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Guido Fawkes26 Mar 2026

Lammy Finally Given List of ‘Responsibilities’ as ‘Deputy Prime Minister’

More than six months after his demotion appointment as ‘DPM’ in the last reshuffle, David Lammy has finally been given a full list of responsibilities tied to his potemkin title. His profile on the gov.uk site was updated today… The full list is available on the gov.uk site, for those with time to kill. Previously,…

Express Politics26 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves has made the UK weaker when the world is more dangerous than ever

The Chancellor stands accused of pushing up borrowing, spending and taxesand delivering stagnant growth.

Economy
Express Politics26 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves is desperate to blame Iran or Donald Trump - but she destroyed our economy

Today's OECD forecast will mask Labour's homegrown woes - but with 33,000 hospitality businesses shut since the first budget, Tehran is not to blame.

EconomyHealthcare
Sky News Politics26 Mar 2026

Greens pile pressure on Miliband over decoupling electricity and gas prices

Green MPs have written to Ed Miliband demanding he set out plans to decouple electricity prices from gas, after Sky News revealed he was "looking into" the policy.

PoliticsEnvironment
The Guardian Politics26 Mar 2026

Tories are convinced McSweeney’s phone is the only one in London not to have been stolen | John Crace

Having painted London as a crime-ridden no-go zone, you’d have thought the Conservatives might cut McSweeney some slack In recent years the Conservatives and the rightwing media have gone to great lengths to tell us that London has become a no-go zone. A hellscape where women are afraid to leave their homes. Where every non-white person is a criminal. Where simply using your phone is an invitation to be mugged. Where the police do nothing, and to make it through the day alive is as much as anyon

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BBC Politics26 Mar 2026

More than 13 million living in poverty, new figures show

The level rose slightly on the previous year while the number of children living in poverty has remained steady.

The Guardian Politics26 Mar 2026

Labour pledges to ban trail hunting as it opens public consultation

Police and animal rights activists say trail hunting is frequently used as a ‘smokescreen’ for illegal foxhunting The government has said it will ban trail hunting, the rural sport that police and animal rights activists have long accused of being a “smokescreen” for illegal foxhunting. “We pledged to ban trail hunting in our manifesto and that is exactly what we intend to do,” said Sue Hayman, the animal welfare minister. “The nature of trail hunting makes it difficult to ensure wild and domest

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The Guardian Politics26 Mar 2026

Parties launch Holyrood campaigns against backdrop of voter indecision

Change is on offer across the political spectrum, but no one knows whether apathy or tactical voting will prevail UK politics live – latest updates Hope, change, progressive change, change with fairness at its heart – from a harbour north of Edinburgh to a hipster arts venue in Glasgow’s Barras Market, Scotland’s political parties spent the first official day of the Holyrood election campaign reaching for the phrase that best encapsulates what people will get if they vote for them on 7 May. On

Politics
BBC Politics26 Mar 2026

UK now 'ready' to seize Russian shadow fleet ships, Healey says

Forces can now board sanctioned vessels if required, after ministers identified a legal basis in January.

Guido Fawkes26 Mar 2026

WATCH: Protesters Heckle Steve Reed in Golders Green Over Failure to Proscribe IRGC

Frustrations are growing, and fast…

Environment
BBC Politics26 Mar 2026

Tories launch Welsh election campaign promising lower taxes

Welsh Conservative leader Darren Millar said only his party offered Welsh voters "real, credible, positive change".

PoliticsEconomy
Express Politics26 Mar 2026

One huge mistake by Rachel Reeves made the UK economy weaker before Iran war

Bombshell new figures show how one sector of British industry has suffered

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