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Conservative Home4 Mar 2026

The unreality of Labour’s rosy picture of an economy that can’t, in fact, pay for our defence

Churchill fought a war having argued for years that Britain was economically and militarily unprepared.  Starmer is trying not to fight a war arguing via his Chancellor that never before has so much been promised for defence. For so little return when it matters, it seems. The post The unreality of Labour’s rosy picture of an economy that can’t, in fact, pay for our defence appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics4 Mar 2026

Cowardly Keir's betrayal is no surprise - Starmer's now got a track record for this

OPINION - TIM NEWARK: Our Prime Minister is giving succour to tyrants while whining about international law.

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Conservative Home4 Mar 2026

Katie Lam: We can make Keir Starmer U-turn yet again, but we need your help

Any public inquiry must conduct itself according to its ‘terms of reference’. Unfortunately, the draft terms of reference produced by the Government for the grooming gangs inquiry are fatally flawed. The post Katie Lam: We can make Keir Starmer U-turn yet again, but we need your help appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics4 Mar 2026

UK to issue bombshell ban on 4 countries - 'migrants exploiting Britain's generosity'

The Home Office described the suspension as an "unprecedented" step, marking the first time such sweeping bans have been imposed on specific nationalities.

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Conservative Home4 Mar 2026

Mel Stride: Really, is that it? All we got was a surrender statement from a spent Chancellor out of ideas

Realism requires backbone. This government has none. Winter fuel payments: U-turn. Welfare reform: U-turn. The two-child benefit cap: U-turn. Farm taxes, family business taxes, pubs - all U-turns. Whenever pressure mounts, this government folds. The post Mel Stride: Really, is that it? All we got was a surrender statement from a spent Chancellor out of ideas appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home4 Mar 2026

Deri Hughes: International law won’t keep us safe

The greater danger likely lies in unthinking adoration of the totems of whatever qualifies as “international law”. That tendency is obviously very strong in the Starmer government, starting with the man himself. The post Deri Hughes: International law won’t keep us safe appeared first on Conservative Home.

BBC Politics4 Mar 2026

Lorries skipping border checks is disease risk - MPs

Government data shows a rise in trucks failing to turn up at Sevington after arrival in Kent.

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The Guardian Politics4 Mar 2026

Want to stop Farage with your vote? At the moment you can’t – and Starmer must fix that | Polly Toynbee

The PM’s in-tray is overflowing. But he can’t afford to neglect the real issue that is distorting our politics and the way we live At home and abroad, Labour and its leader are under siege. Though the Gorton and Denton result is history now, the repercussions roil his party and underpin the fight for its future. Abroad, the policy rift within the Labour tribe is just as bad, with the fear that the party will be dragged backwards into the wreckage of another illegal war in the Middle East. Yet ag

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Express Politics4 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer has just 'surrendered sovereignty on silver platter' in shameful Brexit reset

The Prime Minister is facing demands for Parliament to have a vote on future agreements with the European Union

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Express Politics4 Mar 2026

Sister of student killed in horror elephant attack slams 'shocking' Government delays

Parliament passed the Animals Act in 2023 but it has not yet come into force.

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BBC Politics4 Mar 2026

Trump belittles Starmer with 'no Churchill' jibe but can the special relationship recover?

The remarks came amid a row over the refusal to permit the use of UK bases for the initial US-Israel strikes.

BBC Politics4 Mar 2026

Chris Mason: Trump belittles Starmer with 'no Churchill' jibe but can the special relationship recover?

The remarks came amid a row over the refusal to permit the use of UK bases for the initial US-Israel strikes.