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BBC Politics13 Mar 2026

RAF Typhoon jets in action over Bahrain

Two jets have been allocated to help Bahrain intercept incoming drones.

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BBC Politics13 Mar 2026

RAF Typhoon jets in action over Bahrain

Two jets have been allocated to help Bahrain intercept incoming drones.

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The Guardian Politics13 Mar 2026

So long, hereditary peers – but the Lords is still full of absurd anachronisms | Polly Toynbee

Two-thirds of voters want an elected second chamber. The government needs a radical legacy: it should use its rare majority for this Goodbye (almost) to the hereditary peers, voted out on Tuesday night. But they didn’t go without a vicious tooth-and-nail fight. Labour should be making much more noise about how the Tories blackmailed and threatened to the very last to hold on to the hereditary peerage (almost all Tories), despite 66% of voters wanting a democratically elected second chamber. Tori

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BBC Politics13 Mar 2026

UK economy failed to grow in January ahead of Iran war

Analysts had been expecting 0.2% growth for the UK economy at the beginning of the year.

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Guido Fawkes13 Mar 2026

Economy Flatlines at 0.0% Growth in January

New figures released by the Office for National Statistics shows that the economy flatlined in January. Your pre-Iran War growth is… zero. GDP grew by 0.1% in December and economists expected it to grow by 0.2% in January. Instead it posted 0% growth… Services showed no growth, production fell by 0.1%, and construction grew by…

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Express Politics13 Mar 2026

Nightmare for Rachel Reeves as UK economy records no growth in January

The UK economy failed to grow in January in a blow to the Chancellor.

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The Guardian Politics13 Mar 2026

UK economy unexpectedly flatlined in January, official figures show

Monthly GDP figure comes as higher energy prices look likely to drive up inflation, dashing hopes of interest rate cut Business live – latest updates The UK economy entered the Middle East crisis after a weak start to the year, according to official figures showing flatlining January output before the US-Israel war on Iran hit global energy prices. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed zero growth in gross domestic product (GDP), down from an increase of 0.1% in December,

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Conservative Home13 Mar 2026

Politics doesn’t need saints, or sinners, it needs more ‘honest’ and ‘normal’

If we can all find a way to choose candidates and foster MPs who are skeleton and even closet free, and just a bit more 'normal' to a majority of the electorate, we wouldn’t be doing ourselves a favour. We’d be doing everyone a favour. The post Politics doesn’t need saints, or sinners, it needs more ‘honest’ and ‘normal’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics13 Mar 2026

Premiers to tackle cost-of-living and security at UK-Ireland summit

The second summit follows the announcement of new Irish investment of more than £900m into the UK.

Conservative Home13 Mar 2026

George Beglan: Britain’s political class has confused legal performance with strategic thinking – again

International law in military matters has always been more facade than framework: it lacks enforcement mechanisms, it derives its apparent authority from hegemonic sponsorship, and appealing to it not only fails to constrain great power behaviour but obscures the real debate The post George Beglan: Britain’s political class has confused legal performance with strategic thinking – again appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home13 Mar 2026

Olivier Guitta and Hollie McKay: Iran’s attacks on gulf states are a reminder that we ignore geopolitics at our own risk

Many businesses assumed the UAE was going to remain immune to Iranian aggression. They confused diplomatic agility with strategic invulnerability. That assumption has been explosively disproven. The post Olivier Guitta and Hollie McKay: Iran’s attacks on gulf states are a reminder that we ignore geopolitics at our own risk  appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics13 Mar 2026

Post Office scandal 'taken 21 years of my life'

Seema Misra calls for accountability as a report by MPs raises concerns about ongoing delays.

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