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The long-discussed Chagos Islands deal between the UK and Mauritius seems to finally be dead in the water, as Trump pulled his support for the agreement, leaving the government in limbo. So in this video, we’ll recap the deal and what this all means.
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New York Times Britain Puts Chagos Islands Deal on Hold
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/world/europe/britain-chagos-islands-uk.html
Parliament UK Chagos Islands Bill
https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/64104/documents/7552
Spectator How Trump Could Block the Chagos Deal
https://spectator.com/article/how-trump-could-block-the-chagos-deal/?edition=us
FCDO UK UK-US Exchange of Letters
https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1967-TS0015.pdf
BBC News UK Shelves Chagos Deal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04x1lg1lygo
The Guardian What are the Chagos Islands
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/20/what-are-chagos-islands-uk-mauritius-explainer
Sky News Chagos Islands Deal Pulled by Government
https://news.sky.com/story/chagos-islands-deal-pulled-by-government-after-trump-brands-it-act-of-great-stupidity-13530280
Telegraph Chagos Security Fears as China Cosies Up to Mauritius
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/05/16/chagos-security-fears-as-china-cosies-up-to-mauritius/
Telegraph Starmer Forced to Drop Chagos Bill After Trump Opposition
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/04/10/trump-opposition-forces-starmer-to-drop-chagos-bill/
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With the new Renters Rights Act coming into effect in just under a months time, in this video, we’re taking a look at what’s changing, how this affects tenants and landlords and whether this will actually improve the renting situation in the UK.
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Gov UK Know Your Rights Before the Renters’ Rights Act Kicks in
One month to go: know your rights before the Renters’ Rights Act kicks in
Shelter Renters Rights Act: Changes for Private Tenants
https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/private_renting/renters_rights_act_changes_for_private_renters
Legislation UK Renters Rights Act
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/26/data.pdf
House of Commons Library Renters Reform in England: What’s Happening
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/renters-reform-in-england-whats-happening-and-when/
Society of Conservative Lawyers Renters Rights Act: Good Intentions, Poor Delivery
https://www.conservativelawyers.com/post/renters-rights-act-good-intentions-poor-delivery
FT Renters Rights Act Brings Big Changes to UK Property Market
https://www.ft.com/content/a06b749f-b914-49fe-9dcb-6b70aa3e3cc6?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Gov UK Guide to Renters Rights Act
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-the-renters-rights-act/guide-to-the-renters-rights-act#private-rented-sector-landlord-ombudsman
Gov UK Guidance on Tenants Who Want a Pet to Live With Them
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/renting-out-your-property-guidance-for-landlords-and-letting-agents/if-a-tenant-wants-a-pet-to-live-with-them
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Amidst the Iran war and threats to NATO and Greenland, Keir Starmer appears to be moving towards the EU. In this video, we’re taking a look at the UK-EU relationship, how it’s already been strengthened and how much deeper the relationship could get.
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It now looking likely that the Prime Minister will still be in post for at least the next few months but what changed? How did Starmer claw back some time?
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Unheard Labour MPs should get rid of Starmer
https://unherd.com/2026/03/labour-mps-should-get-rid-of-starmer-before-its-too-late/
The Times Can Starmer Rely on a Good War?
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/starmer-leadership-challenge-labour-jqpknpspf
The Independent Starmer’s popularity boosted by Iran war
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/starmer-trump-uk-iran-us-war-poll-b2947803.html
YouGov What Do the Public Think of Starmer’s Handling of the Iran War?
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54428-what-do-the-public-say-about-keir-starmers-handling-of-britains-response-the-us-iran-conflict
The Guardian MPs Wary of Moving Against Starmer While War is Raging
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/30/mps-wary-of-move-against-starmer-while-war-is-raging
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@patrikjakubhlavacek5960
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
I am from the Czech Republic and it is mandatory to have an ID with photo when you turn 15 and you can vote from 18. So everyone has an ID with photo. So it is interesteting for me to see that it is a new thing and potentially a problematic thing to have ID with photo to vote.
@huwgrossmith9555
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
Local Council elections should NOT be muddied up by national issues or national party, ie Labor/Cons issues. The council MUST be measured on the job it does for its constituents NOT, eg, on if it supported Brexit. If I were a candidate and a party member and the party told me that the machine would be visiting my electoral area with say, Sunak, in support – I'd say don't bother.
I've argued for years that the way local MPs are nominated and elected to the "UK" parliament is wrong, even worse here in Australia due to there being States too. (In that respect England is under repped) local councils yes, state legislature no (Scotland does, NI does, Wales does but England no), Commonwealth (Fed or UK wide) yes.
@farright118
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
FPTP is destroying the UK. The UK needs Prportial representation and a provincial governments
@MatthewJBD
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
Bye bye Tories
@AngeelLuisSk
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
LABOUR❤
@FiorinaFilms
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
That feeling when "UK Council Elections" actually just mean English Council Elections. TLDR on their English supremacist bias yet again.
@THEF4LLOFM4N
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
First past the post seems rather outdated in this day and age….
@paultsjan6047
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
Nobody believes in the Tory government anymore.
@iVenge
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
I only voted for British candidates with British blood. The current PM is not legitimate, and the British people are going to send that message with these elections.
@conorc725
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
It’s not a UK election tho is it? It’s an English election 🤦
@Gibson1976uk
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
I know Tory voters who are not voting!! idiots! so instead of sending helping with sending out a message to filth! they do some kind of no balls anti-tory protest!!
@Gibson1976uk
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
if you voted Tory, you are a disgrace to the UK
@stuartbh8165
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
I think it's harmful to denigrate the importance of local elections. Sure, if you are looking at this as an unaffected political theorist, they're not important, but if you happen to actually live in this country then your local council is in many ways more important than national. It's this kind of attitude that is why we see so little turnout in local elections, and then people wonder why their local council isn't doing what they want…
@andrewneil6027
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
let’s just continue with inherent privileges, while being drove off a cliff and reduced to economic slaves for another political purposes!
The country is fractured by moral incompetency
@user-xw6zz6pw3s
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
Would you consider a similar video for the upcoming local elections in Northern Ireland?
@fearnpol4938
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
So NOT Brits then but English!
@noinfofoyou2452
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
Hilarious that labour might win the general election because the north of England is racist.
@allanlank
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
In Canada, municipal (county, region, city, township and town councils) elections are VERY important. It is the municipality who physically provide government services that the province or federal governments pay for.
@dumbasspunkimg
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
Voting the party that knocks conservative out
@billybunter5575
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
whats the point of going to local elections it does not mean anything i dont know why the government bother its the general election is the main one local elections dont tell us anything because by the time the general election is hear people change there minds anyway.
@sunrayisdown1690
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
ENGLAND IS NOT ACROSS UK. YOUR ARROGANCE IS ASTONISHING
@alfching2499
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
As long as you don’t help to put Hindu Roland rat and he’s poor people destroyers back in power then you have done a good thing,we do not need billionaires taking all away from us
@kval6288
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
If the elections are in England this time round why is the video entitled “U.K. elections”? The U.K. does not = England (although in reality, due to a democratic deficiency it does)
@adrianaspalinky1986
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
Calling The Green Party a fringe party, are we?
Greens are the only national rejoin party.
@georgemather9082
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
Tory, labour, libs are all the same.
Vote for the independent candidate, we need to send all of them a message. If there is no alternative, spoil the ballot or write in a candidate
@jasonbrooks4996
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
Wouldn't it be naïve to think that voting in a system that got us in the dire situation we are in today, will somehow magically get us out of it? One might come to assume your topics and content are being influenced by the very people who are busy with this ongoing planetary coup.
@peterkirby2771
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
TODAYS THE DAY TO KICK A TORY, SHOW THEM YOUR RAGE.
@SimsationalChar
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
I'm just voting labour this time round, I don't care what anyone is saying they will or won't do, I just want labour in and Tories out
@josephnelson9739
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
In local elections I vote on local issues not national politics
@Imrankhan-ds1cf
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
I don't what tories to win fraud & corrupted & more labour don't care apart from these two who ever wins i am happy tories have done really bad now the time is here to see public is awake or stay sleep & go for the tories & keep on 🤣🤣🤣 like past 10 years mistakes year in year out so please do the right thing vote for the right person this time no more pain from the tories
@bezzyc
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
Why doesnt jack do these anymore?
@supfaathebest
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
The Conservatives are stupid. I hope they lose.
@WhiteManInAVan
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
I've not voted labour since Starmer took over. He's destroyed the party. Voting Greens all the way for me.
@hA409
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
Q@
@bhromorrahman8513
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
From Canada. I always found it strange how Voter ID is such a big issue in the US and now the UK. People claim it will hurt young, old, poor, everyone, and their mother. The rule in Canada is that you bring a government-issued Photo-ID to vote like a driver's license or medical card. There are two exceptions: you can also bring two documents that confirm your identity and one needs to have your address on it, OR you can vote without an ID only if you have someone else assigned to your polling station vouch for you (you can only vouch for one person unless it's for people in long-term care facilities, so it's mostly for the elderly). The requirements are more stringent for those who don't have a photo ID or even an ID at all, but checking that you are who you say you are to be able to vote is not discrimination.
@aneeqmasters1412
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
Countries like us in South Africa and had free and fair elections in 1991 and since then all elections were I thought the idea was a must to be certified that is how we can be sold there is no fault in our country how come people in other countries do not want to be identified with go do the election polls
@MrAhYesh
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
You haven’t mentioned the fact that some Conservatives are put off by Sunak’s skin colour, not anything else. These are a facile people after all
@lejx5260
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
How have you not mentioned Lib Dem’s once. Our council in the blue wall for 60+ years in surrey is likely to switch to the Lib Dem’s. I’m sure this is replicated across surrey and other areas
@drhonknbonk5798
December 20, 2023 at 5:41 pm
Got a love the host "the brits go to the polls… in england "… so english people go to the polls