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Conservative Home24 Mar 2026

Peter Franklin: Farage’s plan to kill the Tories is reaching a dramatic conclusion

Kemi Badenoch isn’t just playing defence here. By decisively frustrating Farage’s attempt to kill us off, she might just force Reform to rethink its entire strategy. And once both parties realise they’ve got more important things to worry about than each another, anything is possible. The post Peter Franklin: Farage’s plan to kill the Tories is reaching a dramatic conclusion appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Sky News Politics24 Mar 2026

Chancellor to set out plans to tackle war-driven price hikes

The chancellor is to set out plans to tackle price hikes driven by the war in Iran, which has seen the cost of oil and gas soar.

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BBC Politics24 Mar 2026

Reeves to set out principles on who might get energy bills support – and who won't

The chancellor must react in real time to the economic shock of the war in Iran, writes the BBC's political editor.

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BBC Politics24 Mar 2026

Chris Mason: Reeves to set out principles on who might get energy bills support - and who won't

The chancellor must react in real time to the economic shock of the war in Iran, writes the BBC's political editor.

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The Guardian Politics24 Mar 2026

Ministers rebuff trade body’s call to boost North Sea oil and gas production

Government emphasises need to ‘get off the rollercoaster of fossil fuel markets’ in response to Offshore Energies UK The UK government has dismissed a warning from an energy trade body that failing to produce more homegrown North Sea oil and gas will leave the UK increasingly reliant on imports at a time of rising global instability. The industry group, Offshore Energies UK, has said the UK “urgently” needs a greater supply of domestically produced energy or consumers will be left “more exposed

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Sky News Politics23 Mar 2026

'A declaration of war': How councils are resisting one of Labour's core objectives

Councils are ignoring explicit instructions to approve planning projects from ministers - as the scale and cost of their resistance to development is revealed for the first time.

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Express Politics23 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves issued stark warning over holiday tax - ‘33,000 jobs at risk’

The Chancellor has been warned her plans could 'decimate' the UK's tourism sector by the end of the decade.

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Guido Fawkes23 Mar 2026

Ed Balls Suggests Trafalgar Square Muslim Prayer Criticism “Causing Problems” for Jews After Ambulance Arson

This morning Ed Balls asked Dov Forman on live television if Nick Timothy’s criticism of the Trafalgar Square Iftar event last week is is “causing problems” for the Jewish community. Just hours after three arsonists burned ambulances operated by a Jewish charity… Robert Jenrick: “Ed Balls has revealed himself to be absolutely clueless. It is…

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Express Politics23 Mar 2026

Now Angela Rayner knows what we all think of her in pollster warning to PM hopeful

Voters said the Labour politician has "a lot of baggage" amid speculation over a leadership bid.

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BBC Politics23 Mar 2026

PM warns against 'false comfort' of thinking Iran war will end quickly

The PM also tells senior MPs the conflict was "not our war" and there must be a "lawful basis" for any UK involvement.

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The Guardian Politics23 Mar 2026

Starmer’s liaison committee jaunt was largely soporific – just as he’d wanted | John Crace

Every PM hopes to emerge having said nothing that makes the news, and with Iran centre-stage Keir played a blinder What a difference a week makes. At last week’s prime minister’s questions, Keir Starmer tried to persuade us that he knew less than he did. His memory was so bad that he could barely remember who Peter Mandelson was, let alone why he had appointed him as ambassador to the US. Fast forward to Monday’s appearance before the liaison committee, the supergroup of select committee chairs,

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The Guardian Politics23 Mar 2026

Ministers tell HS2 to consider slower train speeds to cut costs

Company will assess whether drop to 186mph from 224mph will save money and help bring forward launch Ministers have told High Speed Two to consider running its trains at lower speeds, in an attempt to rein in the spiralling budget and begin operations as soon as possible. HS2 Ltd will assess whether limiting the speed to 186mph (300km/h) instead of 224mph could save money – potentially billions of pounds – and bring the railway into being earlier in the 2030s. Continue reading...

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