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Guido Fawkes11 Mar 2026

WATCH: What Is Going Wrong With Britain’s Diplomatic Service? | Ameer Kotecha Interview

Ross Kempsell is joined by Ameer Kotecha, who recently resigned as a diplomat in the Foreign Office, to discuss where British foreign policy is going wrong and why he left Whitehall. Find out what he really thinks of David Lammy and Yvette Cooper… Subscribe to Guido’s YouTube channel for all our latest videos by clicking…

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The Guardian Politics11 Mar 2026

Starmer warned cabinet against ‘overly deferential’ relations with devolved governments

Leak of memo comes after a third of Labour Senedd members raise alarm devolution is being rolled back UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer warned his cabinet against an “overly deferential” approach to the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish governments, according to a leaked memo. In the document from December, obtained and published on Tuesday by Plaid Cymru, Starmer said ministers should be prepared to make spending decisions “even when devolved governments may oppose this”. It cam

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Guido Fawkes11 Mar 2026

Starmer Ignored Farage’s Offer to Secretly Help Improve Relations With Trump Administration

Nigel Farage has claimed he wrote privately to Keir Starmer in September, offering to help the government strengthen ties with the Trump White House. In the New Statesman today he says he told Starmer:  “I know a lot of this administration, I am on text exchanges with cabinet members [and] if you need my help…

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The Guardian Politics11 Mar 2026

Mandelson documents to be released after PMQs – UK politics live

Hundreds of papers relating to his appointment as ambassador to the US to be put into public domain today Good morning and welcome to our coverage of UK politics with the news that the government is to release hundreds of documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US later today. The documents will not be released until after Prime Minister’s Questions, meaning MPs will not be able to directly press Keir Starmer on their contents. A pro-Palestinian march in London o

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Guido Fawkes11 Mar 2026

Starmer Skipping Commons for Release of Mandelson Files

Darren Jones has confirmed that the first group of Mandelson files will be released after PMQs today, at which time the ‘Chief Secretary to the PM’ will give a statement to the Commons. Starmer will be out of there… The documents are expected to include the vetting advice on Mandelson’s appointment. Jones told Sky News…

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Express Politics11 Mar 2026

PMQs LIVE: Keir Starmer faces grilling after fresh retirement tax nightmare for Labour

Sir Keir Starmer will face down MPs in PMQs today.

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The Guardian Politics11 Mar 2026

The Iran oil crisis has proved Ed Miliband right on green energy. But households still need more help | Mathew Lawrence

Britain’s whole energy economy needs to be reformed – decarbonising the grid is only part of the mix Britain is once again paying the price of an energy system that is more effective at extracting profits than delivering security. Illegal war and geopolitical disruption are sending fossil fuel prices soaring – and because our electricity market turns volatile gas prices into higher electricity bills, families here risk paying the cost. The government is already unpopular. How it responds to this

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BBC Politics11 Mar 2026

MP reveals rape ordeal during court reform debate

Charlotte Nichols tells her fellow MPs about the "agony" of having to wait 1,088 days to go to court.

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BBC Politics11 Mar 2026

MP reveals rape ordeal during court reform debate

Charlotte Nichols tells her fellow MPs about the "agony" of having to wait 1,088 days to go to court.

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Express Politics11 Mar 2026

Starmer times Mandelson files drop to dodge PMQs, say MPs: 'His fingers are all over this'

Downing Street has timed the release of the Mandelson files to land after PMQs, after the weekly media briefing and after every chance for Starmer to answer

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BBC Politics11 Mar 2026

MPs demand urgent action on London grooming gangs

The government's inquiry into grooming gangs "must look specifically at London as part of its local investigations", says a group of MPs.

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The Guardian Politics10 Mar 2026

Hereditary peers to lose their seats in the House of Lords

Upper chamber accepts final draft of bill, which offers life peerages to some who would otherwise be removed Hereditary peerages will be abolished before the next king’s speech after a deal was struck granting life peerages to some Conservatives and cross-benchers losing their seats. On Tuesday evening the upper chamber accepted a final draft of the House of Lords (hereditary peers) bill, marking the end of its passage through parliament and clearing the way for it to be added to the statute boo

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