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Conservative Home8 Mar 2026

Report of Shadow Cabinet reshuffle is ‘nonsense’, says Philp

A news story suggested he could be sacked from Badenoch's line-up, along with Patel and Stride. The post Report of Shadow Cabinet reshuffle is ‘nonsense’, says Philp appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics8 Mar 2026

UK declared 'hostage' to global events which 'punish' Britons amid Middle East conflict

MPs have issued a dire warning over the UK's energy policy

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Express Politics8 Mar 2026

Backbench MPs draw up bombshell plan to stop small boats in new headache for Starmer

Bassetlaw's Jo White says Red Wall MPs want to see an end to small boat crossings.

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Conservative Home8 Mar 2026

Newslinks for Sunday 8th March 2026

Trump tells Starmer: We don’t need your aircraft carriers | Blair rebukes Starmer for not backing Trump | Labour accuses Badenoch of scoring ‘cheap political points’ over Iran strikes | Badenoch plans reshuffle 'to stop rising star Lam defecting to Reform' The post Newslinks for Sunday 8th March 2026 appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics8 Mar 2026

While people feel the foundations of their lives are shaking, this deep crisis will continue | Clive Lewis

The partisan debate since the Gorton and Denton byelection risks blinding us to the truth. People are rejecting wholesale the way our politics has developed As the days pass since the earthquake that was the Gorton and Denton byelection, the result is being parsed in the usual ways. A mid-cycle protest vote and frustration with the pace of “delivery”. Some have even blamed the electorate itself. More reflective voices have called for a “reset” or a reaffirmation of “Labour values” – often shorth

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Express Politics7 Mar 2026

Reform storms to double by-election victory as it bounces back from Gorton defeat

Nigel Farage's party scoops two new seats but is rocked by an uncharacteristic Labour success

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Sky News Politics7 Mar 2026

Badenoch's hawkish approach to Iran war may not be wise

In recent years, during moments of international conflict, we've become used to the main British political parties calling something of a truce - largely holding off on the partisan attacks for a moment of unity in the name of the national interest.

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The Guardian Politics7 Mar 2026

Labour accuse Badenoch of scoring ‘cheap political points’ over Iran strikes

Defence minister urges ‘serious politics’ after Tory leader criticises prime minister’s stance at spring conference Middle East crisis live: latest news updates Labour has accused Kemi Badenoch of scoring “cheap political points” after the Conservative party leader said Keir Starmer was “too scared” to join strikes on Iran. Al Carns, the defence minister, said “serious politics” was required in response to Badenoch’s speech at the party’s spring conference where she criticised the prime minist

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The Guardian Politics7 Mar 2026

UK recruiter emerges from insolvency for third time, avoiding millions owed in tax

Hampshire business seems to have benefited from ‘phoenixism’, which costs the taxpayer about £800m a year A UK recruitment business has been acquired out of administration for a third time in four years as part of a succession of deals that left some of the former management team in place and millions of pounds owed to the public purse. The chain of insolvencies appears to contain more examples of phoenixism – a process when companies are liquidated and directors are able to rise from the ashes

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The Guardian Politics7 Mar 2026

MPs demand to meet Travelodge CEO over Maidenhead sexual assault case

Conviction of Kyran Smith for 2022 incident raises questions about firm’s security processes, says letter More than 20 MPs have demanded an urgent meeting with the CEO of Travelodge after a woman was sexually assaulted by a man who had been given her room number and a key card by hotel staff. The MPs said the case of Kyran Smith, 29, who was jailed for seven-and-a-half years last month, raised “deeply concerning” questions. He attacked the woman after a party in December 2022. Continue reading.

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The Guardian Politics7 Mar 2026

I predict a Green wave in the local elections. Anyone who thinks our byelection win was an outlier is mistaken | Zack Polanski

Since the Gorton and Denton victory, I have travelled the UK and seen the energy that result unleashed. More will follow This week, I sat in the gallery of the House of Commons and watched a historic moment unfold: Hannah Spencer was sworn in as the MP for Gorton and Denton, making her the first female plumber to sit in parliament, and the first ever Green MP in the north of England. It marked the start of a new era: for Gorton and Denton, for the Green party and for British politics across the

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Express Politics7 Mar 2026

Girls are being made to 'hate themselves” while “boys are being fed porn and violence'

MPs will get the chance this coming week to vote to ban phones from school and keep young people off social media

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