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UK politics live Good morning. The government has been consulting on whether to follow Australia and impose a ban on social media for under-16s, [or whether to opt for other restrictions](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/05/how-uk-may-restrict-social-media-under-16s-time-limits-curfews-ban),
UK is one of several signs that a divided right wing could deliver the Makerfield seat to the Manchester mayor. On 18 June, Burnham will fight a byelection in Greater Manchester, and polls have
UK was contacted to ask about Farage’s whereabouts but gave no response. Of course, the elephant in the room has been the [investigation](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/10/farage-trying-to-avoid-scrutiny-over-5m-gift-from-crypto-billionaire-labour-says) by the parliamentary standards watchdog into
UK](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/brexit-party) conference in 2024 and was mooted as a potential London mayoral candidate. But he appeared to to be cut loose by the party, which sought to distance itself from
UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum. Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor and Labour candidate in the Makerfield byelection, is also due to speak at the event at various meetings. *Afternoon:* Wes Streeting
UK utilities in an effort to improve performance and potentially reduce bills for consumers. The move would constitute one of the biggest transfers of ownership of British industry since the privatisations of the 1980s
UK and Italy – a critical future development on which jobs at BAE sites in Lancashire depend – and Starmer will have to reassure his counterpart that Britain remains a reliable partner. But it is a crisis
Makerfield was just 5,399 in 2024 and Reform UK won all the constituency’s wards in last week’s local elections. Nigel Farage has said his party will “[throw absolutely everything](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/may/14/angela-rayner-says-starmer-should-reflect-on-stepping-aside-after-hmrc-clears-her-over-tax-affairs-uk-politics-live?page=with%3Ablock-6a05febc8f0871867a244106#block-6a05febc8f0871867a244106)
byelection, likely to be a pivotal moment for the Labour party’s future direction and Burnham’s political trajectory. Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the Treasury, criticised the internal jockeying, telling
Makerfield.” The Greens are highly decentralised, meaning that even if the leadership wanted to stand aside, it would be up to the local party. One Green source in [Greater Manchester](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/greater-manchester) said that
politics live The Labour MP **Jonathan Hinder** told the Today programme this morning that for [Wes Streeting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/wes-streeting) to suggest the UK should rejoin the EU was a “staggering level
UK may find itself “tipped into a general election” if Andy Burnham replaces Keir Starmer as prime minister, Labour’s former deputy leader [Harriet Harman](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/harrietharman) said on Tuesday. If Burnham replaces Starmer
Makerfield byelection, said the essay merited a “considered response” and he would set one out on Thursday. But he said Blair had failed to engage with how inequality was at the heart of Britain
UK politics. > double quotation markHousing secretary **Steve Reed,** a close ally of **Keir Starmer,** has been on the media round this morning urging Labour colleagues to put the “country first, party second”, even
Makerfield. “The pound is weakening this morning after a sharp drop on Thursday, when [Andy Burnham](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/andyburnham) threw his hat into the ring,” said Kathleen Brooks, the research director at XTB. “This
byelection on 18 June, was a prolific poster on X, using an account which has since been deleted. But archived webpages show a series of posts connected to Covid, including one in July
political authority has been perhaps fatally undermined over the last two weeks after Labour’s devastating election results, with Streeting’s departure from the cabinet and Burnham’s selection to fight the Makerfield seat appearing
Makerfield byelection and return to parliament, on the leadership he urged MPs: “Choose your direction first and make sure that before you have any leadership change, you make all the candidates set out in detail
UK from winning power. In his first intervention as the battle rages over the future of the Labour leadership, the TUC’s general secretary, Paul Nowak, said it was clear there was an “overwhelming sense
UK candidate in the upcoming [Makerfield byelection](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/makerfield-byelection) for “disgusting comments” he made about her on social media in the past. The broadcaster and former Countdown numbers expert described Robert Kenyon, who Reform