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Express Politics19 Apr 2026

Rachel Reeves calls in UK bank bosses for crunch talks amid Iran war economic fallout

The International Monetary Fund warned the energy shock sparked by the war will hit the UK harder than any other major economy.

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Express Politics19 Apr 2026

Rachel Reeves considers war bonds for major boost to defence spending

The money raised from the war bonds would reportedly be ringfenced for national security.

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Express Politics19 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer's ruthless plot to break Winston Churchill promise – 'deep sense of betrayal'

Consultation has begun on the future of a care home given to "special" British allies for their "valiant" help during World War II.

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The Guardian Politics19 Apr 2026

MoD has lost track of veterans on recall list, says defence adviser

Exclusive: George Robertson calls on officials to identify the ‘fit and willing’ in UK’s 95,000-strong strategic reserve The Ministry of Defence has lost track of military veterans they intend to recall at a time of national danger, according to a key government adviser. About 95,000 former soldiers and officers are in the strategic reserve but it is claimed that officials have failed to maintain a full record of their contact details. Continue reading...

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Express Politics18 Apr 2026

Labour ploughs cash into benefits but neglects our military

OPINION: A drifting and divided Labour Government has let the country down on national security

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BBC Politics18 Apr 2026

Starmer accused of 'skulking' and shunning Sarwar in Scotland

It is the first time the prime minister has been north of the border since the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called for him to step down in February.

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The Guardian Politics18 Apr 2026

Reeves rightly fears the bond market, but she can afford to ditch one unhelpful rule | Phillip Inman

The chancellor has wisely vowed to drive down the annual deficit, but long-term defence investment must not be delayed There is a good reason Rachel Reeves is wary of the dreaded bond market vigilantes. Anyone who inherits a mountain of debt and then finds out that many of the lenders act like sharks is right to be concerned. Most of the participants in financial markets are not actively predatory. They swim in a sea of money with only one rule, to stick together, hoovering up as much profit as

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Express Politics18 Apr 2026

Britain must stand up to Brussels and not surrender sovereignty of Cyprus bases

The Government is warned there is a 'coordinated effort' with the EU to undermine the status of the Britain's sovereign military bases on Cyprus

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Express Politics18 Apr 2026

Crisis in Russia as Putin 'running out of soldiers' in war against Ukraine

Injured soldiers are being sent back to the front line

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Express Politics18 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer warned to prepare for war without Trump's help – or 'betray Britain's future'

The prime minister has been warned that failure to take action on defence will amount to a "betrayal of Britain's history and future".

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The Guardian Politics18 Apr 2026

Mandelson scandal is biggest crisis for diplomatic service in decades, says ex-Foreign Office chief

Sir Simon McDonald says Olly Robbins was ‘thrown under a bus’ by the prime minister and the decision feels ‘wrong’ The Peter Mandelson security vetting scandal is the biggest crisis for the diplomatic service in decades, a former Foreign Office chief has said. Sir Simon McDonald, who was the permanent under-secretary of the government department until 2020, has spoken out in defence of Sir Oliver Robbins, saying the civil servant was “thrown under a bus” by the prime minister, Keir Starmer, when

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The Guardian Politics18 Apr 2026

‘It’s a twilight zone’: Iran war casts deep shadows over IMF gathering in Washington

Rachel Reeves joins global finance chiefs in highlighting how households and businesses are feeling the pain of higher energy prices The most severe energy shock since the 1970s, the risk of a global recession and households everywhere stomaching a renewed surge in the cost of living – hitting the most vulnerable hardest. In a sweltering hot Washington DC this week, the message at the International Monetary Fund meetings was chilling: things had been looking up for living standards around the wo

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