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Conservative Home18 Mar 2026

James Elles: Defending the continent of Europe is a common responsibility

Focussed on domestic issues, the November budget made no reference as to how the 5 per cent NATO defence spending target will be met. The UK Government is doing too little to prepare the British people for the security challenges ahead. The post James Elles: Defending the continent of Europe is a common responsibility appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes18 Mar 2026

Labour Lays Groundwork to Gut FOIs with China Blame Game

In the FT this morning: “British officials are concerned that China is exploiting the UK’s freedom of information [FoI] legislation to collate unclassified data that risks revealing sensitive information. Government figures believe they have detected a pattern of requests relating to the UK’s defence and national security, raising suspicions that Beijing may be behind a…

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Sky News Politics18 Mar 2026

Sack top Tory for calling Muslim Trafalgar Square prayers 'act of domination', says PM

Sir Keir Starmer has called for a senior Conservative who said Muslims praying in Trafalgar Square was "an act of domination" to be sacked.

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Express Politics18 Mar 2026

Labour minister left squirming over ‘un-British’ claims as new civil war erupts

Angela Rayner has branded Labour's immigration crackdown 'un-British', sparking a party civil war as Andy Burnham backs her and ministers are left squirming.

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Express Politics18 Mar 2026

UK public 'not on same page on Iran' as British Muslims much warmer to Tehran

New poling shows Muslims in the UK tend to be more positive to Iran and hostile to the US and Israel.

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

Burnham says Labour should listen to Angela Rayner after she warns party ‘running out of time’ to deliver change – UK politics live

Greater Manchester mayor says the party ‘would always do well to listen to what Angela has got to say’ Good morning. Keir Starmer has been handling the Iran war reasonably well, according to the consensus view at Westminster, and certainly better than Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch, who have been in contortions over whether they do or do not support Donald Trump. But this has not altered the fundamental, big-picture assessment of British politics, which is that he is deeply unpopular with voters

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

Andy Burnham says government would ‘do well to listen’ to Angela Rayner

Greater Manchester mayor says Rayner’s criticism of planned immigration changes, which she called ‘un-British’, echoed ‘moral questions’ UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has backed stark criticism of the direction of Keir Starmer’s government by Angela Rayner after she said the very survival of the Labour party was at stake. Rayner, the former deputy prime minister and an influential backbencher, used a speech on Tuesday night to warn that the prime minister “cannot go through th

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Guido Fawkes18 Mar 2026

Rayner Warns Labour “Running Out of Time” Under Starmer

The key quotes from Rayner’s speech last night at Mainstream’s spring reception in Westminster: “As a party and a movement, we cannot hide. We cannot just go through the motions in the face of decline. There’s no safe ground for us, and we’re running out of time. The change that people wanted so desperately to…

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BBC Politics18 Mar 2026

Ukraine faces missile shortage due to Middle East war, says Zelensky

In an exclusive interview with the BBC, the Ukrainian president says Putin wants a "long war" between the US and Iran.

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Express Politics18 Mar 2026

This Home Office confession on Britain's migrant crisis will shake you to your core

Exclusive: Officials have conceded there are alarming gaps in data, prompting warnings of crime and increased pressure on social services which are not properly funded.

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Express Politics18 Mar 2026

Angela Rayner plunges the knife into Keir Starmer's chest with brutal four-word ultimatum

Rayner has issued her most direct challenge yet to Starmer's leadership, warning Labour is 'running out of time' and has become the establishment

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Express Politics18 Mar 2026

Angela Rayner plunges the knife into Keir Starmer's chest with brutal four-word ultimatum

Rayner has issued her most direct challenge yet to Starmer's leadership, warning Labour is 'running out of time' and has become the establishment

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