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Guido Fawkes13 Apr 2026

Lobby Journalists Dance to No10’s Tune With Fake Rejoin Single Market ‘Exclusives’

The lobby of Westminster journalists has been cajoled by the government into reporting Labour plans to align with the EU single market via secondary legislation and without votes in parliament. Using so-called ‘Henry VIII powers’… The substantive news was announced by Reeves at her Mais lecture and fleshed out by the FT three weeks ago,…

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BBC Politics13 Apr 2026

UK could adopt EU single market rules under new legislation

The move has raised questions over parliamentary scrutiny of future rules to deliver planned EU deals.

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BBC Politics13 Apr 2026

Sarwar puts NHS at heart of Scottish Labour's election pitch

The party has announced its plans for health, education and taxation ahead of next month's Holyrood election.

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BBC Politics13 Apr 2026

Sarwar puts NHS at heart of Scottish Labour's election pitch

The party has announced its plans for health, education and taxation ahead of next month's Holyrood election.

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BBC Politics13 Apr 2026

Plaid Cymru's manifesto explained in a minute

Gareth Lewis explains the key headlines from Plaid Cymru's manifesto for the 2026 Senedd election.

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BBC Politics13 Apr 2026

Starmer says UK will not join Trump's blockade of Iran's ports

UK minesweepers and anti-drone capabilities will continue operating in the region, as pressure ramps up to reopen the key shipping route.

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Express Politics13 Apr 2026

Rachel Reeves to choke UK tourism with '£500million' holiday tax

The proposed charges could apply to hotels, campsites and B&Bs - effectively adding a nightly fee for anyone holidaying in Britain.

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Express Politics13 Apr 2026

Angela Rayner skips dozens of Commons votes after quitting as Deputy PM

Angela Rayner stood down from the cabinet seven months ago after admitting to underpaying stamp duty by approximately £40,000 on a flat she purchased in Hove.

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The Guardian Politics13 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer defends plan for closer alignment with EU rules

PM rejects claim plan is integration with EU ‘by stealth’, saying changes will happen only if parliament passes law UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has defended plans for the UK to align more closely with some EU rules without parliamentary votes, saying a closer relationship with Europe “is in the UK’s best interest”, particularly given the international turmoil over the Iran war. Speaking to the BBC after the Guardian revealed that ministers were planning to use so-called Henr

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Conservative Home13 Apr 2026

Watch: Kemi Badenoch’s speech to the London Defence Conference

The world is moving too fast to wait until the next election. Britain has the strengths that matter: outstanding servicemen and women, brilliant intelligence, world-class universities, a powerful defence sector, leading-edge technology, and the freedom to act, if we choose to use it. The post Watch: Kemi Badenoch’s speech to the London Defence Conference appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics13 Apr 2026

Starmer confirms UK will not support US blockade of strait of Hormuz – UK politics live

PM says opening waterway is ‘vital’ as he rules out any UK involvement in US moves to blockade strait Good morning. The parliamentary recess is over, the Iran war disaster isn’t, campaigning is ramping up because the May elections are less than four weeks to go, and there will be plenty for MPs to discuss as they meet in the Commons this afternoon. The full timetable, as usual, is down below. Keir Starmer is in Greater Manchester this morning, on a visit linked to the English local elections. Bu

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Express Politics13 Apr 2026

Labour left with just 102 MPs in bombshell new poll – Reeves, Rayner and Miliband gone

The Conservatives would be reduced to 81 seats, with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Priti Patel both ousted.

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