" agenda under former Prime Minister Cameron to an early supporter of Trump in 2015. Asked where he now sits on a spectrum between Cameron-era conservatism and Trump
UK](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/brexit-party) served notice that its leader would be making an “emergency address”. Appearing via a live stream from a location with fields in the background, [Nigel Farage](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/nigel-farage) paid tribute
agendas” over common sense and effective decision-making. For her, it was the culprit behind nonsensical diversity policies and training programmes. Among the examples cited by the Conservative leader was the Bank of England
UK. Starmer struck a defiant note on Friday morning in the face of calls from some of his MPs to quit, insisting he remained as determined as ever to deliver the promises on which
UK. Those constraints were evident in Burnham’s statement at the weekend that he will stick to Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules – meaning any further expansion of public spending will have to be paid