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All this talk about ‘difficult’ cuts, yet the largest part of Britain’s welfare bill is never mentioned. Why? | Zoe Williams

The Guardian - Politics

Pensioners vote and young people don’t, so the truism goes. That’s no longer any reason to avoid dealing with the triple lockNothing makes you fee...

Allegations about Reform candidate's posts are troubling, Labour says

BBC News - Politics

Campaigning organisation Searchlight claims Robert Kenyon was friends with a fascist campaigner on a now deleted Facebook page.

Badenoch says Labour ‘just want a better salesman’. It would be a good start

The Guardian - Politics

Starmer has a reasonable list of achievements in power but has undermined himself with a lack of political storytellingNet migration down by three-qua...

Barney Frank, former congressman and gay-rights pioneer, dies at 86

NPR Politics

The former congressman was politically engaged until the end. As GBH reports, Even in hospice, Frank was actively working to spread the message of his...

Buddhist hall housing ‘eternal flame’ burns down in Japan

Al Jazeera - Politics

Buddhist hall housing ‘eternal flame’ burns down in Japan

Burnham confirmed as Labour candidate in Makerfield

BBC News - Politics

The Labour Party formally announces Andy Burnham as its candidate to stand in the Makerfield by-election.

By-elections to replace former MPs set for next month

BBC News - Politics

Stephen Flynn and Stephen Gethins stood down as MPs after being elected to Holyrood earlier this month

Can Burnham turn ‘Manchesterism’ into a practical offer for government?

The Guardian - Politics

Roots of idea for ‘ending neoliberalism’ have been growing over many months – with many different influencesManchesterism is “the end of neoli...

Children in England to be offered free bus trips this August

BBC News - Politics

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to reveal a £100m fare-free bus scheme designed to relieve cost-of-living pressures.

Chris Mason: Reeves' summer savings drive won't stretch to energy bills

BBC News - Politics

The chancellor is announcing measures aimed at easing the cost of living - but no help yet with energy bills.

DR Congo cancel World Cup training camp in Kinshasa over Ebola outbreak

Al Jazeera - Politics

DRC's public sendoff in the capital was also cancelled before their departure for the FIFA World Cup.

Delusional, desperate and mostly called David, Brexiters gather to lament the Great Betrayal | John Crace

The Guardian - Politics

The Freedom Association’s Brexit Unleashed conference in Westminster was largely untroubled by reality Those we haven’t loved. It’s been nearly ...

Deputy British ambassador to US abruptly leaves post

BBC News - Politics

Until his sudden departure, James Roscoe held one the most senior, high-profile roles in the British diplomatic service

Drakeford links Welsh Labour's collapse to lack of new powers from UK government

BBC News - Politics

The former first minister said a lack of new powers for Wales was significant in Labour's election defeat.

Ebola outbreak: When will a vaccine be developed for the new strain?

Al Jazeera - Politics

The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has a fatality rate of up to 50 percent and no approved vaccine as yet.

Ella Baron on Nigel Farage’s vision for Britain – cartoon

The Guardian - Politics

Even as anxieties grow under Trump, these swing voters aren't ready to back Democrats

NPR Politics

Swing voters in North Carolina say they are frustrated with President Trump and the state of the economy, but aren't ready to abandon him or his party...

Flooding in southern China washes away cars and destroys bridge

Al Jazeera - Politics

Flooding in southern China washes away cars and destroys bridge

Former senator calls on fellow Republicans to talk with the president more

NPR Politics

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Lamar Alexander, former Republican senator from Tennessee and governor of that state, about how he thinks current senat...

From fuel duty to sanctions, Kemi wants to make it clear how little she understands | John Crace

The Guardian - Politics

Why would Tory leader bother to look into national or global politics? That time would be better spent picking fightsBeing assertive and sounding conf...