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Express Politics7 Mar 2026

Labour accused of cutting defence spending in wartime

There is alarm at a forecast fall in day to day defence spending at a time when there is war in Europe and the Middle East

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The Guardian Politics7 Mar 2026

Labour accuse Badenoch of scoring ‘cheap political points’ over Iran strikes

Defence minister urges ‘serious politics’ after Tory leader criticises prime minister’s stance at spring conference Middle East crisis live: latest news updates Labour has accused Kemi Badenoch of scoring “cheap political points” after the Conservative party leader said Keir Starmer was “too scared” to join strikes on Iran. Al Carns, the defence minister, said “serious politics” was required in response to Badenoch’s speech at the party’s spring conference where she criticised the prime minist

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The Guardian Politics7 Mar 2026

US bomber lands in UK after warning of surge in strikes on Iran

B-1 Lancer, which can carry 24 cruise missiles, arrived at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Friday evening Middle East crisis – live updates A US bomber has landed at an RAF base in Britain after Washington warned that strikes on Iran would “surge dramatically”. The 146ft B-1 Lancer, which is capable of carrying 24 cruise missiles, arrived at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Friday evening after Keir Starmer had granted permission for “defensive” US action against Iranian missile sites fro

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Sky News Politics7 Mar 2026

Kemi Badenoch accused of insulting armed forces over RAF 'hanging around' remark

The leader of the Conservative Party is facing calls to apologise after she suggested the UK military are "just hanging around" rather than taking the necessary action in the Middle East.

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Guido Fawkes7 Mar 2026

Guido’s Most Read Stories This Week

This week 995,331 visitors visited 844,936 times viewing 913,154 pages. The most read and shared stories in order of popularity were: Partners of Sitting & Former Labour MPs Arrested on Suspicion of Spying for China Jenrick Releases Vidoe on Reeves’ Questionable Friendship With Mosque Chairman Downing Street Denies Receiving Glasman’s Report Warning Against Mandelson Appointment…

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Express Politics7 Mar 2026

Labour tears itself apart in bitter migration row – the anger is palpable

Tough plans to control our borders have provoked a brutal civil war in Sir Keir Starmer's party

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The Guardian Politics7 Mar 2026

UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns

Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable The British government should be stockpiling food, according to a leading expert on food policy, as it is not prepared for climate shocks or wars that could cause the population to starve. Prof Tim Lang of City St George’s, University of London said the UK produced far less food than it needed to feed itself, and as a small island that relied on a few large companies to feed its gia

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Sky News Politics7 Mar 2026

PM 'sitting on the fence' over Iran, Badenoch claims - and Labour 'is no longer patriotic'

Kemi Badenoch claims Labour is "nothing like the patriotic party of yesteryear" and "playing student politics" over the Iran war.

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The Guardian Politics6 Mar 2026

Police search home of former Labour MP’s husband amid China spying investigation

James Robinson, husband of Gloria De Piero, says police visited their home with a warrant but he has not been detained or questioned The husband of former Labour MP Gloria De Piero has confirmed his home was searched on Wednesday as part of a police investigation into an alleged Chinese spying ring. James Robinson, a former aide to the ex-Labour deputy leader Tom Watson, issued a statement confirming the raid on the home he shares with his wife, but said he had not been detained or questioned by

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The Guardian Politics6 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer accused of ‘mimicking Trump’ with Middle East crisis TikTok post

PM justifies position in social media post on US-Israel war on Iran using Dire Straits song Money for Nothing Keir Starmer has been accused of trying to mimic Donald Trump’s social media output after posting a TikTok about the crisis in the Middle East overlaid with the prime minister’s voice and the Dire Straits song Money for Nothing. The video opens with footage showing Royal Navy Wildcat helicopters flying over his head before cutting to British military jets in action and a drone being dest

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The Guardian Politics6 Mar 2026

Labour urged to listen to progressive voters or face ‘political earthquake’ in London

Exclusive: Senior party figures share data suggesting Green surge could put Labour in fourth place in capital in May Senior Labour politicians across London have warned the government not to take progressive voters for granted, with concerns the party faces a “political earthquake” in the capital in May after a surge in support for the Greens. They have been privately circulating new data that suggests Labour could drop from first to fourth place in London in the May elections – losing control

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Express Politics6 Mar 2026

Gutless Keir Starmer has gravely diminished us – like Dad's Army on steroids

OPINION - CAROLE MALONE: To do this so publicly has been utterly humiliating for Brits.

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