Day Headlines in Politics News: 2026-05-29
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Labour reports Farage's alleged Russian phone hack to police (BBC News - Politics 2026-05-29 17:02:02)
On Sunday, Reform sources claimed to a newspaper that their leader's phone may have been hacked.
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Badenoch tells Blair not to waste his time calling for Labour to change (BBC News - Politics 2026-05-29 15:35:49)
The Tory leader sends an open letter to former Labour PM Sir Tony Blair following his critique of the government.
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Champions League final still not free to air despite pressure (BBC News - Politics 2026-05-29 15:03:48)
Fans will need a subscription to watch the Champions League final between Arsenal and PSG after TNT Sports decides against making the match free to air.
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Donaldson letter to sex abuse accuser had 'nothing to do with allegations', court hears (BBC News - Politics 2026-05-29 12:00:57)
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former DUP leader, is on trial for 18 sex abuse charges, including one count of rape, all of which he denies.
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Council remains leaderless after 2nd failed election (BBC News - Politics 2026-05-29 11:56:27)
Neither the Reform UK leader or Green Party leader gained enough votes to be elected council leader.
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Will the new Welsh first minister complete the journey to delivering M4 relief? (BBC News - Politics 2026-05-29 11:09:30)
Rhun ap Iorwerth's promise of a "road-based solution" to motorway congestion is
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Top UK chefs call for 10% VAT cut for pubs and restaurants (BBC News - Politics 2026-05-29 10:55:45)
Tom Kerridge, Yotam Ottolenghi, Ravneet Gill and Simon Rogan told BBC Newsnight VAT should be slashed to 10% to ease mounting pressure on the hospitality industry.
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Top UK chefs call for cutting VAT for pubs and restaurants to 10% (BBC News - Politics 2026-05-29 10:55:45)
Tom Kerridge, Yotam Ottolenghi, Ravneet Gill and Simon Rogan told BBC Newsnight VAT should be halved to ease mounting pressure on the hospitality industry.
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Pharmacies in England to prescribe more medication from autumn (BBC News - Politics 2026-05-29 10:03:28)
The £340m deal will see five common conditions added to the list of things pharmacists can prescribe medication for from this autumn.
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AI will be used to estimate age of asylum seekers from next year (BBC News - Politics 2026-05-29 09:35:22)
The Home Office says the tool will make it easier to identify adult migrants "attempting to game the system".
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More pharmacies in England to prescribe medication from autumn (BBC News - Politics 2026-05-29 06:49:54)
The £340m deal will see five common conditions added to the list of things pharmacists can prescribe medication for from this autumn.