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Express Politics19 Mar 2026

Boris Johnson rages at Labour MPs who have paralysed Britain and demands major change

Boris Johnson demands 'imperial' powers for the PM to crush 'pesky' rebel MPs - pointing to Starmer's wasted 170-seat majority as proof Parliament is broken.

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The Guardian Politics19 Mar 2026

Charlotte Nichols MP on her rape trial ordeal – podcast

MP for Warrington North shares her experience as a complainant in a rape trial where the man she accused was acquitted Standing up in parliament last week, Charlotte Nichols MP waived her right to anonymity as a complainant of sexual offences. “I care profoundly about rape victims facing intolerable delays for their day in court,” she said, in a debate about jury trials. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics19 Mar 2026

Ban corporate donations to UK political parties to protect elections, says thinktank

CenTax warns bill under debate in parliament has ‘easily exploitable’ loopholes and will not prevent foreign interference Political donations by companies should be banned to protect UK elections from foreign interference, a thinktank has warned. In the first big overhaul of election funding in 26 years, ministers have pledged to “keep British democracy safe” by closing a loophole that allows individuals not eligible to vote in Britain to donate to political parties through UK-registered compani

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BBC Politics18 Mar 2026

Sadiq Khan says Labour should pledge to rejoin EU

Downing Street has repeatedly said the government will not rejoin the single market or customs union.

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

Sadiq Khan urges Labour to campaign on rejoining EU at next election

Mayor of London says returning to EU now more desirable because of economic instability caused by Donald Trump Labour should go into the next general election promising to rejoin the EU, Sadiq Khan has said. The mayor of London has repeatedly made the case for joining the customs union and single market, but went much further on Wednesday night by suggesting the party should promise full membership at next ballot. Continue reading...

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Express Politics18 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer on the brink as his own MPs warn he's 'only got weeks left'

Angela Rayner set alarm bells ringing with her swipe at the Prime Minister's leadership

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

Angela Rayner’s allies say HMRC inquiry set to be resolved before May elections

Exclusive: Resolution could pave way for full return to frontline politics, but allies stress she has no plans to directly challenge Keir Starmer For months there has been an apparently insurmountable obstacle to Angela Rayner going for the Labour leadership, should Keir Starmer find himself facing a contest. The investigation by HMRC into the former deputy prime minister’s tax affairs has hung heavily over her since she was forced to resign last September over underpayment of stamp duty on her

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

Starmer plans to ease impact of immigration policy changes after backlash from Labour MPs

PM will consider exempting large numbers from proposed changes, which would leave people waiting 10 years for settled status Keir Starmer is hoping to soften the impact of his government’s changes to the immigration system after a backlash from Labour MPs and a dramatic intervention from his former deputy Angela Rayner. The prime minister is considering exempting large numbers of people from the proposed changes, which would make it harder to achieve settled status in the UK, as he attempts to k

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Express Politics18 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer set to cave in to Angela Rayner in humiliating immigration U-turn

The Prime Minister is looking at watering down changes to immigration rules that have angered Labour MPs.

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

The Guardian view on Rachel Reeves and the EU: the right ambition is held back by outdated red lines | Editorial

The chancellor makes a compelling case for alignment with the EU, but her strategic analysis isn’t matched with political urgency in Downing Street In an age of attention-grabbing algorithms and amplified outrage on social media, politicians have few incentives to make arguments at any length. That makes Rachel Reeves’s Mais lecture earlier this week refreshing as a detailed exposition of the chancellor’s thinking. Ms Reeves returned to an argument she first made in opposition, about the growing

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

Supporters of Scotland’s assisted dying bill frustrated by lack of backing from Labour MSPs

Just three of Labour’s 20 MSPs in Holyrood voted for bill, despite support for legislation in House of Commons Supporters of Scotland’s assisted dying bill said they are frustrated a significant majority of Labour MSPs voted against the proposals, despite Labour’s substantial support for the measure at Westminster. The Scottish bill was defeated in a late night free vote at Holyrood on Tuesday, five years after it was first proposed and a year after it was first tabled, by a larger than expected

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Sky News Politics18 Mar 2026

Rayner eyeing frontline politics return - with allies confident tax probe will end by May elections

Angela Rayner's return to frontline politics began in earnest this week as the former deputy leader set out the challenge in the upcoming May elections.

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