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BBC Politics12 Mar 2026

Polanski stood by breast enlargement hypnosis claim

A newly unearthed interview from 2013 casts doubt on the Green Party leader's claim to have apologised.

Environment
BBC Politics12 Mar 2026

Swinney seeks UK meeting over US military use of Prestwick Airport

Three American military refuelling aircraft that previously stopped at the airport are believed to be supporting US-Israeli airstrikes.

Defence
Conservative Home12 Mar 2026

Callum Price: Davey’s downer on the ‘Dubai Deanos’ and why it’s such muddled thinking

You may not like what Dubai has to offer, but don’t tarnish those who do with the brush of 'tax exiles' and 'washed-up old footballers’. If we were able to attract their like and their ambition, instead of scaring them away, we would all feel the benefits. The post Callum Price: Davey’s downer on the ‘Dubai Deanos’ and why it’s such muddled thinking appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
Guido Fawkes12 Mar 2026

Badenoch: Labour MPs Discussing No-Confidence Vote in Starmer With Tory Whips

Badenoch has been speaking to pool reporters about how to get rid of Keir Starmer after the first Mandelson Files release yesterday proved that No10 rushed the vetting process, Starmer ignored warnings from senior advisers about Mandelson, and Mandelson was offered access to confidential material before his vetting was even complete. She said: “It is…

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Express Politics12 Mar 2026

Ed Miliband branded national security risk - China and Russia have us by the throat

Britain's leading energy expert has issued a terrifying warning about the threat posed by Ed Miliband to the nation's security.

Defence
BBC Politics12 Mar 2026

I've lost friends since joining Reform, says Lord Offord

The ex-Conservative peer says he has made a "sacrifice" to join Nigel Farage's party as its leader in Scotland.

Reform
Guido Fawkes12 Mar 2026

Ofcom Chief: Being Sued by Online Platforms Means We Are Having an Impact

Ofcom Chief Executive Melanie Dawes has inflamed the rhetorical (and legal) war against social media firms. Asked on the Today programme about ongoing legal action from US platform 4Chan – the first firm fined by Ofcom under the OSA – Dawes said legal action against the regulator is a good thing: “We’ve seen quite a…

Defence
Sky News Politics12 Mar 2026

Labour's left unite behind 'major reset' call in fresh challenge to Starmer

Labour's left-wing factions have united behind a call for a "major reset" – warning the party will "only survive if it chooses a different path".

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The Guardian Politics12 Mar 2026

Mandelson due diligence report raised ‘serious questions’, minister admits – UK politics live

Nick Thomas-Symonds says he shares public’s ‘moral outrage’ over the former ambassador’s £75,000 severance payment We have early pictures from the newswires of prime minister Keir Starmer in Belfast this morning, in his first public appearance since the release of the first tranche of documents relating to Peter Mandelson. He is expected to speak to journalists during the visit, before heading to Cork in the Republic of Ireland. Four months after Peter Mandelson was sacked as UK ambassador to Wa

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Express Politics12 Mar 2026

Britain spending a fifth of foreign aid budget on housing migrants

A large chunk of the overseas aid budget is going on hotels and other accommodation for asylum seekers in the UK.

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BBC Politics12 Mar 2026

Minister defends PM's handling of Mandelson appointment

Documents show Sir Keir Starmer was warned the peer's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein posed a "reputational risk".

Defence
BBC Politics12 Mar 2026

Starmer vows to crack down on 'profiteering' from fuel crisis

The prime minister is in Northern Ireland and is expected to hold talks with party leaders and visit a community centre.