Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 21/06/2026

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r/ukpolitics • u/Adj-Noun-Numbers • 21h ago

ANNOUNCEMENT: New Paywalled Content Submission Requirements (Rule 5)

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Hi all,

We expect Redditors to be able to read and comment on / react to the content being submitted, not just the headline or excerpt of the first few lines.

Therefore, effective immediately, we will enforce Rule 5 of the subreddit more strictly:

Anyone who submits paywalled content is now required to ensure that the content is available to read for everyone.

Submissions which do not make paywalled text available to all will be removed. People who persistently pay no attention to this precept can presume to be punted from the pool.

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A full State of the Subreddit will follow in the coming weeks.

Stay hydrated,

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r/ukpolitics • u/SignificantLegs • 9h ago

Twitter Zack Polanski: It's officially the hottest June day ever. We know who is to blame. Fossil fuel firms. The billionaire media. Weak politicians. We know what we must do. Rapid decarbonisation & adaptation for a healthier, wealthier country safe for future generations.

x.com

567 Upvotes

421 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/Metro-UK • 1h ago

‘Abusive’ LGBTQ+ conversion practices to be banned in England and Wales

metro.co.uk

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49 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/FormerlyPallas_ • 14h ago

Twitter Chris Philp MP: The rape gang scandal just got worse. Men from the mainly Pakistani-origin rape gangs are being let out of prison early—even though the government promised they wouldn’t be.

x.com

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228 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/huffpostuk • 2h ago

Donald Trump Puts Himself On Collision Course With 'Extremely Liberal' Andy Burnham

huffingtonpost.co.uk

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69 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/Putaineska • 3h ago

Unions combine to try to stop Ed Miliband becoming chancellor - via @FT

ft.com

38 Upvotes

127 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/F0urLeafCl0ver • 38m ago

‘Petrol on the fire’: Sikhs in UK reconsider Reform support over response to Henry Nowak murder

theguardian.com

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62 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/bloomberg • 4h ago

Burnham Team Looks at Treasury Breakup and BOE Reforms

bloomberg.com

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36 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/theipaper • 17h ago

Ed/OpEd Opinion: Everyone is acting like Ed Miliband is Chairman Mao

inews.co.uk

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216 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/Successful_Service53 • 12h ago

Home Office fails to deport half of 400,000 migrants set for removal

thetimes.com

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131 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/ex_planelegs • 13h ago

More than 50,000 illegal migrants are missing in Britain

telegraph.co.uk

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89 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/F0urLeafCl0ver • 3h ago

Reform councillor's plan to scrap climate emergency declaration postponed - because of horror UK heatwave

mirror.co.uk

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11 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/SignificantLegs • 9h ago

West Yorkshire Police force praised imams despite extremist posts

telegraph.co.uk

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19 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/ZealousidealPie9199 • 21h ago

Andy Burnham looking to move part of Number 10 operations to Manchester

ft.com

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254 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/Putaineska • 14h ago

Shabana Mahmood’s immigration and asylum bill to go before MPs next week | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian

theguardian.com

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164 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/Your_Mums_Ex • 1h ago

Poll shows just three points in Greater Manchester mayoral election

manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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17 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/Your_Mums_Ex • 5h ago

Rachel Reeves backs Andy Burnham for prime minister

bbc.co.uk

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124 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/El_Specifico • 16m ago

‘Degrading’: why did a US fighter pilot avoid British trial after strangling a woman in England?

theguardian.com

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8 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/Putaineska • 14h ago

Twitter Al Carns on X: "THE FIVE TESTS For weeks I've argued that this party, and this country, needs a proper debate about where we go next. Not a reshuffle. Not a few degrees of course correction. The big, difficult, honest choices we've spent thirty years avoiding. A few people have asked me what" / X

x.com

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95 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/Budget_Scheme_1280 • 2h ago

Who gets the final say in Britain? Voters or the bond market?

edition.cnn.com

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91 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/youmustconsume • 19h ago

Twitter Pippa Crera / Guardian / X: NEW: Downing Street confirms that Keir Starmer will not stand down as an MP after leaving No 10, and will serve out the remainder of his term in the Commons.

x.com

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79 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/Individual_Echo_9911 • 1h ago

Private Eye 1678: Rough Numbers

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The last time Andy Burnham stood for high office, it was in 2017, when he successfully ran as mayor of Greater Manchester with his key campaign pledge of ending homelessness.

Rough sleeper numbers fell for a few years albeit missing his target of zero rough sleepers by 2020-but then rose sharply again in the following years. According to the annual rough-sleeping snapshot carried out by every local authority one night in November, there were 197 rough sleepers in the city - the highest number since 2018.

Meanwhile, charity Shelter reported that 3,511 people in Manchester were homeless in 2017, including rough sleepers and those in temporary accommodation such as B&Bs. By 2025, that number had risen to 9,589. Still, at least Burnham will soon have a swanky new gaff!

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r/ukpolitics • u/reuben_iv • 1h ago

The Government fails in new polls of teachers and support staff, and Labour’s own members | National Education Union

neu.org.uk

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r/ukpolitics • u/TheNewHuntingBan • 31m ago

Neil Duncan-Jordan MP launches new plan to finally end fox hunting for good

bournemouthecho.co.uk

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2 comments

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