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Post your questions below to get insight from the Guardian’s politics live blogger on the future of Labour and the role of the political reporter Q: Do you agree with the Tories about wanting more oil and gas drilling from the North Sea?Davey says Kemi Badenoch claims she can get an extra £2.5bn in tax revenue by allowing more exploration in the North Sea. He says she is “just lying”. He says everyone knows that that is not realistic. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/apr/02/reform-uk-housing-grenfell-tower-keir-starmer-yvette-cooper-uk-politics-latest-news-updates Author : Andrew Sparrow Publish date : 2026-04-02 15:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Sale of Providence House believed to be the most expensive on record in LondonUK politics live – latest updatesNick Candy, the honorary treasurer of Reform UK and major donor, has sold his mansion in the Chelsea district of London for a reported £275m.The property developer declined to comment on the transaction, which was first reported by Bloomberg, but it is believed to be the most expensive on record in London and one of the biggest in the world. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/02/reform-donor-nick-candy-sells-chelsea-mansion-providence-house Author : Rowena Mason Whitehall editor Publish date : 2026-04-02 12:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Poland’s prime minister says prospect of an energy crisis in Europe and Viktor Orbán’s moves to block support for Ukraine also play into Russia’s handsTalking to reporters during his trip to South Korea, France’s Emmanuel Macron dismissed Trump’s mocking comments from last night saying they were “neither elegant nor appropriate” and “they do not warrant a response.”Instead, he pointed to the continuing impact of the war, including rising energy prices, saying that “what needs to be done is the word towards de-escalation, a ceasefire, and a resumption of negotiations, which are the only way to truly resolve what is happening

Party’s housing spokesperson made comments while criticising safety regulations brought in after 2017 tragedyCampaigners for Grenfell families have called on Reform UK and its housing spokesperson to apologise after he said the tower fire was a “tragedy” but that “everyone dies in the end”.Simon Dudley, a former head of Homes England, had announced in February that he was joining Reform, as Nigel Farage said he was planning to bring more “experts” onboard to advise the party. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/02/reform-uk-simon-dudley-grenfell-families-everyone-dies Author : Ben Quinn Political correspondent Publish date : 2026-04-02 07:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the