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The Guardian Politics4 Mar 2026

Andy Burnham criticises ‘bankruptcy’ of Labour approach to campaigning

Greater Manchester mayor rekindles leadership speculation with speech addressing party’s byelection loss Andy Burnham has reignited hostilities with Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership, criticising what he described as the “bankruptcy” of the party’s approach to campaigning, a week after it lost the previously safe seat of Gorton and Denton. The mayor of Greater Manchester and former MP, regarded as a rival to Starmer, said Labour’s campaigning style prevented it from connecting with non-Labour vot

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Guido Fawkes4 Mar 2026

Darren Jones’ Bizarre Puff Piece Interview: “My New Labour Approach”

An entirely unnoticed leadership-pitch style fluff piece for Starmer’s Chief Secretary Darren Jones dropped in the public affairs magazine Mace late last month. It includes a questionnaire section which one government source describes as ‘eye-gougingly embarrassing’… What was the catalyst for you deciding to enter politics? Did you get a lucky break? “The catalysts were…

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Express Politics4 Mar 2026

Everyone is raging with fury at hapless Keir Starmer – and it’s easy to see why

PMQs SKETCH: Anger erupts in the House of Commons at Inaction Man PM's dithering response to Iran crisis

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The Guardian Politics4 Mar 2026

Head of carer’s allowance inquiry blames DWP ‘resistance’ for failure to fix crisis

Liz Sayce tells MPs some civil servants tried to minimise extent of problems and deflect blame The head of an official inquiry into carer’s allowance has criticised “forces of resistance” inside the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) that undermined ministerial attempts to fix longstanding problems with the much-criticised benefit. Liz Sayce, whose review of carer’s allowance was published in November, said rather than owning the problems, some at the DWP had tried to “minimise” the extent o

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Guido Fawkes4 Mar 2026

Simon’s Sketch: Pre-deployed and Perfectly Prepared to Do Precisely Nothing

As the embers of WW III were heard crackling into life across the East, Mr Speaker began PMQs reminding Members of the need for good temper and moderation in their language and the need for respectful debate. “Pete Wishart!” “Thank you Mr Speaker,” he began, Parliament’s favourite Scot. “The campaign slogan in Scotland may be…

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Sky News Politics4 Mar 2026

Scepticism over Starmer as Labour MPs meet to discuss threat from Greens

Labour chair Anna Turley has met MPs to discuss the threat from the Greens after their party's Gorton and Denton by-election drubbing.

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Guido Fawkes4 Mar 2026

Another Hope Not Hate Stooge Enters Labour Government

Yesterday along with the replacements for Digital ID minister Josh Simons and health minister Ashley Dalton, Baroness Ruth Anderson was appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office, while remaining a Lords whip. Anderson – then Smeeth – described herself on her old candidates website: “I am a former trade union officer and activist, a lifelong…

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The Guardian Politics4 Mar 2026

Yes, Keir Starmer must do better and go faster in bringing Britain closer to Europe. Here’s how to reset his reset | Naomi Smith

MPs warn the plan so far lacks direction and drive, but there are four clear ways to really move on from our disastrous Brexit Many of us have been there: in the driver’s seat on a tricky hill start, when the engine cuts out and the car judders to a halt. Since the EU-UK summit last May – the event that was supposed to map a new and dynamic way forward – stalling is fast becoming a real risk for Keir Starmer’s most crucial long-term policy area: improving Britain’s relationship with the EU. Tod

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The Guardian Politics4 Mar 2026

Hanging on to Trump’s latest words ‘is not the special relationship’, Starmer tells MPs

Prime minister says getting British nationals to safety is his priority as Badenoch attacks him at PMQs Keir Starmer has told MPs that “hanging on to President Trump’s latest words is not the special relationship”, after criticism of his stance on the Iran conflict. A day after Donald Trump dismissed Starmer as “not Winston Churchill”, angry that the US was denied use of British bases for initial strikes, the prime minister’s handling of the UK response to the conflict came under attack by Kemi

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The Guardian Politics4 Mar 2026

Britain not ruling out future strikes on Iran missile sites, officials indicate

‘We just don’t know what will happen,’ western officials say, as UK bases prepare for arrival of US heavy bombers UK politics live – latest updates Middle East crisis – live updates Britain has not ruled out participating in future strikes against Iranian ballistic missile launch sites, officials have indicated. US heavy bombers are expected to reach UK bases at Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands and Fairford in Gloucestershire in the next few days, from where they are expected to attack Iran

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The Guardian Politics4 Mar 2026

60% of Welsh voters unaware of how new system will work in May elections

Voters remain unsure about which policy decisions sit with Cardiff Bay and which with Westminster UK politics live – latest updates Almost 60% of Welsh voters are unaware of how the new system will work in May’s Senedd elections and there is confusion over devolution powers, a report has found. Polling research released on Wednesday by Cardiff University and YouGov suggested that 26 years since devolution began, many voters remain unsure about which policy decisions sit with Cardiff Bay, and w

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Conservative Home4 Mar 2026

Mark Yale: From Disraeli to to the present there is an important legacy of ‘One Nation’ thinking

We want to bring One Nation Conservative ideas outside of Westminster and show how they can benefit voters at a local level. The post Mark Yale: From Disraeli to to the present there is an important legacy of ‘One Nation’ thinking appeared first on Conservative Home.

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