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The Guardian Politics2 Mar 2026

UK will not join offensive strikes against Iran, says Keir Starmer

PM defends use of UK bases for defensive action but says he does not believe in ‘regime change from the skies’ US-Israel war on Iran – live updates Keir Starmer has said the UK will not join offensive strikes by Israel and the US on Iran, saying the UK did not believe in “regime change from the skies”. But the prime minister defended the use of UK bases for defensive action, saying that was “the best way to protect British interests and British lives”. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics2 Mar 2026

Why the fightback against Reform must involve the middle-aged, fed-up workers of Britain | Gaby Hinsliff

Millions of people aged 50 to 64 are out of work – sidelined by sickness, care duties or ageism. If Labour can’t convince them they’re a priority, Farage will step in Penny Lancaster was 50 when she retrained as a special constable. Wrangling Saturday night drunks and shoplifters might seem an odd fit for the ex-model and wife of Sir Rod Stewart; she got the idea after making a Channel 4 show in which she temporarily swapped jobs with a police officer. But to Lancaster, who has previously disclo

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The Guardian Politics2 Mar 2026

Welsh Labour leader begins party’s uphill battle for Senedd victory

Eluned Morgan focuses on party’s ‘distinctive identity’ as it faces twin threat of Plaid Cymru and Reform UK The leader of Welsh Labour, Eluned Morgan, has said her party is a patriotic protector of her country as she tries to fend off the twin threats of Plaid Cymru from the left and Reform UK from the right. Launching Welsh Labour’s Senedd election campaign, the first minister said: “Welsh Labour will always be proud to be patriots and to stand up for our country. I’ve always been a patriot.

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The Guardian Politics2 Mar 2026

UK ‘took far too long’ to let US use its airbases to attack Iran, Trump says

US president also ‘very disappointed’ in Keir Starmer over UK government’s deal to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius US-Israel war on Iran – live updates The UK “took far too long” to allow US forces to use its airbases to attack Iran, Donald Trump has said. The US president added that he was “very disappointed” in Keir Starmer over the British government’s deal to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as a means to preserve the status of the UK-US airbase on Diego Garcia, part of

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The Guardian Politics2 Mar 2026

UK house prices rise in February as chancellor avoids ‘negative speculation’

Rachel Reeves’ upcoming spring forecast has not led to slowdown, as property tax rumours did in November Business live – latest updates UK politics live – latest updates House prices in the UK increased in February as Rachel Reeves avoided a repeat of the pre-budget “negative speculation” that depressed the market, as she prepares to present the spring forecast on Tuesday. The average price of a home rose to £273,176 last month, up 0.3% from the month before, Nationwide said. It matched Janua

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The Guardian Politics2 Mar 2026

RAF airbase in Cyprus hit as Cooper defends decision to allow US to use UK bases for Iran strikes – UK politics live

Foreign secretary confirms strike on Akrotiri base but says it ‘simply not true’ the UK is being dragged into an Iraq-style conflict ‘Simply not true’ UK is being dragged into Iraq-style conflict, says foreign secretary Good morning and welcome to today’s live coverage. Just hours after Keir Starmer said that the UK has allowed the US use British military bases to attack Iranian missile sites, the RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus was hit by a suspected drone strike. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics2 Mar 2026

UK RAF airbase in Cyprus hit by drone strike

Officials believe drone was launched before PM agreed to let US use British military bases to attack Iran missile sites US-Israel war on Iran – live updates A one-way attack drone has struck the UK’s RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus, prompting a partial evacuation of the base. Officials believe the drone, which hit at about midnight local time, was launched before Keir Starmer announced the UK would allow the US to use its airbases to bomb Iranian missile sites, but it had not yet been publicly det

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The Guardian Politics2 Mar 2026

Labour council accuses minister of ‘moral bankruptcy’ over social care dispute

Hartlepool leaders ‘furious and appalled’ after meeting with Steve Reed about growing cost of social care The housing, communities and local government secretary has been accused by a Labour council of showing “arrogance, indifference and moral bankruptcy” towards children in social care. In an unusually forthright attack, Labour leaders of Hartlepool council said they were “furious and appalled” at Steve Reed after a meeting with him last week. A cross-party delegation had asked the secretary o

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The Guardian Politics2 Mar 2026

‘Simply not true’ UK is being dragged into Iraq-style conflict, says foreign secretary

Yvette Cooper says plans under consideration to evacuate about 300,000 Britons from Middle East amid Iran war US-Israel war on Iran – live updates It is “simply not true” that the UK is being dragged into another Iraq-style conflict in the Middle East, Yvette Cooper has said, after an RAF base in Cyprus was struck by an Iranian drone. The attack was part of a barrage of strikes by Tehran around the Middle East following a US-Israeli attack on Saturday that killed the country’s supreme leader,

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The Guardian Politics2 Mar 2026

Most senior council officers in England say building work hit by delays

Funding uncertainty is main concern, despite Labour’s pledge to revitalise construction, survey shows Almost two-thirds of senior council officers have said they are seeing construction projects delayed, despite the key role of local authorities in creating the wave of new housing and infrastructure promised by Labour. Before Rachel Reeves’s spring forecast on Tuesday, a survey of senior council officers showed that 40% do not think the local authority they work for is well placed to follow thro

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The Guardian Politics1 Mar 2026

Hundreds of UK teenagers to pilot social media bans and restrictions

Trials to form part of three-month consultation on Keir Starmer’s plans to tackle negative effects of smartphone use Hundreds of teenagers will be enlisted to trial social media bans in the coming months with overnight digital curfews and daily screen time limits also tested as part of Keir Starmer’s plan to crack down on the negative effects of smartphone use. The trials will be part of a three-month consultation launched this week that could lead to an outright ban on social media for under-16

The Guardian Politics1 Mar 2026

UK to allow US to use British bases for defensive strikes against Iran

Keir Starmer says decision is due to Iran’s approach becoming more reckless and putting British lives at risk The UK has agreed to let the US use British military bases to attack Iranian missile sites, Keir Starmer has said. The UK has so far not been involved in the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, but in a recorded statement on Sunday evening, the prime minister said that Iran’s approach was becoming more reckless and putting British lives at risk, leading to the decision to allow the US to use UK

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