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Express Politics1 Mar 2026

Starmer bombshell as legal action could force Labour to come clean over grooming gangs

The Daily Express has reported extensively on a litany of failures by the authorities to investigate grooming gangs and the scale of the cover-ups.

Express Politics1 Mar 2026

Huge boost as petition to 'uphold democracy' on assisted dying soars to 80,000 signatures

EXCLUSIVE: Terminally ill mum Sophie Blake says 'scrutiny must never become sabotage'.

The Guardian Politics1 Mar 2026

Green party membership in UK passes 200,000 after byelection victory

Party leader Zack Polanski says surge in numbers ‘proves that the future of progressive politics belongs to the Greens’ The Green party said its membership has passed 200,000 this weekend in the wake of its victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection overturning a huge Labour majority. The party’s membership has tripled since September last year, when it was about 68,000, after the announcement of Zack Polanski as its new leader. Continue reading...

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Sky News Politics1 Mar 2026

UK terror threat 'absolutely' under review after Iran strikes, defence secretary says

The UK's terror threat level is "absolutely" under review following US and Israel strikes on Iran, the defence secretary told Sky News.

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The Guardian Politics1 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer abandoned net zero to court Reform voters. He failed

After byelection defeat and with right-leaning advisers gone, will PM return to his instincts and embrace Labour ‘DNA’ on climate? Less than a year ago, Keir Starmer stood in front of an audience of senior officials and business leaders from 60 countries in London to declare climate action was “in the DNA of my government”. Vowing to go “all out” for net zero and to “accelerate” while others were slowing down, the Lancaster House speech was his strongest intervention yet on the issue. “We’re pay

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The Guardian Politics1 Mar 2026

Labour is stubborn in defeat because it knows this: we face the belated end of the political 20th century | John Harris

In Gorton and Denton, I heard again and again that people wanted seismic political change – Labour and the Tories are no longer part of that conversation In the wake of Labour’s third-place showing at last Thursday’s Gorton and Denton byelection, Keir Starmer could have responded with a mixture of magnanimity, grit, and a clear appreciation of what had just happened. He might have congratulated the Green party’s new MP Hannah Spencer, and insisted that the themes of inequality and everyday strug

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The Guardian Politics1 Mar 2026

Boring or bust: Reeves aims to project calm competence in spring budget

After 18 months of policy U-turns and political turmoil we are told not to expect any last-minute policy rabbits Politicians tend to hate being boring but Rachel Reeves will be delighted if Tuesday’s spring forecast is judged by voters and financial markets to be reassuringly dull. After Labour’s catastrophic Gorton and Denton byelection result, the chancellor’s future, along with that of the prime minister, is on the line, as backbench MPs fret about the party’s electoral prospects. Continue r

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Express Politics1 Mar 2026

Reform man aims to lead a democratic revolution and end Labour's Welsh dominance

This St David's Day will be the last with Labour in power in Wales for years to come if Reform UK Welsh leader Dan Thomas has his way

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Express Politics1 Mar 2026

Britain 'not being governed' as fury erupts over Labour's response to Iran airstrikes

Defence Secretary John Healey warned Tehran is carrying out "increasingly indiscriminate attacks" - including on civilian targets.

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Guido Fawkes1 Mar 2026

Healey: British Government Now Considering Raising Terrorist Threat Level

Guido Fawkes1 Mar 2026

Healey Confirms UK Only Acting Defensively Despite Iranian Attacks on British Servicemen and Cyprus Base

Conservative Home1 Mar 2026

Healey: “Britain played no part in the strikes on Iran”

The Defence Secretary refuses to support the action and adds “it is for the US” to explain whether or not its strikes on Iran are within international law The post Healey: “Britain played no part in the strikes on Iran” appeared first on Conservative Home.

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