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Express Politics17 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer's dithering over Royal Navy risks rendering it utterly pointless

OPINION - TIM NEWARK: Brits could be forgiven for asking what the point of the Royal Navy is right now.

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Guido Fawkes17 Mar 2026

Miliband Tells Pubs to Serve Warmer Beer to Cut Costs

Miliband’s suggestions to pubs clinging on for dear life: switch off your fridges overnight, serve warmer beer, and turn off the ovens. And the taxpayer has coughed up £350,000 to produce these measures… DESNZ pumped that cash into Zero Carbon Services’ ‘energy and carbon reduction tool’ which was rolled out to 525 pubs, restaurants, and…

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The Guardian Politics17 Mar 2026

Pressure grows to postpone king’s state visit to US amid Iran war and Trump’s jibes at allies – UK politics live

Emily Thornberry is the latest figure to call on the king’s visit to the US to be delayed, citing the ongoing war against Iran Yesterday Donald Trump confirmed that he expects the king’s state visit to the US to go ahead at the end of April. As the Mail reports, speaking about his plan to build a new, mega ballroom on the east wing of the White House, Trump said he needed a facility like this because of the weather in Washington. He explained: And you know the land in Washington was built on a s

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BBC Politics17 Mar 2026

Zelensky to visit Starmer to sign new Ukraine-UK defence pact

Downing Street says the agreement bring together "Ukrainian expertise and the UK's industrial base".

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BBC Politics17 Mar 2026

Reform pledges to scrap VAT and green levies on energy bills

There are fears the war in Iran could lead to a surge in household energy bills.

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BBC Politics17 Mar 2026

Chris Mason: Why Starmer thinks he's called it right on war despite Trump barbs

The BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason considers the US president's recent jabs at the UK prime minister.

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BBC Politics17 Mar 2026

Chris Mason: Why Starmer thinks he's called it right on war despite Trump barbs

The BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason considers the US president's recent jabs at the UK prime minister.

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BBC Politics16 Mar 2026

Starmer announces £53m support to help with heating oil costs

The money will be for "vulnerable" households who have faced a sharp rise in energy bills since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war with Iran.

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The Guardian Politics16 Mar 2026

Starmer distances UK from Iran war as EU leaders rule out sending warships

PM refuses to be drawn into wider conflict as Germany and Italy defy Trump’s call to help reopen strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis – live updates Keir Starmer has insisted that the UK will not be drawn into the wider war in the Middle East as European leaders ruled out sending warships to the strait of Hormuz. In his clearest signal yet of the UK’s divergence from Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, the prime minister said he would stand firm in the face of US pressure despite the decision being

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The Guardian Politics16 Mar 2026

Iran war cannot be ’windfall’ for Putin, says Starmer, as Zelenskyy arrives in UK

Ukrainian president’s visit coincides with deadline for Roman Abramovich over proceeds from £2.5bn Chelsea sale Middle East crisis – live updates Keir Starmer will host Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Tuesday as the prime minister warns US-Israeli strikes on Iran cannot be allowed to become a “windfall for Putin”. Zelenskyy’s visit will come on the day of the government deadline for the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich to pay proceeds from his sale of Chelsea FC to victims of the

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The Guardian Politics16 Mar 2026

Trump’s war is bringing economic calamity to the UK – and another shock to our politics | Gaby Hinsliff

Hard choices lie ahead for Downing Street if higher fuel prices spark resentment and trigger a renewed cost of living crisis Seventy years ago this winter, the streets of Britain fell eerily quiet. After one last panic buying spree, many garages shut, and traffic even in the heart of London dwindled away. The formal introduction of petrol rationing had begun, limiting drivers to 200 miles’ worth a month – with exceptions for farmers, doctors and vicars – after the Suez crisis blocked fuel suppli

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BBC Politics16 Mar 2026

Starmer warned over assisted dying bill by more than 100 Labour MPs

More than 100 Labour MPs warn that failing to pass the legislation would undermine trust in politics.

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