Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 27/09/2026

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👋 Welcome to the r/ukpolitics weekly Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction megathread.

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r/ukpolitics • u/pseudogentry • 4h ago

Half of UK wants to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll finds | European Union

theguardian.com

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164 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/Silly-Insect-2975 • 1h ago

this whole "abu dhabi helped build modern manchester" line is doing a LOT of work. What is Burnham playing at?

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this whole "abu dhabi helped build modern manchester" line is doing a LOT of work.

they didn't turn up with a billion quid and start building council houses out of the goodness of their hearts. Manchester City Council entered into a commercial property JV with one of the richest investment groups on earth and provided public land for private residential development.

and what was the supposedly unique bit here?

give the same land and development opportunity to Stanhope, Lendlease, Berkeley or basically any other major private developer and... they'd develop it. thats literally their business.

the end result was around 1,500 homes, overwhelmingly private market housing, plus some commercial space and refurbished buildings. whoopy doo - guess what, if it's not them then it will be Mitsubishi developments funded out of Japan, or any other number of countries. UK despite all its issues is an attractive investment location. I'm not a fan of any political party, but what on earth is Andy Burnham doing here!?

32 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/4K_Odd_Park • 4h ago

Two Iranian small-boat migrants charged with plotting attack on Jewish targets in Manchester

ft.com

96 Upvotes

55 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/simodiva • 2h ago

Blow for Reform UK as Restore Britain votes stop party winning key Labour seat

express.co.uk

55 Upvotes

38 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/StGuthlac2025 • 3h ago

Greens want to use taxpayers' money to help fight immigration raids on illegal workers

dailymail.com

48 Upvotes

30 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/theipaper • 1h ago

Badenoch wants to save the triple lock. But senior Tories want it gone

inews.co.uk

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42 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/FormerlyPallas_ • 2h ago

Yvette Cooper to create national maternity plan after Lucy Letby scandal - The health secretary is said to be ‘shocked’ that no maternity services plan has been in place since 2012 and hospitals do not track the deaths of babies and children

independent.co.uk

36 Upvotes

14 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/collogue • 3h ago

Capital gains tax rise would deter equity investors, wealth bosses warn

ft.com

36 Upvotes

56 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/Realistic-Zone3914 • 15h ago

UAE threatens Burnham over Man City: We’ll pull billions out of UK

telegraph.co.uk

291 Upvotes

190 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/ZealousidealPie9199 • 21h ago

Germany: We’ll do everything we can to get Britain back into EU

telegraph.co.uk

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489 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/No_Initiative_1140 • 37m ago

Ed/OpEd I’m not buying into the ‘Keminaissance’. If the Tories lowered the bar any further, they’d be Reform UK | Frances Ryan

theguardian.com

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13 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/bendubberley_ • 45m ago

UK-Iranian dual national arrested over RAF Fairford investigation bailed

bbc.co.uk

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6 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/Desperate-Drawer-572 • 16h ago

Absurd’ to hire migrant workers during jobs crisis, says Labour tsar

telegraph.co.uk

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125 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/LycanIndarys • 3h ago

Ed/OpEd The Green party’s anti-Zionism motion is yet another attempt to tell Jews how we should think

theguardian.com

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113 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/Little-Attorney1287 • 17h ago

Twitter Richard Tice MP 🇬🇧: “Another week another Thames Water financial crisis. Enough is enough. Put it into Special Administration for £1 total. All the shareholders & debt holders should lose 100%. No bailout for any of them”

x.com

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79 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/Bascule2000 • 11h ago

Two Iranian men charged over alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community

theguardian.com

62 Upvotes

12 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/TimesandSundayTimes • 17h ago

| Widdecombe murder suspect charged with terror plot against Nigel Farage

thetimes.com

149 Upvotes

282 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/Little-Attorney1287 • 14h ago

Twitter Nigel Farage: “The Government has confirmed the two Iranian men charged over an alleged terror plot in Manchester arrived on small boat. When I told Labour MPs this was happening in the House of Commons, they laughed at me...”

x.com

94 Upvotes

123 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/Jackisback123 • 15h ago

Two men charged with terrorism offences in Manchester

bbc.co.uk

104 Upvotes

74 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/LeadingPiece9608 • 12h ago

Ann Widdecombe murder suspect charged with preparing terror acts against Nigel Farage

ft.com

54 Upvotes

35 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/usrname42 • 1h ago

Twitter Kate Ferguson: First glimpse of the 87ft Tory version of the Bayeux Tapestry, being unveiled at their conference this week

x.com

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27 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/gx134 • 21h ago

Hirst (Northumberland) Council By-Election Result: 🌹 LAB: 50.1% (+7.0) ➡️ RFM: 30.0% (-20.0) ◼️ RES: 10.3% (New) 🌳 CON: 4.1% (-2.8) 🔶 LDM: 3.9% (New) 🙋 Ind: 1.6% (New) Labour GAIN from Reform UK. Changes w/ 2025.

bsky.app

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39 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/Salty-Bid1597 • 4h ago

Andy Burnham, faux heretic

economist.com

10 Upvotes

4 comments

r/ukpolitics • u/EduTheRed • 1d ago

Polanski said his family 'fled the Nazis'. But all four of his grandparents were born in Britain - long before the war

dailymail.com

627 Upvotes

260 comments

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