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Express Politics23 Mar 2026

Horror as Channel migrant smugglers slash prices to attract poorer asylum seekers

EXCLUSIVE: Crime kingpins lower average crossing costs to begin 'catering' to those with less money

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The Guardian Politics23 Mar 2026

Trump rows back on strait of Hormuz threat – what next? | podcast

The US president has extended by five days his deadline to ‘hit and obliterate’ Iran’s power stations and energy infrastructure if Tehran does not allow shipping to move freely. Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss what is behind this change of tone and the impact the uncertainty will have on the cost of living in the UK. Plus, with just over six weeks until the local elections, they talk through what to watch as the results come in Continue reading...

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Express Politics23 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer gives major London firebombing update as he vows to crush antisemitism

'Old hatred' of racism must be eradicated, says Prime Minister as he makes huge pledge

Guido Fawkes23 Mar 2026

WATCH: Starmer Loses Cool in Liaison Committee Over Missing Defence Plan

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The Guardian Politics23 Mar 2026

Shooting restricted for six British wild birds to halt population decline

Woodcocks and pochard, pintail and goldeneye ducks among threatened species protected by proposals Hunters will be banned from shooting a rare and beautiful duck under new proposals to halt the decline of six British wild birds. The new rules would restrict the shooting of species including the distinctive woodcock, and the striking pintail, goldeneye and pochard ducks, all of which are classed as under threat and have seen their populations fall sharply in recent years. Continue reading...

Conservative Home23 Mar 2026

Mike Newton: A primer for navigating recent chaos in the Gilt markets and a Conservative response

Policy coordination needs to be improved.The Bank of England must be more accountable and aligned with broader macroeconomic objectives. It needs to do its job better. There is no alternatives. Desperate economic circumstances require hard-edged small state policies. The post Mike Newton: A primer for navigating recent chaos in the Gilt markets and a Conservative response appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes23 Mar 2026

LIVE: Starmer Grilled by MPs in Liaison Committee Meeting

Keir Starmer is up in front of the Liaison Committee for the next hour. Expect plenty on Iran and the economy…

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Express Politics23 Mar 2026

Police investigate if Iran backed London firebombing attack on ambulances

Detectives trying to piece together whether a Tehran-backed terror group carried out the horror in Golders Green

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Conservative Home23 Mar 2026

Lord Ashcroft: The records of the Conservatives, Labour and the SNP have condensed into ‘a strong need to give someone a sore face’

In my latest round of Scottish research, even some previously loyal SNP voters were starting to wonder if their party’s record over 19 years – let alone the last five – wasn’t beginning to look a bit thin. The post Lord Ashcroft: The records of the Conservatives, Labour and the SNP have condensed into ‘a strong need to give someone a sore face’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

Guido Fawkes23 Mar 2026

Downing Street Insists Public Finances ‘Stable’ as Cost of Borrowing Soars

The Number 10 spokesman in the Lobby briefing of press hacks today: “We doubled our headroom against our fiscal rules. Borrowing is forecast to be lower than the G7 average… we have delivered stability when it comes to the public finances, and we’ve done so in a way that allows us to invest in priorities…

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BBC Politics23 Mar 2026

Ministers name seven areas where 'new towns' could be built

Six sites have been deprioritised from the flagship scheme to build a wave of new settlements.

BBC Politics23 Mar 2026

Campaigners celebrate after new town plans dropped

Critics of plans to build a new town in Cheshire called it the "wrong proposal in the wrong place".