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The Guardian Politics4 Mar 2026

Restoring order at the border speaks to Labour values. Without that, we won’t be able to do anything else at all | Shabana Mahmood

Our approach, unlike that of the Greens and Reform, is in step with the British people. They don’t want extremes – they want a system that is managed and fair Shabana Mahmood is the UK home secretary “More Labour.” These two words sprang from the postmortem into last week’s Gorton and Denton byelection loss. But what do they mean when applied to what this government does, not least in the contested politics of migration? To answer that, we have to understand what the Labour party really is, be

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Express Politics4 Mar 2026

Reform UK council scraps county’s net-zero target – ‘completely unachievable’

The council leader said: 'Net zero goals are completely unachievable and unreasonable.'

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Sky News Politics4 Mar 2026

Scepticism over Starmer as Labour MPs meet to discuss threat from Greens

Labour chair Anna Turley has met MPs to discuss the threat from the Greens after their party's Gorton and Denton by-election drubbing.

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Express Politics4 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer faces an impossible choice that could rip Labour in two

Walloped by Donald Trump and beaten at the polls by the Greens, embattled party has to choose between two radically different futures

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Conservative Home4 Mar 2026

Newslinks for Wednesday 4th March 2026

Starmer is no Churchill, says Trump as tensions rise | Reeves raid pushes taxes to record high | Net zero is the answer to Middle East energy crisis, says Business Secretary The post Newslinks for Wednesday 4th March 2026 appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics3 Mar 2026

The Guardian view on Labour’s migration gamble: Denmark is no template | Editorial

Extending settlement waits risks deepening labour shortages while misreading public concern about migration’s economic and demographic realities The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, is expected this week to press ahead with plans to make it harder for migrants to gain settled status, extending the wait from five to 10 years. She will not change tack despite Labour’s crushing byelection defeat to the Greens. This is a mistake. Ms Mahmood argues that Denmark’s Social Democrats curbed inflows to pr

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The Guardian Politics3 Mar 2026

‘Boobgate’ tells us nothing about Zack Polanski | Zoe Williams

The anti-Green media were overjoyed when they happened upon this story from the party leader’s former career as a hypnotherapist. In fact, they’re the ones who have been bamboozled We need to talk about boob hypnosis. Did you know that hypnosis can help you make healthier dietary choices, and with the right balance of protein, fibre and positive visualisation, you can become considerably more stacked? Just kidding – I don’t think this actually works and I don’t care what cup size you are. I refe

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Guido Fawkes3 Mar 2026

Jenrick: Labour Will Make Pact With Greens at Next Election

Predictions for the next election are beginning to appear. It’s that time of the cycle… Reform’s Robert Jenrick predicts a Labour-Green pact off the back of this morning’s devastating poll. Speaking to Sky News: “I do think that British politics is shaping up to be a choice at the next general election between Nigel Farage…

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Express Politics3 Mar 2026

Nightmare for Keir Starmer as Greens overtake Labour in bombshell poll

New polling puts the Green Party ahead of Labour in a fresh blow to the PM.

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The Guardian Politics3 Mar 2026

Minorities in adverts are menaced, footballers observing Ramadan are booed. Is this the Britain we want? | Jason Okundaye

Intolerance is in vogue and leaders are failing to meet the moment. When King Charles seems the best and bravest hope, the problem is clear How should the UK deal with the increasing fracturing of multiculturalism right now, and how we are all being pitted against each other? This idea was on the mind of a man named Steve, who featured on BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions on Friday in the aftermath of the Gorton and Denton byelection. Steve asked if the Green victory was an indication that Labour need

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Guido Fawkes3 Mar 2026

YOUGOV: Greens Overtake Labour Into Second Place for First Time

YouGov’s latest poll with the Times and Sky News has the Greens ahead of Labour for the first time. With fieldwork on Sunday and Monday the pollster says the result is “obviously likely driven to a significant extent by the publicity from the Denton & Gorton by-election, as well as any impact it has from…

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Express Politics3 Mar 2026

Greens deputy leader Mothin Ali sparks fury by attending pro-Iran regime rally

A political storm brews as Mothin Ali, the Green Party's deputy leader, is caught in a whirlwind of controversy after attending a contentious London rally.

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