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BBC Politics5 Mar 2026

Defence minister to visit Cyprus after drone attacks on British base

The Cypriot government has criticised how the UK has handled information sharing after drone attacks.

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Guido Fawkes5 Mar 2026

Starmer’s Middle East Rescue Flight Doesn’t Take Off

The first of three planned government charter flights to rescue British citizens from the Middle East failed to take off last night. No incoming films about this daring escape then… The flight had been scheduled to leave Muscat in Oman at 11 p.m. local time. Passengers have reported that check-in took four hours thanks to…

The Guardian Politics5 Mar 2026

Defence minister flies to Cyprus to ease tension over drone strike on RAF base

John Healey meets Greek counterpart after Shahed-style drone evaded defences and hit RAF base on island US-Israel war on Iran – live updates John Healey flew into Cyprus on Wednesday night to calm the diplomatic fallout over a drone that evaded detection and hit an RAF base, prompting fury from local ministers. UK officials believe a drone that hit an RAF base in Cyprus evaded detection by flying low and slow when it was launched by pro-Iranian militia in Lebanon or western Iraq. Continue rea

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Express Politics5 Mar 2026

Politics LIVE: Reform tear apart Labour's migration plan as Mahmood makes big speech

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Conservative Home5 Mar 2026

Shadow Cabinet League Table: Badenoch may not be popular with Starmer but she’s dominant with Conservatives

The Conservative leader is literally leading from the front, with one of her highest results in our league table. But the 'Badenoch bounce' remains about her, and getting any translation into a rise for the party is still gruelling ongoing work The post Shadow Cabinet League Table: Badenoch may not be popular with Starmer but she’s dominant with Conservatives appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics5 Mar 2026

Labour’s failure on immigration is maddening – it’s drenched in metropolitan snobbery

OPINION - ESTHER KRAKUE: Outraged public are sneered at for their fury, but it's time the Government faced up to hard truths

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Conservative Home5 Mar 2026

Bob Seely: Starmer’s standing by his principles and defending them, but he’s confused and not defending us

Starmer has become trapped in a confused world of his own making. He’s accepted an interpretation of international law which aids dictators over democracies. He’s alienating our closest ally whilst trying to appease Labour's electoral base as well as its MPs. The post Bob Seely: Starmer’s standing by his principles and defending them, but he’s confused and not defending us appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home5 Mar 2026

Reva Gudi: When principle meets power we must surely always hold the line?

Instead of strengthening the wording of principles let’s strengthen the culture and consequences surrounding them. Standards must be reinforced by real accountability, by incentives that reward integrity and by a collective refusal to excuse evasiveness when it suits our side. The post Reva Gudi: When principle meets power we must surely always hold the line? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home5 Mar 2026

Tony Devenish: How can councils appeal to Gen Z?

Councils have, with one or two exceptions, an appalling record on building new homes. Labour-run Westminster City Council all but eliminated intermediate housing for young professionals so that they could build more homes for those trapped on welfare. The post Tony Devenish: How can councils appeal to Gen Z? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics5 Mar 2026

Read these words from 100 years ago about immigrants in Britain – and see how history is chillingly repeating itself | George Monbiot

Shabana Mahmood’s new rights clampdown looks outlandish until we remember that this kind of hardline action is part of our country’s fabric Our political memory fails us. We treat government policies as if we’re seeing them for the very first time. But much of what appears to be novel has deep historical roots. If we fail to understand those roots and the soil in which they grow, we will fail to resist the assaults on our humanity. The home secretary’s new attack on the rights of immigrants and

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The Guardian Politics5 Mar 2026

US did not share details with the UK before attacking Iran, sources say

Donald Trump has also criticised Keir Starmer’s initial decision not to allow the US to use UK military bases in the war The US did not share exact operational details or timings with the UK before the joint strikes with Israel on Iran, sources have told the Guardian. The US decision to cut the UK out of the official loop on the airstrikes came alongside Keir Starmer’s decision to decline permission for the US to use British military bases for the operation. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics5 Mar 2026

Lobbyists send legal threats to councils over anti-wood burner campaigns

At least eight councils receive legal threats alleging flyers criticising wood burners are in breach of advertising codes Lobbyists for the UK wood-burning stove industry have threatened councils with legal action over public information campaigns warning of the harms of air pollution. At least eight councils have received legal threats, according to research by the British Medical Journal (BMJ). The Stove Industry Association (SIA), which represents the UK’s expanding industry around the burnin

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