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The Guardian Politics17 Mar 2026

Being in Sinn Féin not the same as being in the IRA, Gerry Adams tells high court

Party’s former leader, who is being sued for symbolic damages, says opponents have repeatedly tried to conflate Sinn Féin and IRA Gerry Adams has told the high court that opponents of Sinn Féin have repeatedly sought to conflate the political party he led with the IRA, as he denied ever being a member of the Irish Republican Army. Giving evidence in London watched by victims of IRA bombings, the 77-year-old, credited with helping to bring about the peace process that ended the Troubles, said he

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Conservative Home17 Mar 2026

Sally-Ann Hart: Faith, conscience and public service

Faith in public life should elevate political debate rather than inflame it. It should encourage leaders to exercise power with conscience and restraint and remind us that politics exists to serve the public. The post Sally-Ann Hart: Faith, conscience and public service appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes17 Mar 2026

Mauritius Government Collapsing as Chagos Deal Demise Blows Hole in Budget

It’s all kicking off in Port Louis as Mauritius’s Deputy Prime Minister has announced he is intending to resign. Paul Berenger said: “My decision is made, but when I implement it, and if I do, I will communicate the details.” A full-blown political crisis is kicking off in Mauritius, thanks to Keir Starmer… The Mauritius…

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Sky News Politics17 Mar 2026

Andrew Tate should be extradited to UK from Hong Kong, say MPs

The British government needs to make an urgent extradition request to Hong Kong to send Andrew and Tristan Tate back to the UK to face criminal charges, senior MPs have demanded.

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Guido Fawkes17 Mar 2026

POLL: Andy Burnham Would Have Won Gorton and Denton By-Election

New polling from Survation in the New Statesman today, in a hypothetical world in which Starmer didn’t stop ‘his friend’ Andy Burnham standing in Gorton and Denton: Certain to vote: Green 25%, Labour 47%, Don’t Know 7%, Reform 21% Among all voters: Green 17%, Labour 33%, Don’t Know 30%, Reform 15% If Burnham had stood, he…

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Guido Fawkes17 Mar 2026

Nearly a Million Self-Employed Brits Face New Quarterly Tax Returns

HMRC data published today shows 864,000 self-employed workers and landlords will be forced into quarterly digital tax reporting when ‘Making Tax Digital for Income Tax’ goes live in April. The construction sector is the worst affected, with 251,000 businesses caught by the new rules. That is nearly a third of the total. One-man band plumbers,…

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The Guardian Politics17 Mar 2026

In the midst of crisis, what should the PM do next? Be a statesman abroad and courageous at home | John McTernan

Starmer’s popular stance on Iran feels like a possible turning point – and could pave the way for a renewed unity within the Labour party John McTernan was Tony Blair’s political secretary at No 10 Dear prime minister, a word in your ear. It’s Groundhog Day. Again. Let’s start with the first tranche of Mandelson papers released last week. You should know this will go on and on: the beginning of a relentless media process of picking over the same mistake. And it needn’t have been so. It would,

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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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Sky News Politics17 Mar 2026

Angela cashes in - but at what price?

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Express Politics17 Mar 2026

Politics LIVE: Rachel Reeves to announce biggest Brexit betrayal yet

Chancellor will deliver a speech today promising even closer alignment with Brussels.

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Conservative Home17 Mar 2026

Nick Timothy: Labour’s attack on jury trials will change our Constitution

The modern left-wing project has always wanted to transform Britain from a political constitution into a legal constitution. Less power in the hands of citizens and their representatives. More power to officials and regulators. The post Nick Timothy: Labour’s attack on jury trials will change our Constitution appeared first on Conservative Home.

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