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BBC Politics19 Mar 2026

House of Lords backs bid to decriminalise abortion

Abortion is a crime in England and Wales, unless under strict circumstances, under a 164-year-old law.

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The Guardian Politics19 Mar 2026

Watchdog takes over running of home for adults with learning disabilities

William Blake House in Northamptonshire under investigation after families raise concerns over management The charity watchdog has taken control of a learning disability care home in Northamptonshire that is under investigation after residents’ families raised concerns over its management, including payments of £1m to a trustee. The Charity Commission has appointed an interim manager to run William Blake House, which faces potential insolvency in three weeks’ time if it cannot head off a winding

Express Politics19 Mar 2026

Politics LIVE: Labour civil war rages as Keir Starmer's MPs demand 'major reset'

The Prime Minister is under fire from all sides, with dangerous elections for Labour looming.

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BBC Politics19 Mar 2026

Pay growth at lowest rate in more than five years

Annual earnings grew at an annual rate of 3.8% in the November to January period, the Office for National Statistics says.

Guido Fawkes19 Mar 2026

Unemployment Rate Remains at Five-Year High

The unemployment rate remained at 5.2% in the three months to January, according to the Office for National Statistics. The highest in five years. Youth unemployment is at a twelve-year high…

Express Politics19 Mar 2026

Fury as Sadiq Khan urges Labour to launch ultimate Brexit betrayal

The Mayor has demanded the UK rejoin the EU.

BBC Politics19 Mar 2026

Sadiq Khan says Labour should pledge to rejoin EU

Downing Street has repeatedly said the government will not rejoin the single market or customs union.

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Conservative Home19 Mar 2026

How the Tories are planning a strategic defence review in opposition

The shadow defence secretary refers to "the end of dependency", both on other countries for defence and the public on the state – with a choice to direct spending away from welfare and into defence. The post How the Tories are planning a strategic defence review in opposition appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics19 Mar 2026

UK to cut climate aid to developing countries by 14% to £2bn a year in ‘refocus’

Move will put national security and lives overseas at risk, critics say, as overall UK aid budget is slashed to 0.3% of gross national income Climate aid to developing countries from the UK will be cut by about 14% to roughly £2bn a year under government plans, in a move critics said would put national security and lives overseas at risk. The move follows bitter rows with the Treasury, which wanted deeper cuts owing to pressure on spending resulting from the war in Iran. Continue reading...

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Express Politics19 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves brutal attack on Starmer is a 'rank betrayal' of Brexit red lines

EXCLUSIVE: Reeves' speech amounted to a major rewriting of Labour policy, claimed financial expert Bob Lyddon.

Express Politics19 Mar 2026

Boris Johnson rages at Labour MPs who have paralysed Britain and demands major change

Boris Johnson demands 'imperial' powers for the PM to crush 'pesky' rebel MPs - pointing to Starmer's wasted 170-seat majority as proof Parliament is broken.

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Conservative Home19 Mar 2026

Bob Seely: What’s wrong with the Foreign Office – and how to put it right

Dr Robert Seely MBE is author of ‘The New Total War’, ConservativeHome’s foreign affairs columnist and a former Conservative MP.  As the worn cliché had it, within living memory the British civil service was a Rolls-Royce machine—so smooth and effective was its operation. The Foreign Office (currently called the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, FCDO), […] The post Bob Seely: What’s wrong with the Foreign Office – and how to put it right appeared first on Conservative Home.

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