Day Headlines in Politics News: 2026-06-05
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Downing Street hits out at 'people seeking to stir division' after Vance's Nowak post (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-05 19:56:37)
The US vice president wrote the "only response is righteous anger" when referring to Henry Nowak's death on X. -
Fake videos of actors target Armenia election (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-05 18:30:56)
Actors have had their voices cloned by an AI fueled disinformation campaign that's targeting Armenia. -
Pupils asked to walk to school through army firing range, MP claims (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-05 17:18:47)
Getting children to school is becoming a thorny issue for councils to deal with. -
Sikh MPs say Nowak murder was not about their religion (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-05 16:26:57)
11 Sikh MPs say the killing was about "a man carrying an offensive weapon and committing a brutal murder". -
Philp labels Hermer's small boats comment a 'disgraceful slur' (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-05 16:12:15)
The attorney general suggested some other politicians' policies on small boats amounted to letting people "drown in the sea". -
How the contest is shaping up two weeks ahead of crucial Makerfield by-election (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-05 10:16:46)
What stood out from the Question Time exchanges between candidates in the Makerfield by-election? -
UK in most dangerous period I've known, military chief says (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-05 06:29:42)
Russian incursions into UK defences risk crossing a line, Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton tells the BBC. -
UK asylum system is on 'the brink', cross-party MPs' report warns (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-05 05:37:43)
It said it was "unacceptable" the Home Office could not keep track of all whose asylum claims had failed. -
MP calls for Reform to expel new councillor (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-05 05:35:40)
Ben Goldsborough says Karl Catchpole's posts are "unacceptable". -
Starmer can survive a leadership challenge, says attorney general (BBC News - Politics 2026-06-05 05:00:04)
The prime minister's future has been called into question following poor election results for Labour.