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The Guardian Politics6 Mar 2026

Labour urged to listen to progressive voters or face ‘political earthquake’ in London

Exclusive: Senior party figures share data suggesting Green surge could put Labour in fourth place in capital in May Senior Labour politicians across London have warned the government not to take progressive voters for granted, with concerns the party faces a “political earthquake” in the capital in May after a surge in support for the Greens. They have been privately circulating new data that suggests Labour could drop from first to fourth place in London in the May elections – losing control

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Express Politics6 Mar 2026

Gutless Keir Starmer has gravely diminished us – like Dad's Army on steroids

OPINION - CAROLE MALONE: To do this so publicly has been utterly humiliating for Brits.

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Express Politics6 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer's contempt over grooming gang fears show PM's real attitude towards women

OPINION - SAM LISTER: What a fascinating insight into Starmer's mind he has given us by attacking an MP who raised concern about grooming gangs.

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BBC Politics6 Mar 2026

Badenoch presses Starmer to strike Iranian missile sites

RAF jets have been shooting down missiles fired by Iran, but are not taking part in strikes on its sites.

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Express Politics6 Mar 2026

RAF jets could strike Iran missile sites as David Lammy issues huge update

Labour desperately scrambles to show UK's strength after Keir Starmer ripped apart for response to Middle East crisis

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BBC Politics6 Mar 2026

Badenoch presses Starmer to strike Iranian missile sites

RAF jets have been shooting down missiles fired by Iran, but are not taking part in strikes on its sites.

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Conservative Home6 Mar 2026

Stewart Jackson: Falconer’s quest to move the Assisted Dying Bill through the Lords begs questions of his wider judgement

Trust in public life is not an entitlement. It is earned. As the New Labour project fades into history, the first step toward restoring confidence would be to completely withdraw the Assisted Dying Bill. The post Stewart Jackson: Falconer’s quest to move the Assisted Dying Bill through the Lords begs questions of his wider judgement appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics6 Mar 2026

Britain’s war hawks are very upset that Keir Starmer isn’t personally riding a bomb all the way to Tehran | Marina Hyde

Didn’t you know? True British patriots are the ones who want to join an obviously disastrous war on behalf of Israel and Donald Trump Have you heard enough pant-wetting about Britain’s “reputation” this week? Honestly, I don’t think any of us can bear the social embarrassment of not getting immediately involved in an obviously disastrous war in the Middle East. The awks of it. How will good old Britannia hold her head up high if she isn’t an instant ride-or-die for a US administration described

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Guido Fawkes6 Mar 2026

No10 Refuses to Say If Starmer Approved ‘Money for Nothing’ on Latest Cringeworthy TikTok

Starmer’s latest TikTok somehow attempts to turn his legalistic inaction on Iran into hard military edit. It doesn’t work… The PM uses the video to claim: “long before the US and Israeli action last weekend, we had already deployed additional military capability to the region.” The inaction is clearly a sore point… Even more bizarrely…

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The Guardian Politics6 Mar 2026

Trump broke his promises to pursue this unwinnable war. Britain must not follow him into the abyss | Simon Jenkins

The bombing of Iran is deeply unpopular. Despite the Tories’ urgings, Keir Starmer must not further embroil the UK in this disaster Keir Starmer’s immediate response to the Israeli-US attack on Iran last weekend was sensible and correct. Donald Trump had lied that the US was at risk of imminent attack, and had presented no coherent reason for going to war. Even after Starmer weakened and allowed the US to use British bases, although it did not really need them, Trump was furious. He accused Star

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The Guardian Politics6 Mar 2026

Digested week: it’s been a rough year – so thank you to our politicians for giving me plenty to write about

I’ve lost count of the number of sketches I wrote from the chemo ward as Jill went through the hell of cancer treatment It’s been a while since I last wrote the digested week. Last May, my wife was diagnosed with cancer and life has been a struggle ever since. Jill’s story is hers to tell, but here are some of my initial thoughts on finding myself a primary carer on the cancer frontline (it’s always been me who’s needed looking after up till now). From that first consultation, when the doctor to

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Guido Fawkes6 Mar 2026

WATCH: Ex-Foreign Secretary Lammy Mistakenly Says Cyprus Is Part of NATO

It isn’t. In other news Lammy is soon to be part of geopolitics club at his local school for some extra learning…

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