BBC Politics5 Mar 2026
PM stands by decision not to join strikes on Iran and sends more jets to Qatar
The PM said the best way forward was a "negotiated settlement with Iran where they give up their nuclear ambitions".
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The Guardian Politics5 Mar 2026
Transparency fears over plan to redact 2,000 staff names on Commons register
Exclusive: Standards committee proposal aims to improve staff safety but critics say it will further reduce public trust UK politics live – latest updates MPs are planning to redact the names of 2,000 parliamentary staff from an official register that has been in place for decades, in a move that experts say will reduce transparency around lobbying by passholders. The proposal has been put forward by the House of Commons standards committee after evidence sessions held in private with staff un
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The Guardian Politics5 Mar 2026
The Covid-19 inquiry is sounding a clear warning. If it’s not heeded, yet more lives will be lost | Ben Connah
It’s not a question of if, but when, another pandemic hits Britain. We owe it to all those who suffered to make sure mistakes are not repeated What makes the independent inquiry set up to examine the UK’s response to, and the impact of, the Covid-19 pandemic unlike any other in British history is that we are not examining something that affected one specific group of people. The chair, Heather Hallett, and her team have investigated a virus that swept the land and affected every single person in
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Sky News Politics5 Mar 2026
UK sending more fighter jets to the Middle East, says Starmer
The UK is to send more military hardware to the Middle East as the Iran war continues to escalate, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.
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Guido Fawkes5 Mar 2026
LIVE: Starmer’s Downing Street Press Conference on Middle East
UPDATE: Starmer announces RAF to send four more Typhoons to Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar. The first charter flight to evacuate British citizens took off from Oman this afternoon. Starmer said online: “I know that the situation in the Middle East is worrying for people across the UK and in the region… I’ll be giving an…
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Express Politics5 Mar 2026
Nigel Farage predicts 'end of Keir Starmer' as Labour hurdles towards monumental loss
Reform UK leader launches insurgent party's manifesto for Wales in elections set to finish Labour's dominance in the Valleys
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The Guardian Politics5 Mar 2026
Ministers discuss ways to offset energy price surges caused by Iran war
Government’s claim to have lowered bills in jeopardy as households face £160 rise caused by soaring oil and gas prices Ministers are discussing the possibility of intervening to protect the public against soaring household energy bills if the Middle East conflict drags on. Oil and gas prices have surged since Donald Trump started his bombing campaign against Iran, which has hit back by closing off a crucial shipping route through the strait of Hormuz, and attacking energy infrastructure. Contin
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The Guardian Politics5 Mar 2026
Nissan ‘says Sunderland plant could close’ if UK excluded from Made in Europe rules
Reports of carmaker’s warning come as lobby group says EU proposals could damage £70bn cross-channel trade Business live – latest updates The Japanese carmaker Nissan has reportedly said it could be forced to close its plant in Sunderland if the UK is not fully included in new “Made in Europe” manufacturing rules proposed by the EU. The UK car industry trade representative group also said it was “gravely concerned” about the proposals, which it said could damage the £70bn annual cross-channel
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The Guardian Politics5 Mar 2026
Crypto investor based in Thailand donates further £3m to Reform
Christopher Harborne’s gift is latest to party’s election war chest and comes amid calls for political donations to be capped UK politics live – latest updates Christopher Harborne has donated another £3m to Reform UK on top of his record £9m last summer. Nigel Farage’s party, which has been topping the polls for more than a year, brought in a huge £5.5m in the last quarter of 2025. It also included a £200,000 donation from JC Bamford Excavators – traditionally a Conservative donor – which als
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The Guardian Politics5 Mar 2026
UK must double down on renewables as wars drive up energy costs, experts say
Fossil fuel price surge after US-Israeli attacks on Iran prompts calls to end dependence on ‘volatile’ energy source Middle East crisis live – latest updates The UK government must double down on its clean energy drive to protect bill payers from increasingly volatile fossil fuel markets in the wake of the US-Israel war on Iran, climate groups, academics and energy experts have warned. Research published on Thursday shows that the last fossil fuel energy crisis, caused by the Russian invasion
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Guido Fawkes5 Mar 2026
Spain Sends Frigate to Cyprus Which Will Arrive Before Royal Navy Destroyer
The Spanish Ministry of Defence has announced that its advanced frigate the Cristóbal Colón will sail to Cyprus to defend the island. It is set to get there at roughly the same time HMS Dragon leaves port in Britain… The frigate is currently sailing with the French aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle for training…
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Guido Fawkes5 Mar 2026
Victory for British Taxpayers as Collapse of Chagos Deal Stops £165 Million Payment to Mauritius
There’s been a notable change of tone in Port Louis since the eruption of the Iran conflict. Mauritian commentators are starting to admit Starmer’s Chagos deal is fully dead… According to media outlet DeFi: “While the process was progressing very well, with the adoption of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory…
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