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Sky News Politics26 Mar 2026

Greens pile pressure on Miliband over decoupling electricity and gas prices

Green MPs have written to Ed Miliband demanding he set out plans to decouple electricity prices from gas, after Sky News revealed he was "looking into" the policy.

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The Guardian Politics26 Mar 2026

Parties launch Holyrood campaigns against backdrop of voter indecision

Change is on offer across the political spectrum, but no one knows whether apathy or tactical voting will prevail UK politics live – latest updates Hope, change, progressive change, change with fairness at its heart – from a harbour north of Edinburgh to a hipster arts venue in Glasgow’s Barras Market, Scotland’s political parties spent the first official day of the Holyrood election campaign reaching for the phrase that best encapsulates what people will get if they vote for them on 7 May. On

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BBC Politics26 Mar 2026

Tories launch Welsh election campaign promising lower taxes

Welsh Conservative leader Darren Millar said only his party offered Welsh voters "real, credible, positive change".

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The Guardian Politics26 Mar 2026

How will we know Labour is really cleaning up party funding? When Reform and the Tories fight like hell to stop it | Polly Toynbee

Banning crypto donations is a start, but here’s what Keir Starmer really needs to do to make his the party of decent politics Good. Yet again the government has done a good thing. But yet again it is not enough, and too weak a political klaxon to signal what Labour stands for. Overcaution and opportunity missed is so often the story, as the government fails to imprint the best of itself on the public mind. But there is still time to act, with hopeful signs behind the scenes that it is considerin

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The Guardian Politics26 Mar 2026

Government announces formal start of official Orgreave inquiry to bring justice for miners

Terms of reference are to seek fullest disclosure of information and to produce a report by spring 2028 UK politics live – latest updates The government has announced the formal start of the promised official inquiry into the violent policing at the Orgreave coking plant during the 1984-85 miners’ strike and the discredited prosecutions of 95 men that followed. Yvette Cooper, who was then the home secretary, announced the inquiry in July with Pete Wilcox, the bishop of Sheffield, as the chair.

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BBC Politics26 Mar 2026

King's Speech to take place days after key May elections

King Charles III will attend Parliament to read out the government's legislative agenda for the coming months.

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BBC Politics26 Mar 2026

King's Speech to take place days after key May elections

King Charles III will attend Parliament to read out the government's legislative agenda for the coming months.

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Express Politics26 Mar 2026

State pension £25,140 tax threshold decision update as plan backing soars

A petition calling on the Chancellor to double the income tax threshold for state pensioners is set for a Commons showdown

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BBC Politics26 Mar 2026

Speaker urged to stop Keir Starmer avoiding MPs' questions

The public are growing tired of Sir Keir Starmer's conduct at PMQs, according to letters obtained by the BBC.

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The Guardian Politics26 Mar 2026

Listen to a grieving mother and have no doubts: water privatisation has been a lethal scandal | Clive Lewis

Progressives must wage a battle against a rotten capitalist system that milks our resources – and destroys lives. Let the fightback start with water In more than a decade as an MP, I have attended hundreds of meetings in parliament. Most pass. Some linger. Few stay with you. But a recent event was very different. We hosted the actors, the real-life people they portrayed and the production team behind the Channel 4 docudrama Dirty Business. It tells the story of campaigners and families who have

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Guido Fawkes26 Mar 2026

King’s Speech Set for 13th May, Days After Local Elections

The King’s Speech will be delivered on 13th May, just six days after the local elections. Labour is expecting a bloodbath. Number 10 hoping this will make it harder for any ambitious Cabinet minister to immediately call for Starmer’s head…

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Express Politics26 Mar 2026

King's Speech date announced as monarch to address Houses of Parliament

King Charles will make a key speech.

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