An Indian woman living in Belfast has cooked over 100 meals for families trapped in their homes by this week’s riots, co-ordinating a team of volunteer drivers to deliver food, groceries and essentials to those impacted by the riots free of charge. Read more: tinyurl.com/3ac52fnx

Makerfield By-Election Update: survation.com/makerfield-by-… Survation conducted a new poll of the Makerfield constituency. Fieldwork was conducted by telephone among 518 adults in the constituency between 26th May and 1st June 2026. A combination of landline and mobile data were used. Methodology Statement Population Sampled: All residents aged 18 living in the Makerfield parliamentary constituency. Total Sample Size: 518 Data Collection Method: Telephone interview. A combination of landline and mobile data were used. Fieldwork Dates: 26th May – 1st June 2026 Data Weighting: Data were weighted to the profile of all adults in Makerfield constituency aged 18 . Data were weighted by age, sex, ward and 2024 General Election vote. Targets for the weighted data were derived from Office for National Statistics data and the results of the 2024 UK General Election. Margin of Error: Because only a sample of the full population was interviewed, all results are subject to a margin of error. For example, in a question where 50% gave a particular answer, with a sample of 518 it is 95% certain that the “true” value would fall within 4.8 percentage points of the sample result. Headline by-election voting intention - Table V2 (likelihood-weighted, undecided/refused removed, no squeeze): Candidate / Party / Vote share Andy Burnham - Labour 49% Robert Kenyon - Reform UK 39% Rebecca Shepherd - Restore Britain 8% Sarah Wakefield - Green Party 2% Jake Austin - Liberal Democrat 1% Michael Winstanley - Conservative 1% Another party <1% Base: likely voters, factored by likelihood to vote, with undecided and refused voters removed Data tables are available here: cdn.survation.com/wp-content…

Whether Harmer or Pritchard takes leader seat is actually irrelevant - either will be impotent without the other plus a confidence and supply deal with others. It’s a bit rich for those not prepared to offer any alternative to bitch from sidelines tbh.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Keir Starmer finally answered Nigel Farage in PMQs today only to state that he does not believe there is two-tier policing in Britain. Reform UK will end two-tier policing. Starmer won’t even acknowledge it.