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BBC Politics14 Apr 2026

Chris Mason: How Lammy and Vance's unlikely friendship is being leveraged

Their relations remain warm just as those between their leaders seems decidedly chilly, Chris Mason writes.

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BBC Politics14 Apr 2026

Chris Mason: How Lammy and Vance's unlikely friendship is being leveraged

Their relations remain warm just as those between their leaders seems decidedly chilly, Chris Mason writes.

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The Guardian Politics13 Apr 2026

Starmer accused of ‘corrosive complacency’ about defence by ex-head of Nato

George Robertson says the UK is in peril due to military underfunding, adding that Iran war should be wake-up call The British government has shown a “corrosive complacency towards defence” and put the UK “in peril”, according to a government adviser, in fierce criticisms of Keir Starmer’s military policy. The former Nato secretary general and author of the government’s strategic defence review, George Robertson, believes Starmer was “not willing to make the necessary investment”, the Financial

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BBC Politics13 Apr 2026

Trump threat to Iranian civilians 'wrong', Starmer says

The PM condemns the US president's threat that a "whole civilisation" would die unless Iran agreed to end the war.

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Express Politics13 Apr 2026

This needs emergency legislation! Labour given urgent warning over mass casualty plots

Plotters could be prosecuted for planning an atrocity, whilst those who knew but did nothing could be arrested.

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Express Politics13 Apr 2026

Southport killer 'could have been stopped' but police failed to act on warning signs

The shocking conclusion of an inquiry into the murders of three young girls in Southport has sparked fury

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Express Politics13 Apr 2026

'BBC risks a catastrophic collapse!' Starmer warned on plans to switch off traditional TV

Campaigners have issued licence fee threat if their demands are not met

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BBC Politics13 Apr 2026

Trump threat to Iranian civilians 'wrong', Starmer says

The PM condemns the US president's threat that a "whole civilisation" would die unless Iran agreed to end the war.

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Guido Fawkes13 Apr 2026

Labour Wars: Starmer the Sec-EU-rocrat

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Express Politics13 Apr 2026

Farage is winning votes from an unlikely source - and it tells a troubling truth about UK

The left has a bigoted and backward view about who supports Nigel Farage. Now they're in for a shock.

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The Guardian Politics13 Apr 2026

Anas Sarwar asks voters in Scotland to give Labour five years to ‘fix SNP’s mess’

Scottish Labour leader pledges more homes and tax cuts as party tries to reverse slump in support before May elections UK politics live – latest updates Anas Sarwar has appealed to voters to give Labour five years “to fix the Scottish National party’s mess” as he pledged more homes, tax cuts and a smaller public sector. The Scottish Labour leader is fighting a last-ditch attempt to reverse a steep slump in support. Recent polls put Sarwar’s party third or fourth behind Reform and the Scottish

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Express Politics13 Apr 2026

Reform's migration tribunal is political theatre that cheapens its border pledges

Nigel Farage's latest bombshell move is another step down the slippery slope towards an increasingly Atlantic-style

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