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Conservative Home24 Feb 2026

What’s behind Badenoch’s youth revival?

Inside Badenoch’s bet that young voters still believe in hard work and reward – while bringing fun back to the Young Conservatives. The post What’s behind Badenoch’s youth revival? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Sky News Politics24 Feb 2026

Jersey votes to allow assisted dying

Jersey has voted to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults, becoming the second of the British Isles to do so after the Isle of Man.

BBC Politics24 Feb 2026

Number of workers on zero-hours contracts hits record high ahead of crackdown

There has been a 181,000 increase in the number of zero-hours contracts since Labour was elected.

BBC Politics24 Feb 2026

Lord Mandelson arrest - how did we get here?

It comes after the ex-Labour minister was accused of passing sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein.

BBC Politics24 Feb 2026

New Zealand backs removing Andrew from royal line of succession

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor remains eighth in line to the throne despite being stripped of his titles.

Sky News Politics23 Feb 2026

Ukrainian family denied UK asylum told to use noise-cancelling headphones for child to block out bombs

A Ukrainian family denied asylum in the UK was told by the Home Office that they could relocate within Ukraine and their daughter should wear noise-cancelling headphones to prevent panic attacks.

Immigration
The Guardian Politics23 Feb 2026

Peter Mandelson timeline: what have been his key jobs and past scandals?

The former ambassador, now under arrest, has had plenty of ups and downs in his career of more than 40 years in the Labour party Peter Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office After a four-decade career that included some of the top jobs in politics, Peter Mandelson has undergone a spectacular fall from grace. The New Labour stalwart, who prominently re-entered the public eye in December 2024 after being appointed US ambassador by Keir Starmer, saw his already shaky reput

PoliticsDefence
Sky News Politics23 Feb 2026

Threats we face echo run-up to WWII, warns minister

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and wider threats to the UK and its allies share "a lot of similarities" with the three-year run-up to the Second World War, the armed forces minister has said.

Defence
BBC Politics23 Feb 2026

Watch: Peter Mandelson led away by police from Camden home

The Metropolitan Police said a 72-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Crime
BBC Politics23 Feb 2026

PM orders ethics investigation into minister over Labour Together claims

Josh Simons ran the think tank when it commissioned a report which investigated the background of a journalist.

Sky News Politics23 Feb 2026

'Staring down the barrel at higher costs': UK exporters rue US tariff chaos

UK businesses are facing uncertainty and higher costs as Donald Trump's new global tariff shift takes effect.

Sky News Politics23 Feb 2026

Two Commonwealth countries back plans to remove Andrew from line of succession

The governments of Australia and New Zealand have thrown their weight behind plans to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession.