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The Guardian Politics20 Mar 2026

This is a key moment in the war on Iran – and Starmer must resist the UK being dragged into it any further | Simon Jenkins

This is not Britain’s war, it’s Trump’s and Netanyahu’s. The prime minister should be wary of becoming ensnared like Blair was with Iraq Is this the turning point? A deranged US president and an Israeli prime minister facing prosecution are seeking to entice the armies of the world into the stupidest war of the 21st century. Israel’s strike this week on Iran’s South Pars gas field was clearly meant to provoke an Iranian retaliation so massive as to ensure a ferocious response from Donald Trump.

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BBC Politics20 Mar 2026

I want to hold balance of power at next general election, says Zack Polanski

Green Party leader says thought of becoming PM is 'on his mind' and the aim of 30-40 MPs now feels "under ambitious".

PoliticsEnvironment
BBC Politics20 Mar 2026

I want to hold balance of power at next general election, says Zack Polanski

Green Party leader says thought of becoming PM is 'on his mind' and the aim of 30-40 MPs now feels "under ambitious".

PoliticsEnvironment
BBC Politics20 Mar 2026

Government borrowing higher than expected in February

The ONS said an increase in government tax receipts was outweighed by a rise in spending.

Economy
The Guardian Politics20 Mar 2026

Attorney general asks if Kemi Badenoch would object to Jewish public prayer

Exclusive: Richard Hermer, who is Jewish, says Tory leader and shadow minister seem ‘to only have an issue with Muslim events’ Richard Hermer, the attorney general, has challenged Kemi Badenoch to say whether she would object to Jewish prayer in public, after the Conservative leader backed one of her shadow ministers who said an Islamic prayer event was intimidating and un-British. Hermer, one of the UK’s most prominent Jewish politicians, said Badenoch’s decision to support the views of Nick Ti

Conservative Home20 Mar 2026

Trump always lets his friends and allies down, and has now doomed himself

British policy should not be distorted by attempts to conciliate a President who has blundered into war. The post Trump always lets his friends and allies down, and has now doomed himself appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
The Guardian Politics20 Mar 2026

Labour will be decimated in May local elections, Unite leader says

Sharon Graham tells party to ‘wake up and smell the coffee’ after ‘shameful’ handling of Birmingham bin strike Labour will be “decimated” in the upcoming local elections and should “hang their heads in shame” over the handling of the Birmingham bin strike, Unite’s general secretary has said. In a speech to refuse workers near a waste depot in Tyseley on Thursday, Sharon Graham said working people were moving away from Labour in droves and called on the party to “wake up and smell the coffee”. C

Politics
Conservative Home20 Mar 2026

Sarah Ingham: The lessons of Suez paint an unexpected political picture

If Labour believes that opposing controversial military action brings political success at home, Suez is a warning. By rights, the Conservatives should have been punished for the botched misadventure, but in the 1959 Election, Harold Macmillan won a landslide. The post Sarah Ingham: The lessons of Suez paint an unexpected political picture appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Mar 2026

Darren Millar: Wales has had enough of Labour – but there is a pathway to real change

We're offering a fully costed and authentically conservative manifesto. After 27 years of falling standards and economic decline under Labour, this is an offer of a better future: lower taxes, better public services, and a growing economy. The post Darren Millar: Wales has had enough of Labour – but there is a pathway to real change appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Conservative Home20 Mar 2026

Israt Sawda: Why I’m standing to be a councillor for Mile End

Tower Hamlets has presided over waste, gross misconduct, and financial mismanagement for too long. Residents deserve a councillor who will scrutinise decisions properly and hold the council to account. The post Israt Sawda: Why I’m standing to be a councillor for Mile End appeared first on Conservative Home.

The Guardian Politics20 Mar 2026

It’s always been a fight to get children the early years care they deserve. It’s time to fight again | Polly Toynbee

Labour recognises how crucial education is at the start of life, but still the poorest children are missing out The news is very good (mostly). The cost of full-time childcare in England for children under the age of two has dropped by a phenomenal 39% since last year, thanks to government funding. This stat, from the 25th annual survey of nurseries by the children’s charity Coram, provides a good opportunity to stop and consider how far the country has come in that quarter-century. In 1995, the

Education
Express Politics20 Mar 2026

Thousands of homes face collapsing into the sea in major alert

Thousands of homes are in danger and people and businesses face bankruptcy as Britain's coastline collapses

Housing