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The Guardian Politics10 Mar 2026

Trump and the Tories would have the UK wade into another Middle East war. Kudos to Starmer: he has not done that | Matt Western

The prime minister has approached a complex geopolitical conflict with a level head – and most importantly, the support of the public Matt Western is the Labour MP for Warwick and Leamington, and chairs the joint committee on national security strategy Donald Trump’s demands for Keir Starmer’s unwavering support in the Iran strikes last week has echoes of earlier episodes in the US-UK “special relationship”. The prime minister’s response has been striking. There were no Bush-style flying jack

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Guido Fawkes10 Mar 2026

Reform’s Polling Discount With YouGov Raises Eyebrows

Guido keeps a keen eye on the polls. Over the last 10 published Westminster voting intention polls, YouGov’s average for Reform UK has been 24.8%. Across the same period, the average from Opinium is 30.9%. What accounts for the consistently lower Reform numbers with YouGov, is the party really doing worse? Well, let’s compare it…

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Guido Fawkes10 Mar 2026

OBR: Oil Price Rise Could Hike Inflation by 1%

The OBR has said inflation could be 1% higher by the end of the year thanks to a long spike in energy prices. Just Reeves’s luck… David Miles, member of the OBR’s budget responsibility committee, told MPs in the Commons: “If there’s no change in the picture on prices from now on forward, we estimate…

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The Guardian Politics10 Mar 2026

Jess Phillips backs jury bill as she reveals she is ‘victim of courts backlog’

Exclusive: Safeguarding minister says man accused of breaching restraining order will come to court only in 2028 UK politics live – latest updates A man accused of breaching a restraining order related to Jess Phillips will not have his case heard in the crown court until 2028, the Labour minister has revealed, as she urged MPs to back measures to scrap some jury trials. Phillips said the courts and tribunals bill had her “100%” support, saying personal experience showed the “broken” court sys

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Guido Fawkes10 Mar 2026

WATCH: Darren Jones Gives Live Demonstration of How StarmerCard Would Work

Speaking at the usual Downing Street briefing room, Darren Jones is debuting Digital ID. Hope that goes well…

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The Guardian Politics10 Mar 2026

Nigel Farage accused of U-turn as he says UK should keep out of Iran war

Reform leader’s latest comment contrasts with earlier statement that ‘gloves need to come off’ UK politics live – latest updates Nigel Farage has been accused of making a U-turn after he said Britain should not get involved in Donald Trump’s war with Iran. His comments on Tuesday contrasted with his previous assertion that the “gloves need to come off” when dealing with Iran. Continue reading...

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Express Politics10 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer panic as leftie coalition set to cause Labour meltdown

A hard-Left election coalition could cause carnage for Labour in the May elections, an expert has warned.

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Guido Fawkes10 Mar 2026

LIVE: Darren Jones Announces Digital ID Launch in Commons

The ‘Chief Secretary to the PM’ says he wants a “national conversation” on Digital ID. Will be a brief one… A further press conference is planned for 3 p.m.

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Guido Fawkes10 Mar 2026

WATCH: Reeves Insists Fuel Prices Are Low Enough to Proceed With 5p Hike

Reeves has insisted just now in the House of Commons that the 5p fuel duty rise remains “under review” but poured cold water on calls to scrap the tax hike. She blamed the Tories and said oil prices are falling: “Well, the price today of of petrol is 8p per litre lower than if I…

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Guido Fawkes10 Mar 2026

Labour MPs Consider Defecting to Greens After Gorton and Denton Wipeout

Labour MPs are having their heads turned by Zack Polanski now the polls show the Greens are taking chunks out of the Labour vote. The Telegraph reports “at least one” Labour MP was approached by the whips on suspicion of defecting, with a ‘Green Party source’ taking real pleasure in milking the moment. Although they…

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Express Politics10 Mar 2026

How your MP voted as social media ban for under 16s rejected in Commons

Check how your MP voted after a social media ban for under 16s was rejected

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Guido Fawkes10 Mar 2026

Bridget Phillipson Celebrates Commons Vote That Never Happened

Bridget Phillipson stuck out a post last night attacking the Tories and Reform for not voting with Labour on free school meals: Labour MPs just voted to expand free school meals to half a million more children, lifting 100,000 children out of poverty. The Tories and Reform UK voted against. Only Labour will give children…

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