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The Guardian Politics17 Mar 2026

Reeves plans to give regional leaders a share of national tax revenues

Chancellor seeks to tackle centralised and ‘geographically unequal’ country in ‘a genuine break with the past’ Business live – latest updates Rachel Reeves has announced that the Treasury will draw up plans to give regional leaders a share of national tax revenues as part of a radical plan to rebalance the economy of England. Setting out her intention of creating “investment-led growth”, the chancellor promised “a genuine break with the past” that would shift spending power away from Westminst

Economy
Conservative Home17 Mar 2026

Sally-Ann Hart: Faith, conscience and public service

Faith in public life should elevate political debate rather than inflame it. It should encourage leaders to exercise power with conscience and restraint and remind us that politics exists to serve the public. The post Sally-Ann Hart: Faith, conscience and public service appeared first on Conservative Home.

Politics
Guido Fawkes17 Mar 2026

Mauritius Government Collapsing as Chagos Deal Demise Blows Hole in Budget

It’s all kicking off in Port Louis as Mauritius’s Deputy Prime Minister has announced he is intending to resign. Paul Berenger said: “My decision is made, but when I implement it, and if I do, I will communicate the details.” A full-blown political crisis is kicking off in Mauritius, thanks to Keir Starmer… The Mauritius…

PoliticsEconomy
BBC Politics17 Mar 2026

Reform UK council leader narrowly survives no confidence vote

Warwickshire County Council leader George Finch holds on after predicting he would win the vote.

DefenceReform
Sky News Politics17 Mar 2026

Elections 2026: What's devolved in each UK nation and English region?

Voters will go to the polls on 7 May in national elections in Scotland and Wales, as well as in various council areas across England.

Politics
Guido Fawkes17 Mar 2026

FACT CHECK: Reeves Claims Tax-Hiking Budgets Prevented Higher Inflation

Rachel Reeves has just claimed in her Mais lecture she had to raise taxes in both her car-crash Budgets because not doing so would have led to “higher inflation, higher interest rates, higher borrowing… or collapsing public services“. Admitting these choices were “unpopular” with some, which is the understatement of the millennium…  Here is what…

Economy
BBC Politics17 Mar 2026

Unite fined £265k over bin strike protests

A judge rules the union repeatedly breached an injunction preventing the blocking of waste vehicles.

BBC Politics17 Mar 2026

Unite fined £265k for 'slow walk' bin strike protests

A judge rules the union repeatedly breached an injunction preventing the blocking of waste vehicles.

Express Politics17 Mar 2026

Ed Miliband's energy tool says pubs should switch off fridges

The Government said the tool has helped companies slash their energy bills.

Sky News Politics17 Mar 2026

Andrew Tate should be extradited to UK from Hong Kong, say MPs

The British government needs to make an urgent extradition request to Hong Kong to send Andrew and Tristan Tate back to the UK to face criminal charges, senior MPs have demanded.

PoliticsCrime
The Guardian Politics17 Mar 2026

Newly unearthed Nigel Farage videos reveal support for rioter, neo-Nazi event and far-right slogans

Exclusive: Analysis of more than 4,000 of Reform UK leader’s paid-for Cameo videos also shows they contain misogynistic remarks and antisemitic conspiracies Nigel Farage has sold videos in which he endorsed a neo-Nazi event, repeated extremist slogans and supported a man convicted over his involvement in a far-right riot. The videos are among several highly questionable clips identified by the Guardian in an investigation into the Reform UK leader’s use of the personalised video platform Cameo.

Reform
BBC Politics17 Mar 2026

Reform council leader narrowly survives no confidence vote

Warwickshire County Council leader George Finch survived by one vote.

Defence