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BBC Politics20 Mar 2026

Hillsborough Law to be further delayed

The prime minister had promised to pass the legislation by 15 April 2025, to mark the 36th anniversary of the disaster.

BBC Politics20 Mar 2026

Reform UK suspends Scotland candidate over financial allegations

Scotland leader Malcolm Offord told BBC Radio Scotland that the party had "spent a lot of time on vetting" candidates

Reform
BBC Politics20 Mar 2026

Farage 'will fight' Essex council reorganisation

A Conservative council leader says it shows the Reform leader "knows nothing" about local government.

Reform
BBC Politics20 Mar 2026

Neighbourhoods to get £20m funding boost

Local people can help decide where the £20m over a decade should go, the government says.

BBC Politics20 Mar 2026

Civil case against Gerry Adams over IRA bombings withdrawn

A lawyer for the claimants said on Friday that proceedings would be "discontinued".

BBC Politics20 Mar 2026

Iran warns UK letting US use bases is 'participation in aggression'

Iran's foreign minister urges his UK counterpart Yvette Cooper to end cooperation with the US.

Defence
BBC Politics20 Mar 2026

Reform UK suspends Scotland candidate over financial allegations

Scotland leader Malcolm Offord told BBC Radio Scotland that the party had "spent a lot of time on vetting" candidates

Reform
BBC Politics20 Mar 2026

Reform-led council approves councillor wage rise

It is "bad optics" to "award ourselves a nice little pay rise", a Green Party councillor says.

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BBC Politics20 Mar 2026

Civil trial against Gerry Adams over IRA bombings withdrawn

A lawyer for the claimants said on Friday that proceedings would be "discontinued".

BBC Politics20 Mar 2026

Iran warns UK letting US use bases is 'participation in agression'

Iran's foreign minister urges his UK counterpart Yvette Cooper to end cooperation with the US.

Defence
BBC Politics20 Mar 2026

Farage pauses Cameo account for security reasons, says Reform UK

It comes after a Guardian investigation suggests the party leader recorded supportive messages for a convicted rioter and a neo-Nazi event.

Reform
BBC Politics20 Mar 2026

Warning UK borrowing rise makes energy bill help harder

Economists say UK government finances are in a worse position than before the government's last energy support package in 2022.

Defence