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Express Politics28 Mar 2026

Deranged Ed Miliband pulls dull Starmer's strings in pursuit of his Net Zero mania

OPINION - NICK FERRARI: I've got a question to ask about the dynamic at play between mad Miliband and supine Starmer.

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The Guardian Politics27 Mar 2026

Police find no evidence of criminality in Gorton and Denton byelection

Reform UK had asked GMP to investigate allegations of corrupt voting after ‘concerningly high levels’ of so-called family voting Police have found no evidence of criminality in the Gorton and Denton byelection after claims by Nigel Farage that it was “a victory for cheating”. Greater Manchester police (GMP) had been asked by Reform UK to investigate allegations of corrupt voting in the Greater Manchester contest, which was won by the Green party. Continue reading...

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Guido Fawkes27 Mar 2026

‘Dozens’ of Labour MPs Privately Demand Starmer Waters Down Net Zero Policy

Steve Yemm has told GB News’s Christopher Hope that up to 40 of his fellow Labour MPs have written privately to senior Cabinet ministers demanding a rethink of Miliband’s plan to end sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. Nearly one in ten of the PLP… Speaking on Chopper’s Political Podcast, Yemm said:…

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Sky News Politics26 Mar 2026

Greens pile pressure on Miliband over decoupling electricity and gas prices

Green MPs have written to Ed Miliband demanding he set out plans to decouple electricity prices from gas, after Sky News revealed he was "looking into" the policy.

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Guido Fawkes26 Mar 2026

WATCH: Protesters Heckle Steve Reed in Golders Green Over Failure to Proscribe IRGC

Frustrations are growing, and fast…

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The Guardian Politics26 Mar 2026

UK CO2 plant to reopen amid fears Iran war could lead to shortage

Teesside site mothballed in September given £100m by government to restart production for at least three months A shuttered carbon dioxide plant on Teesside is to reopen with £100m of government investment in response to fears that the war in Iran could trigger shortages of the gas that multiple industries rely on. The business secretary, Peter Kyle, has approved the reopening of the Ensus plant to help bolster production of CO2, which has uses ranging from carbonating drinks and keeping food fr

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The Guardian Politics26 Mar 2026

Fears net zero is ‘next Brexit’ as oil crisis fuels political climate divide

Rising energy bills give Reform and Tories opening to attack net zero while government hesitant to make case for clean energy Could net zero become “the next Brexit”? That is the fear stalking climate advocates as the oil crisis caused by the war on Iran starts to bite. A powerful coalition of the well-funded Reform party, led by Nigel Farage, the Conservative party, some business interests, and the UK’s right-wing media, are engaged in an onslaught against the longstanding target of reaching ne

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Conservative Home26 Mar 2026

Terri Bloore: Mark Carney’s landmark Davos speech already reads differently today

Strategic competition between major powers is intensifying. In that environment, middle powers cannot simply assume stability will hold. The post Terri Bloore: Mark Carney’s landmark Davos speech already reads differently today appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home26 Mar 2026

Elliott Malik: Environmental regulations are failing to restore nature whilst blocking housebuilding

We need a common sense approach to Biodiversity Net Gain. The post Elliott Malik: Environmental regulations are failing to restore nature whilst blocking housebuilding appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes25 Mar 2026

Net Zero Ministers Generated Four Times Annual Household Emissions Flying to Climate Talks

DESNZ spent £64,376 flying ministers around the world in just three months, burping out around 22 tonnes of CO2 equivalent into the atmosphere. Almost all of it was on trips to climate conferences. That is the ministerial bill alone. As the Mail revealed, the full cost of the department’s COP30 delegation came to more than…

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Express Politics25 Mar 2026

Ed Miliband given brutal verdict over North Sea gas drilling

Readers have their say on whether the Energy Secretary should ditch 'huffing and puffing about net zero'

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The Guardian Politics25 Mar 2026

‘Doge of the left’ could save UK taxpayers up to £30bn, says new green thinktank

Report by Verdant says rooting out waste, fraud and tax avoidance would save money that could help improve public services A “Doge of the left,” could save up to £30bn a year for taxpayers by rooting out waste, fraud and tax avoidance, according to the first report from a new green thinktank. Launched amid growing interest in the future manifesto of Zack Polanksi’s Green party, the Verdant thinktank will be co-chaired by James Meadway, a former adviser to Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell,

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