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Conservative Home30 Mar 2026

David Gauke: The short term assumptions fuelling the petrol debate show politics still has its head in the sand

The Government – hoping to change the subject from scheduled fuel duty rises – accused fuel retailers of “price gouging” or“profiteering” despite no evidence to support that. Tory opposition is smart but short term. None of it addresses the realities of the public finances. The post David Gauke: The short term assumptions fuelling the petrol debate show politics still has its head in the sand appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics30 Mar 2026

MPs wary of move against Starmer while war is raging

Even after electoral disaster, Iran war gives many MPs pause for thought about timing of leadership contest A week after Labour’s election victory in July 2024, officials at Labour HQ held their first crisis meeting about the May 2026 local elections. The party had just secured a 174-seat majority and already strategists were predicting it would be very tough, though none were assuming the prime minister’s own position would be vulnerable. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics29 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer to launch local elections campaign with focus on cost of living

PM will also cite Iran war as reason to stick with Labour, as party adopts new slogan: ‘Pride in Britain’ Keir Starmer will say that a vote for Reform UK will put at risk progress Labour is making on the cost of living, arguing that Britain’s values are being tested in a volatile world. Launching the party’s local elections campaign with a new slogan: “Pride in Britain”, Starmer will urge voters to stay the course with Labour. A dire set of results are predicted for the party in Wales, Scotland

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Guido Fawkes29 Mar 2026

Badenoch Demands McSweeney Answers Questions in Parliament After ‘Extremely Fishy’ Phone Theft

Kemi Badenoch on Sky News: “Why didn’t he tell the police that he was the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff? That’s fishy… It’s a government phone… What if Russia or China had stolen that phone? The Chief of Staff did not tell the police who he was. He told the Cabinet Secretary that he’d lost…

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Sky News Politics29 Mar 2026

Tories face existential challenge from Reform - but electoral pact may not be answer

Even when the Conservatives slumped to a historic defeat at the general election, few would have thought that one of the world's oldest political parties would soon be overtaken in the polls by a young pretender on the radical right.

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The Guardian Politics28 Mar 2026

Thousands march against far right in London in biggest ever multicultural protest

More than 100 charities, campaign groups and trade unions marched in a show of unity against far right politics Together Alliance march – live updates Tens of thousands of people have gathered in London to march against the far right in the biggest multicultural demonstration in UK history. Organisers claimed half a million people have travelled to the capital for the Together Alliance march. Police estimated the turnout closer to 50,000, although they admitted it was difficult to judge due to

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Express Politics28 Mar 2026

Starmer issued stern warning over new UK countryside ban - 'Labour can't win without us!'

A top lawyer and Labour MP warns Labour's latest hunting ban could cost Sir Keir Starmer's party the election

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Express Politics28 Mar 2026

Zack Polanski disowned by own family over 'anti-Semitism' – 'chicken voting for KFC'

Under Mr Polanski's leadership, the party - which seized a surprise by-election win last month - has drawn an influx of alleged Islamists and far-Left activists

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The Guardian Politics28 Mar 2026

Hundreds of thousands of people expected at London march against the far right – live

Together Alliance march begins in central London at midday; a separate event organised by the Palestine Coalition is also taking place The Metropolitan police have said there will be a “significant policing presence” in Westminster on Saturday with a number of large protests expected. In addition to the marches organised by the Together Alliance and the Palestine Coalition, a number of protests against the Iranian regime – both static assemblies and marches – are due to take place in the Westmin

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The Guardian Politics28 Mar 2026

‘We’re quietly chirpy’: some Tories glimpse ray of hope, but others see abyss at May elections

Reform’s lead waning, Labour struggling and Badenoch doing well at PMQs all boost mood but is disaster inevitable? “The Conservative party is coming back,” Kemi Badenoch declared at her party’s local election launch last week, surrounded by cheering supporters. And it’s fair to say that many of her MPs are, relative to their mood in recent years, quite cheery. To others in the Conservative family, though, this optimism appears disconnected from the reality of the situation facing the party. Even

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Express Politics28 Mar 2026

Starmer's last desperate gamble to bring back political rival and dump young pretender?

OPINION: The fallout from the May elections is expected to trigger a major Westminster merry-go-round

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Express Politics27 Mar 2026

Nigel Farage fury over election 'whitewash' police probe into family voting

Reform UK had claimed the result of the recent Gorton and Denton by-election was tarnished because of family voting

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