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Express Politics25 Mar 2026

Labour council rapped for 'potentially misleading' frozen council tax claim

Wandsworth Council accused of 'playing games' after furious complaint by Conservatives

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BBC Politics25 Mar 2026

Ex-justice minister pleads guilty to possessing illegal drugs

Crispin Blunt was found with illegal drugs, including cannabis and crystal meth, at his Surrey home.

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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

Labour civil war explodes over threat to hand low-paid migrants £10bn in benefits

Furious row erupts over controversial Home Office plans, with critics warned that they are only helping Reform

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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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Sky News Politics25 Mar 2026

Ex-Tory justice minister 'used chemsex parties to inform government drug policies'

Former Tory justice minister Crispin Blunt who admitted drugs charges used chemsex parties to inform government drug policies, a court has been told.

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The Guardian Politics25 Mar 2026

Hundreds of UK teenagers to trial six-week social media curbs for major study

Government’s pilot ban for under-16s accompanies consultation as peers vote on Australian-style restrictions Hundreds of UK teenagers will trial social media bans, digital curfews and time limits on apps under a government pilot, alongside a consultation to decide whether the UK should ban access to social media for the under-16s. During the test, led by the UK government, a proportion of 300 teens across all four nations of the UK will have their social apps disabled, “mimicking the enforcement

Guido Fawkes25 Mar 2026

Streeting: McSweeney “Couldn’t Have Known” Messages Would Be Needed After Phone Theft

Wes Streeting is now diligently regurgitating the ridiculous government spin that Morgan McSweeney “couldn’t have known” his WhatsApp messages would be need to be preserved when his phone was stolen last October. Speaking on Times Radio this morning: “I suspect that off the back of this there will be a reiteration of the expectations on…

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Express Politics25 Mar 2026

Scale of Starmer's Brexit betrayal revealed in full as Labour plots return of 76 EU laws

Lord David Frost claimed the legislation "will sideline democratic UK lawmakers by making a whole range of EU laws applicable in Britain without us getting any say in them".

The Guardian Politics25 Mar 2026

‘Doge of the left’ could save UK taxpayers up to £30bn, says new green thinktank

Report by Verdant says rooting out waste, fraud and tax avoidance would save money that could help improve public services A “Doge of the left,” could save up to £30bn a year for taxpayers by rooting out waste, fraud and tax avoidance, according to the first report from a new green thinktank. Launched amid growing interest in the future manifesto of Zack Polanksi’s Green party, the Verdant thinktank will be co-chaired by James Meadway, a former adviser to Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell,

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