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The Guardian Politics25 Mar 2026

Political donations in cryptocurrency could be blocked in blow to Reform UK

Government review also recommends political funding from Britons living abroad be capped at about £300,000 a year UK politics live – latest updates Political funding from British citizens living abroad should be capped at about £300,000 a year and donations in cryptocurrency temporarily banned, a government review has recommended. The findings by Philip Rycroft, a former permanent secretary at the Home Office, will be a blow to Reform UK, which has received about £12m in the last year from the

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Sky News Politics25 Mar 2026

Major curbs to party donations from overseas proposed in blow for Reform

A government-commissioned report has proposed significant curbs to political donations, in a move likely to hit Reform UK's funding the hardest.

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Guido Fawkes25 Mar 2026

Ex-Tory MP Crispin Blunt Pleads Guilty to Possession of Cannabis and Crystal Meth

Blunt pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to four charges of possession of drugs, including cannabis and crystal meth. Nominative determinism in action…

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The Guardian Politics25 Mar 2026

Ex-Tory minister Crispin Blunt pleads guilty to possession of crystal meth

Former MP appears at Westminster magistrates court to admit four drugs charges stemming from raid on his home The former MP Crispin Blunt has pleaded guilty at Westminster magistrates court to four charges of possession of drugs including cannabis and crystal meth. The 65-year-old former justice minister appeared at Westminster magistrates’ court on Wednesday to admit four drugs charges, which stem from a raid on his home in Horley, Surrey, on October 25 2023. Continue reading...

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Express Politics25 Mar 2026

Lords continue to dither as public support for assisted dying remains overwhelming

A survey reveals the strength of support for law change.

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Express Politics25 Mar 2026

Former MP Crispin Blunt pleads guilty to possessing cannabis and crystal meth

The former Tory MP appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

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The Guardian Politics25 Mar 2026

Review of foreign financial interference in UK politics to be published, with ban on crypto donations expected – UK politics live

Ministers will publish review by Philip Rycroft, which will make recommendations relevant to all the political parties, today Good morning. In December the government announced that Philip Rycroft, a former permanent secretary at the Brexit department, will lead a review into foreign financial interference into UK politics. The review is being published today, and it will include recommendations that we’re told the government will implement as a priority. The review will make recommendations rel

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Express Politics25 Mar 2026

PMQs LIVE: Keir Starmer to face grilling after Rachel Reeves warning

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The Guardian Politics25 Mar 2026

Environment Agency too weak to tackle illegal waste dumping, MPs say

Regulator for England lacks powers to deal with what the public accounts committee calls an ‘out-of-control plague’ The Environment Agency is too weak to tackle an “out-of-control plague” of waste dumping, a powerful group of MPs has said. The public accounts committee (PAC) said the EA had gaps in its powers and intelligence gathering which meant it was not set up to deal effectively with the rise in waste dumping. Continue reading...

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Express Politics25 Mar 2026

Angela Rayner orders Keir Starmer to 'pick more fights' with businesses and landlords

A leaked recording has captured Angela Rayner ordering Starmer to take on landlords and businesses - and comparing Labour's poll collapse to Michael Foot

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Express Politics24 Mar 2026

Fury at Rachel Reeves as fuel prices spike - 'what the hell are you planning to do?'

EXCLUSIVE: The Chancellor spoke today about Government plans to keep prices down at the pumps.

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The Guardian Politics24 Mar 2026

Reform accused of seeking to insert ‘toxic politics’ into English football

Suella Braverman presses the FA to scrap diversity and inclusion policies, which she claims are ‘racist’ Reform UK has been accused of seeking to insert “toxic politics” into football after the party pressed the Football Association in England to scrap diversity and inclusion policies. Suella Braverman wrote to the FA on Tuesday to ask for a meeting to discuss the governing body’s diversity policies, which Reform’s equalities spokesperson described as “utter woke nonsense”. Continue reading...

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