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The Guardian Politics23 Mar 2026

British destroyer HMS Dragon arrives in eastern Mediterranean

Ship arrives three weeks after Iranian-made drone hit British base of RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus Middle East crisis – live updates HMS Dragon has arrived in the eastern Mediterranean, three weeks after an Iranian-made drone hit the British base of RAF Akrotiri, the defence secretary has said. The Type 45 destroyer will begin “operational integration into Cyprus’s defence” from Monday night, John Healey told MPs. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics23 Mar 2026

Six students challenge Home Office visa ban on four countries

Sudanese and Afghan students with offers to study in UK say government’s ‘emergency brake’ is discriminatory The women banned from studying in Britain Six students from Sudan and Afghanistan have accused the home secretary of racial discrimination and launched legal action to try to overturn a ban on them taking up university places in the UK. The students – five from Sudan and one from Afghanistan – have undergraduate degrees in medicine and science-based subjects and received offers from uni

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BBC Politics23 Mar 2026

Ex-justice secretary to lead review into MP murder

Sir David Amess's daughter says the family will engage with the independent review in "good faith".

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BBC Politics23 Mar 2026

Ex-justice secretary to lead review into MP murder

Sir David Amess's daughter says the family will engage with the independent review in "good faith".

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BBC Politics23 Mar 2026

Trump shares SNL UK skit poking fun at Starmer

President Donald Trump shared a skit from SNL UK, poking fun at UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The Guardian Politics23 Mar 2026

Reform mayoral candidate likens Jewish community group to ‘Islamists on horseback’

Chris Parry described Shomrim members as ‘cosplayers’ hours after arson attack in north London Golders Green ambulance arson attack – live updates A Reform UK mayoral candidate has described members of a Jewish neighbourhood watch group as “cosplayers” and likened them to “Islamists on horseback” in comments made after an attack on ambulances run by a Jewish charity. Chris Parry, who remains Reform’s mayoral candidate for Hampshire despite a previous controversy in which he said David Lammy sh

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The Guardian Politics23 Mar 2026

A war and maybe an unprecedented depression: it’s Trump’s mania, but now all of us will pay the price | Polly Toynbee

It had been possible to observe this presidency in abstract terms, but no more. The consequences of the Iran attack will affect our lives and our politics Nothing has changed. Yet. But we stand on the edge of inevitable economic cataclysm, such as not seen in our lifetimes. It’s an odd, hold-your-breath moment, waiting for what the International Energy Agency (IEA) says is now certain to happen: an energy crisis so critical it will be the equivalent of the two oil crises in 1973 and 1979 and Rus

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Guido Fawkes23 Mar 2026

Labour Wars: Leadership Carn-age

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The Guardian Politics23 Mar 2026

Hillsborough campaigners accuse Starmer of ‘insult’ after failing to introduce promised law

Government sources said new amendment to bill being worked on that would ensure duty of candour applies to individuals working for security services Families whose relatives were killed in disasters and who have suffered state injustice have written to Keir Starmer, accusing the government of an “insult” for failing to introduce the promised Hillsborough law in this session of parliament. Labour has promised for almost a decade to implement the law, which will impose a “duty of candour” on the p

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The Guardian Politics23 Mar 2026

Is Iran really able to strike London, and is the UK prepared for an attack?

After Tehran targeted the UK-US base on Diego Garcia, Israel’s military said European capitals were also at risk Middle East crisis – live updates The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed at the weekend that Iran had weapons able to travel about 4,000km (2,500 miles), posing an immediate threat to European cities including London. The comments came after it emerged Iran had targeted the joint UK–US military base on Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands. Continue reading...

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Express Politics23 Mar 2026

Britain was caught out by Covid – we must break dangerous pattern in politics

OPINION - TOBIAS ELLWOOD: We cannot afford to get another crisis so badly wrong.

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Express Politics23 Mar 2026

Lefties are sacrificing white working-class boys on the altar of political correctness

OPINION - ESTHER MCVEY: The data on this question is absolutely damning.

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