BBC Politics20 Mar 2026
Reform-led council approves councillor wage rise
It is "bad optics" to "award ourselves a nice little pay rise", a Green Party councillor says.
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Exclusive Interview: "Rising Star" Switches to Restore Britain — "I Want a Political Home That Respects Me"
Kieran Mishchuk, 19, who won his seat for Reform UK aged 18, tells Restore News why he made the switch and why he hasn't looked back.
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Troubling Evidence Of Corruption
The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform
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Young Bob Assaulted By Muslim Gang
Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.
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The Advance UK Merger Collapse: Ego, Entitlement, and the Fight for Britain's Future
Ben Habib's proposed merger with Restore Britain collapses after Rupert Lowe refuses to hand over the keys. The reaction from Advance UK's inner circle reveals more about their motivations than they intended.
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BBC Politics20 Mar 2026
Iran warns UK letting US use bases is 'participation in agression'
Iran's foreign minister urges his UK counterpart Yvette Cooper to end cooperation with the US.
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The Guardian Politics20 Mar 2026
Claimants drop lawsuit against Gerry Adams over IRA bombings
Three people were suing ex-Sinn Féin leader for liability over IRA bombings in UK which left them injured Three men who sued the former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams over three Irish Republican Army bombings in Britain have withdrawn their lawsuit, their lawyers told the high court in London. Adams, who became the president of Sinn Féin in 1983 when it was the IRA’s political wing, was for many years the best-known face of the movement seeking to end British rule in Northern Ireland. Continue re
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Express Politics20 Mar 2026
Lisa Nandy hits out at culture wars hours after BBC outrages women - you can't make it up
OPINION - SAM LISTER: If she really wants an end to the culture wars she might take a look at who starts these skirmishes.
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The Guardian Politics20 Mar 2026
There’s nothing sinister about Muslim prayers in Trafalgar Square. As a bishop, I reject the right’s attacks on worship | Arun Arora
At a time when Britain has never felt more divided, we should draw on Christian values to reject hate and focus on what unites us When you think about the unedifying political furore about the open iftar held in Trafalgar Square, try to bear in mind that every year on Remembrance Day – a stone’s throw from Trafalgar Square – the bishop of London leads a public Christian act of lamentation in the open air. It is an act of religious observance which happens in cities, towns and villages across the
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BBC Politics20 Mar 2026
Warning UK borrowing rise makes energy bill help harder
Economists say UK government finances are in a worse position than before the government's last energy support package in 2022.
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The Guardian Politics20 Mar 2026
Reform UK success in local elections could endanger national climate targets, report says – UK politics live
LSE research found some Reform councillors have denied the reality of climate science, and mention of climate has been removed from strategy documents Richard Hermer, the attorney general, has challenged Kemi Badenoch to say whether she would object to Jewish prayer in public, after the Conservative leader backed one of her shadow ministers who said an Islamic prayer event was intimidating and un-British, Peter Walker reports. Iran’s foreign minister has warned the UK it sees its choice to let t
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Guido Fawkes20 Mar 2026
Hermer Lashes Out at Tories Over Trafalgar Square Muslim Prayer Row
Attorney General Richard Hermer has waded into the Trafalgar Square Muslim prayer row, telling The Guardian: “Nick Timothy has said that mass prayer in public places is an act of ‘domination’. But when he and Kemi Badenoch were questioned about his appalling views, they seemed to only have an issue with Muslim events. Timothy and…
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Guido Fawkes20 Mar 2026
Government Borrowing Soars to £14.3 Billion in February
New ONS figures show government borrowing hit a whopping £14.3 billion in February. More than double the forecasts, and the second-highest level for February since records began. Far above the £7.4 billion predicted by the OBR… All this is before the Iran war started. Look at ten-year bond yield since March… Uh oh…
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The Guardian Politics20 Mar 2026
This is a key moment in the war on Iran – and Starmer must resist the UK being dragged into it any further | Simon Jenkins
This is not Britain’s war, it’s Trump’s and Netanyahu’s. The prime minister should be wary of becoming ensnared like Blair was with Iraq Is this the turning point? A deranged US president and an Israeli prime minister facing prosecution are seeking to entice the armies of the world into the stupidest war of the 21st century. Israel’s strike this week on Iran’s South Pars gas field was clearly meant to provoke an Iranian retaliation so massive as to ensure a ferocious response from Donald Trump.
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Conservative Home20 Mar 2026
Trump always lets his friends and allies down, and has now doomed himself
British policy should not be distorted by attempts to conciliate a President who has blundered into war. The post Trump always lets his friends and allies down, and has now doomed himself appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home20 Mar 2026
Sarah Ingham: The lessons of Suez paint an unexpected political picture
If Labour believes that opposing controversial military action brings political success at home, Suez is a warning. By rights, the Conservatives should have been punished for the botched misadventure, but in the 1959 Election, Harold Macmillan won a landslide. The post Sarah Ingham: The lessons of Suez paint an unexpected political picture appeared first on Conservative Home.
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