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Express Politics22 Mar 2026

Labour's migration mutiny could lead to economic disaster - it's a ticking timebomb

A source in the Conservative Party, ironically, first alerted me to the growing mutiny over Shabana Mahmood's immigration reforms.

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Sky News Politics22 Mar 2026

Starmer to chair COBRA meeting over Iran war's impact on the economy, Sky News understands

Sir Keir Starmer is to chair a COBRA meeting on Monday morning, Sky News understands.

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The Guardian Politics22 Mar 2026

Starmer adviser urges ministers to look at profits cap for energy and petrol firms

PM’s ‘cost of living champion’ calls for consideration of temporary measure to prevent profiteering from Iran war The government’s top cost of living adviser has called on ministers to explore a temporary cap on the profits of energy and petrol companies to prevent them from cashing in excessively on the war in the Middle East. Richard Walker – a Labour peer, the chair of Iceland supermarkets and the prime minister’s “cost of living champion” – said he had asked the government to examine limitin

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The Guardian Politics22 Mar 2026

How tacking centre left will help Labour win the next election | Andy Beckett

Tribalism and political ambiguity worked with a less fragmented electorate. The party must reconnect with its base – and be open to work with other progressives Led by a probably doomed prime minister, presiding over a struggling economy, exposed by an ongoing scandal, besieged by populist insurgents to its right and left, ambushed by a war that will bring higher inflation and public debt, and predicted to win just 75 seats at the next general election, according to the website Electoral Calcul

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Express Politics21 Mar 2026

Rishi Sunak has a tax warning for Rachel Reeves - if she ignores it we face a nightmare

The Chancellor's decision to make it more expensive to take on staff is a disastrous move when the AI revolution is about to grip our workplaces

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Express Politics21 Mar 2026

Robert Jenrick blasts Rachel Reeves for 'making a killing at Britain's expense'

Reform UK claims the Treasury could claw-in £40million a week extra as a result of the war in Iran

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The Guardian Politics21 Mar 2026

Trump’s economic shocks are derailing Britain’s building plans

With major developments collapsing, pressure is growing on councils to concede on affordable housing and public amenities Donald Trump has done his best to crush the green shoots of the global, post-pandemic economic recovery – nowhere more so than in the UK. The US president’s vandalism can be seen across the economic landscape, especially in the property sector, which has become more sensitive to international events since the spread of Covid-19 disrupted long-established supply chains and se

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Express Politics21 Mar 2026

'Emergency' as work-shy Brits lose country £443bn while economy creaks

Labour is accused of 'killing jobs' and 'weakening the incentives to work' while the economy splutters and stalls

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Express Politics21 Mar 2026

Crash in share of Brits saying Royal Family is value for money for taxpayer

Young people are most likely to say the Royal Family is not good value for money, and Britons want Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor stripped from line of succession

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Express Politics21 Mar 2026

Reeves ‘ransacking’ Britain as expert warns ‘communist’ plan will crush private sector

EXCLUSIVE: While headline GDP is flat, "the private sector is in deep trouble", squeezed by a combination of high taxes, regulation, and state-directed investment, said Bob Lyddon.

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Guido Fawkes21 Mar 2026

Guido’s Most Read Stories This Week

This week 941,770 visitors visited 839,618 times viewing 909,111 pages. The most read and shared stories in order of popularity were: Ofcom Fines 4chan £520,000, Lawyer Responds With Picture of Giant Hamster Revealed: How YouGov’s Reform Deficit Was Created as Farage Forces Pollster to Climb Down Rayner May Owe Tax on Labour-Funded Legal Advice… About…

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The Guardian Politics20 Mar 2026

UK ministers begin contingency planning amid fears for economic effects of Iran war

Britain authorises use of military bases to strike Iranian missile launchers that target shipping in strait of Hormuz • Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has branded the UK and other Nato allies “cowards” but anger is growing among cabinet ministers that his war in Iran could jeopardise Britain’s fragile finances. Senior members of the government are in despair about the potential effects on the economy, with experts warning of higher energy prices and mortgage and borrowing costs.

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