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BBC Politics24 Mar 2026

Social media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagers

The government will interview the young people and their parents before and after they try the limits to assess their impact.

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BBC Politics24 Mar 2026

Heat pumps for all new homes and plug-in solar in green tech drive

Solar panels that can be plugged in at home could be available to buy in supermarkets in the coming months.

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BBC Politics24 Mar 2026

Heat pumps for all new homes and plug-in solar in green tech drive

Solar panels that can be plugged in at home could be available to buy in supermarkets in the coming months.

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The Guardian Politics24 Mar 2026

I saw Rachel Reeves while out shopping with my teenager. Apparently I completely humiliated myself | Zoe Williams

It’s hard to know how to handle meeting a famous person in public. I decided to forgo political debate for a simple ‘Hello’, but my daughter assures me I was the most mortifying I’ve ever been This is going to sound improbable, so soon (a year) after I saw Liz Truss at a sixth-form open day, but I went round the clothes shop Hollister yesterday and saw Rachel Reeves embarked on the same pursuit: trying to exist in the world without embarrassing her daughter. The difference this time, apart from

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Guido Fawkes24 Mar 2026

Mauritius Repeats Call for ‘Cessation of Hostilities’ With Iran Over Chagos

A further embarrassment was dealt to Starmer yesterday when the Mauritius government – currently near collapse – finally issued a statement about the attempted Iranian missile attack on Chagos. Guido has been monitoring the situation… The Mauritius government repeated its previous call for “immediate cessation of the hostilities in the interests of the peoples of…

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Conservative Home24 Mar 2026

Festus Akinbusoye: What is a city for? Why London must be a home, not just an economy

When a city becomes transient, something deeper is lost. It is not just about the cost of rent. It is about the quiet erosion of community. The post Festus Akinbusoye: What is a city for? Why London must be a home, not just an economy appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics23 Mar 2026

Small swings, high drama: why UK polls are less volatile than they seem – in charts

In what is beginning to look like a fragmented five-party system, small swings carry outsized political consequences Cabinet reshuffles, party infighting, policy reversals, byelections, defections and apparently huge swings in support – the UK’s political news cycle feels especially relentless at the moment. But if you look closely at the polls since last year’s local elections, remarkably little has changed. Continue reading...

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Conservative Home23 Mar 2026

James Cartlidge: When it comes to our defence Labour’s missed the boat

Amidst alarm at our apparent lack of warfighting readiness, Labour are burning through the months in which they could have seized an opportunity to transform our military. Why? They've never truly prioritised defence where it matters - in HMT, the Cabinet Office and Number 10 The post James Cartlidge: When it comes to our defence Labour’s missed the boat appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics22 Mar 2026

Ministers confirm locations for seven new towns in England

Programme is being billed as the most ambitious housebuilding project in England for half a century Ministers have confirmed the locations for seven new towns, which include under-developed inner-city land, a historic village and an existing new town. The programme is being billed by the housing and communities department as the most ambitious housebuilding project in England for half a century, with the planned construction of between 15,000 and 40,000 homes in each new town. Continue reading.

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The Guardian Politics22 Mar 2026

'Big Chungus' and racist meme coins: Nigel Farage’s cameos are rife with the language of the online far right | Robert Topinka

The Reform UK leader uses the energy of memes to fuel his popularity, but this should not distract us from the seriousness of his purpose Guardian investigation into Farage on Cameo Nigel Farage has spent the past five years upending politics, breaking the two-party hold on parliament, and apparently sending several Cameo videos a day to his paying customers, charging £374,893 overall. But the Reform UK leader’s side hustle isn’t separate from his political work: posting is politics now, which

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Guido Fawkes22 Mar 2026

Reed: No Evidence Iranian Missiles Capable of Striking London

Housing Secretary Steve Reed speaking to Laura Kuenssberg this morning:  “There is no specific assessment that the Iranians are targeting the UK or [that they] even could if they wanted to…” On why Israel claimed Iran had that capability: “You would need to speak to the Israelis… Whatever people might say, the UK is not…

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The Guardian Politics21 Mar 2026

Trump’s economic shocks are derailing Britain’s building plans

With major developments collapsing, pressure is growing on councils to concede on affordable housing and public amenities Donald Trump has done his best to crush the green shoots of the global, post-pandemic economic recovery – nowhere more so than in the UK. The US president’s vandalism can be seen across the economic landscape, especially in the property sector, which has become more sensitive to international events since the spread of Covid-19 disrupted long-established supply chains and se

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