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The Guardian Politics9 Mar 2026

Labour to set up new extremism whistleblowing service for university staff

Minister announces action plan to boost social cohesion that will also give regulator powers to shut down charities The UK government will expand powers to tackle extremism by setting up a new whistleblowing route for university staff and giving the Charity Commission powers to shut down charities, as part of a new action plan to strengthen social cohesion. The plan, announced by the housing, communities and local government secretary, Steve Reed, will invest a further £5m in the Common Ground R

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Express Politics8 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer 'utterly humiliated' Britain with failings in Middle East conflict

Prime Minister scrambles to mend relations with Donald Trump in Sunday crisis call about the Middle East conflict

Conservative Home8 Mar 2026

Badenoch addresses Conservative Spring Conference in Harrogate

The Conservative Leader told her audience "There are a frightening number of people in our politics on the Labour benches in the Greens, and in the Lib Dems, who genuinely think that His Majesty’s government doesn’t need to pay its debts." The post Badenoch addresses Conservative Spring Conference in Harrogate appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics8 Mar 2026

Alba party to wind up and not contest Scottish election

Pro-independence party formed by Alex Salmond in 2021 had suffered membership fall and financial crisis The Alba party has announced that it will wind up and not field any candidates for the 2026 Scottish parliament election. The pro-independence party was formed in 2021 by the late Alex Salmond as a “new political force” but has been suffering from a sharp fall in membership and a financial crisis. Continue reading...

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Express Politics8 Mar 2026

The 4-letter word that sums up Labour's Iran war stance – it's not complimentary

Col Richard Kemp, a former British Army commander, on the Government's response to the Middle East crisis

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The Guardian Politics8 Mar 2026

The Guardian view on secrecy in parliament: hiding the names of MPs’ staff would undermine democracy | Editorial

Security concerns must be treated seriously. But with trust in politics fraying, transparency has never been more necessary The recommendation that the names of MPs’ staff should be removed from a decades-old register, made by the House of Commons standards committee, is a retrograde step away from transparency. It is also appallingly timed. Public confidence in institutions including the government is fragile. A Labour MP resigned the whip just this week, after her husband was arrested on suspi

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The Guardian Politics8 Mar 2026

War in the Middle East: Britain’s involvement so far, from sea to sky

Starmer has allowed the US to use British bases for ‘defensive operations’ in Iran. What other actions has he taken? To Donald Trump, the UK’s involvement in the US assault on Iran – letting American bombers use RAF bases for “defensive operations” – amounts to joining the war after “we’ve already won”. Even so, the first US B-1 Lancer planes began to land at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire at the weekend before joining the bombing campaign. Boeing C17 Globemaster transport planes have also land

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The Guardian Politics8 Mar 2026

Private jet used for Nigel Farage Chagos stunt linked to Reform mega-donor

Exclusive: Plane that flew Reform leader to Maldives appears to be linked to billionaire Christopher Harborne Nigel Farage’s attempt to reach the Chagos Islands military base was made on a private jet that appears to be linked to Reform UK’s mega-donor Christopher Harborne, it has emerged. Harborne, who has donated £12m to Reform UK, has links to two charter planes that flew Farage to the Maldives and, separately, a group of Chagossian campaigners to Sri Lanka, before they attempted to reach th

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Express Politics8 Mar 2026

Wheels coming off the Lib Dem bandwagon only means one thing for Ed Davey

OPINION - DUNCAN BARKES: Does anyone actually know what these lot stand for anymore?

BBC Politics8 Mar 2026

Starmer and Trump speak for first time since president's Iran criticism

The phone call comes after a week in which Donald Trump repeatedly expressed frustration at Keir Starmer's stance on Iran.

The Guardian Politics8 Mar 2026

Starmer speaks with Trump after president criticises lack of UK support for Iran strikes

Leaders discuss military cooperation day after Trump hit out at PM over lack of immediate backing for attacks Middle East crisis – live updates Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to Donald Trump and discussed their military co-operation through the US use of RAF bases “in support of the collective self-defence of partners” in the Middle East, Downing Street has said. The call comes after Trump intensified his criticism of Starmer over the lack of immediate UK support for the US-Israeli strikes on Ira

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Express Politics8 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer speaks with Donald Trump for first time since blistering attacks on PM

US president holds call with Prime Minister just a day after his latest brutal insult over Iran conflict