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The Guardian Politics29 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer to launch local elections campaign with focus on cost of living

PM will also cite Iran war as reason to stick with Labour, as party adopts new slogan: ‘Pride in Britain’ Keir Starmer will say that a vote for Reform UK will put at risk progress Labour is making on the cost of living, arguing that Britain’s values are being tested in a volatile world. Launching the party’s local elections campaign with a new slogan: “Pride in Britain”, Starmer will urge voters to stay the course with Labour. A dire set of results are predicted for the party in Wales, Scotland

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The Guardian Politics29 Mar 2026

War in Iran erodes the chancellor’s headroom and exposes our fragility | Heather Stewart

Rachel Reeves boasts of the £23bn she has built up against her fiscal rules but now she – or any future steward of the economy – has little space to manoeuvre It is with no pleasure that I must report a depressing domestic byproduct of the war in the Middle East: headroom chat is back. Of course, shifts in investors’ appetite for gilts – UK government bonds – are trivial, in the context of the bloodshed in Iran and beyond. Continue reading...

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BBC Politics29 Mar 2026

Schools do not have enough staff to make SEND reforms work, union warns

The National Education Union says schools need more funding to be able to make all classrooms inclusive.

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Express Politics29 Mar 2026

Reeves is dragging us back to the 70s with blackouts and rationing - then it gets worse

The war in Iran threatens chaos. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is going to make everything even worse.

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The Guardian Politics29 Mar 2026

Nigel Farage’s farming adviser calls for wheat prices to double

Exclusive: critics warn Reform UK use of trade policy would increase food costs amid cost-of-living crisis Nigel Farage’s farming adviser has called for a doubling of wheat prices by using trade policy, which critics have said would hike food costs during a cost-of-living crisis. Arable farmer and campaigner Clive Bailye has been appointed as a farming and land use adviser for Reform UK. Bailye owns the website The Farming Forum, a social network for farmers, and helped organise the large-scale

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Express Politics29 Mar 2026

Ed Miliband torn apart for 'stupid' and 'completely crazy' energy stance at time of war

The battle to open new oil and gas fields in the North Sea is cranking up a gear as fears mount for the security of UK supplies

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Express Politics29 Mar 2026

New generation of drone-killing RAF 'aces' celebrated as Iran attacks foiled

Four personnel have won the coveted status as an 'ace' after destroying five or more Iranian drones

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BBC Politics29 Mar 2026

Schools do not have enough staff to make SEND reforms work, union warns

The National Education Union says schools need more funding to be able to make all classrooms inclusive.

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Express Politics28 Mar 2026

Starmer issued stern warning over new UK countryside ban - 'Labour can't win without us!'

A top lawyer and Labour MP warns Labour's latest hunting ban could cost Sir Keir Starmer's party the election

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Express Politics28 Mar 2026

Deepening prisons crisis is 'damning indictment of David Lammy’s failure'

Warnings have sounded over six prisons and there are fears for public safety as offenders are released

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Express Politics28 Mar 2026

Trump’s war blows up in his face - and Keir Starmer is rubbing his hands with glee

The world is watching the Iran war in horror. US president Donald Trump is running out of time.

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Guido Fawkes28 Mar 2026

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