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Sky News Politics13 Mar 2026

Dozens of MPs call for formal apology over Britain's actions during Palestine administration

Dozens of MPs are calling for the government to formally apologise for Britain's actions during its administration of Palestine in the first part of the 20th century.

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Guido Fawkes13 Mar 2026

Justice Minister’s Letter to Constituent is “80-100% AI-Generated”

A Labour Justice minister has sent a letter to a constituent that AI checkers say is mostly if not all the product of a chatbot. At this point just replace MPs with Claude and be done with it… Jake Richards wrote to ‘Sally’ in his constituency of Rother Valley over the weekend to congratulate her…

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Guido Fawkes13 Mar 2026

Guido Whispers: Fight, Fight, Fight…

Members get access to Guido Whispers every Friday. For all the latest gossip swirling around Westminster and beyond, join us today by clicking here. Get tomorrow’s news, today…

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Guido Fawkes13 Mar 2026

Reform vs Restore Spat Hotting Up as Staff Tensions Boil Over

The Reform vs Restore battle is becoming more than an avatar of the personal dispute between Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe. As both ambitions in both camps soar, the troops are getting involved, as anyone on X will have noticed this week… Much of the tension revolves around the Tory past of Reform Shadow Chancellor…

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Conservative Home13 Mar 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

Reform UK gained a seat from Lincolnshire Independents in North Kesteven. The Lib Dems gained a seat from the Green Party in the Vale of White Horse. But the Lib Dems lost a seat to the Green Party in Liverpool. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics13 Mar 2026

UK petrol retailers claim ‘inflammatory language’ of ministers led to staff abuse

Trade body to attend Reeves meeting hours after saying it was pulling out over suggestions of ‘price gouging’ • Watchdog puts UK fuel retailers ‘on notice’ over profiteering from Iran war • Business live – latest updates • UK politics live – latest updates The trade body for the UK’s petrol station industry has fuelled a row with the government after claiming that the “inflammatory language” used by ministers to describe rising pump prices may have incited abuse against forecourt staff. The Petr

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The Guardian Politics13 Mar 2026

Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes will not have UK benefits cut

Campaigners welcome Keir Starmer’s backing of ‘Philomena’s law’ to protect payments for those who accept compensation Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes can continue to receive benefits in the UK after Downing Street agreed to protect payments. Keir Starmer bowed to pressure from campaigners to back a bill known as Philomena’s law, which would ringfence survivors’ benefits if they accepted compensation from Dublin. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics13 Mar 2026

British politics is hooked on flashy fake numbers – and the AI investment debacle proves it | Jonathan Portes

A claim that the UK is attracting billions of pounds in AI investment has been debunked. That’s no surprise when our establishment runs on dubious ‘good news’ One trillion dollars. That’s the amount of financial aid Gordon Brown triumphantly announced at the 2009 London G20 summit. (I contributed my own two cents here.) Except it wasn’t exactly real: the number was a mixture of already promised apples and aspirational future oranges. So it should hardly be a surprise that when ministers proclaim

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Guido Fawkes13 Mar 2026

Labour Breaks ‘Secret Promise’ That Chagos Deal Would Be Done by Mauritius Independence Day

Yesterday was the 58th anniversary of independence in Mauritius. A tough day for Starmer, whose government had been making private promises to the Mauritians that the Chagos sellout would be complete by that milestone, which had been driving the UK parliamentary timetable… As the Mauritian press puts it, PM Ramgoolam – in his independence day…

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Guido Fawkes13 Mar 2026

Unite’s Withdrawal of Funds for Labour Threatens Union-Backed MPs

The long-running battle between Sharon Graham, General Secretary of the Unite union and Starmer continues. With Rayner and other union allies out in the cold, the deep-pocketed socialists over at Unite are pulling the plug… Unite voted this week cut its party affiliation fee by £580,000, which usually goes straight into Labour HQ coffers. As…

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Guido Fawkes13 Mar 2026

No10 Defends Foreign Office Staff Attending Party Celebrating Islamic Revolution

Downing Street insists it was just “standard practice” for FCDO staff to attend a party celebrating the Islamic revolution at the Iranian embassy, as reported by the Telegraph: “It is their job to maintain diplomatic relations with countries across the globe, including ones we fundamentally disagree with.” On the same day as the party, it…

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Guido Fawkes13 Mar 2026

Downing Street: “No Requirement” for Starmer to Speak to Mandelson Before Appointing Him

Number 10 has claimed there was “no requirement” for Keir Starmer to formally interview Peter Mandelson before appointing him as ambassador to the US. The Times revealed last night that Starmer delegated the job entirely to Morgan McSweeney and Matthew Doyle. Don’t worry, the adults are back in the room… The Downing Street spokesman told…

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