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BBC Politics22 Mar 2026

No assessment Iran could strike London, UK minister says

Steve Reed says there is "no specific assessment" Iran is capable of hitting the UK, after Israel claimed it now could.

The Guardian Politics22 Mar 2026

The Guardian view on aid cuts: Britain championed development funding – its meanness is shortsighted | Editorial

The steep reductions are a grave error, both morally and pragmatically. But a better case needs to be made for spending Progress is possible. Over two decades, global child mortality plummeted. There were many reasons for a 39% reduction in deaths in lower and middle income countries between 2001 and 2021, but a significant one was overseas development aid, which supported everything from sanitation to vaccination programmes to food security. That shift has slowed, and – like similar advances –

The Guardian Politics22 Mar 2026

The Guardian view on prisons: sentencing reform has not eased the sense of crisis | Editorial

The increased use of tags makes sense if done right. But years of accumulated problems include a depleted probation workforce Given the frayed and depleted state of the public sector, it is not surprising that prisons in England and Wales are struggling to escape from a sense of perpetual crisis. Recent days saw the latest in a series of urgent notifications. These put a prison in special measures, and require ministers to produce an action plan within a month. Inspectors found that Woodhill in

Crime
BBC Politics22 Mar 2026

Hillsborough campaigners blame Mahmood for law delay

The Hillsborough Law has been further delayed and will not be passed in this session of parliament.

Politics
BBC Politics22 Mar 2026

Hillsborough campaigners blame Mahmood for law delay

The Hillsborough Law has been further delayed and will not be passed in this session of parliament.

Politics
Express Politics22 Mar 2026

Labour's migration mutiny could lead to economic disaster - it's a ticking timebomb

A source in the Conservative Party, ironically, first alerted me to the growing mutiny over Shabana Mahmood's immigration reforms.

EconomyImmigration
Express Politics22 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer urged to make major change with UK energy firms 'to protect consumers'

The Prime Minister has been told to impose a temporary profit cap on energy companies and petrol retailers to stop "profiteering" over Iran price rises.

Express Politics22 Mar 2026

Fury as Labour council promotes grotesque 'antisemitic' art exhibition

Images on display showed demonic figures spewing blood

Express Politics22 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer in crisis cost-of-living summit as Ministers try to prevent panic-buying

The Prime Minister will convene Government colleagues and experts, following warnings that prices of petrol and food will rise due to the Iran war.

Defence
The Guardian Politics22 Mar 2026

James Cleverly disagrees with Nick Timothy about Islamic public prayer ceremony

Shadow justice secretary had called Trafalgar Square event an ‘act of domination’ James Cleverly has said he disagrees with his Conservative frontbench colleague Nick Timothy that public Muslim prayers are an act of domination, as another senior Tory called for the party to respect the right to worship. Kemi Badenoch has defended Timothy, the shadow justice secretary, after he posted images of mass prayer at a Ramadan event on Monday evening in Trafalgar Square, calling it “an act of domination”

DefenceReform
Sky News Politics22 Mar 2026

Starmer to chair COBRA meeting over Iran war's impact on the economy, Sky News understands

Sir Keir Starmer is to chair a COBRA meeting on Monday morning, Sky News understands.

EconomyDefence
Express Politics22 Mar 2026

Labour Minister Steve Reed squirms in TV grilling over whether Iran can hit UK cities

There is "no specific assessment" that Iranian missiles could travel the long distances required to target British cities, said the Government Minister.