BBC Politics3 Mar 2026
I asked an expert to unpack Scotland's main election issues
Sir John Curtice explains what matters most to voters and how views differ between younger and older generations.
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BBC Politics3 Mar 2026
Trump says Starmer is 'no Winston Churchill' over Iran strikes
Sir Keir Starmer had refused to grant the US permission to use the Diego Garcia military base.
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The Guardian Politics3 Mar 2026
Trump rebukes Starmer again for not letting US attack Iran from UK bases
US president criticises prime minister for third time 24 hours, describing him as ‘not Churchill’ over initial refusal Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has launched a deeply personal attack on Keir Starmer over his refusal to let the US launch initial strikes on Iran from British bases, telling reporters: “This is not Winston Churchill that we’re dealing with.” In his latest extraordinary salvo, the US president said he was not happy with the UK even though the prime minister eve
The Guardian Politics3 Mar 2026
UK parliament to debate whether all suicides linked to domestic abuse to be investigated as homicide
Lib Dems table amendment to crime and policing bill, saying system ‘simply not doing enough to protect women’ Parliament is to debate whether all suicides in cases involving victims of domestic abuse should be investigated as homicide. The Liberal Democrats have tabled an amendment to the crime and policing bill saying that if “there is reasonable suspicion that a death by suicide has been preceded by a history of domestic abuse committed against the person by another person, the relevant police
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The Guardian Politics3 Mar 2026
Shadow of Iraq war lies over Westminster as MPs consider US-Israeli attack on Iran
Despite rebukes from Donald Trump, many MPs back Keir Starmer’s stance so far, and say lessons from conflict in Iraq must not be forgotten Calvin Bailey keeps his Iraq medal, issued to members of the British armed forces who served as part of Operation Telic, safe in a drawer in his home. It features a clasp, given to personnel who were part of the very first wave of flights to leave British bases to invade Iraq in March 2003. So when the Labour MP for Leyton and Wanstead spoke at a meeting bet
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BBC Politics3 Mar 2026
'Stickiest moment yet' for Trump and Starmer, says Chris Mason
Addressing press in the Oval office earlier today, President Trump criticised Sir Keir Starmer and the UK's initial response to US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
The Guardian Politics3 Mar 2026
The Guardian view on Labour’s migration gamble: Denmark is no template | Editorial
Extending settlement waits risks deepening labour shortages while misreading public concern about migration’s economic and demographic realities The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, is expected this week to press ahead with plans to make it harder for migrants to gain settled status, extending the wait from five to 10 years. She will not change tack despite Labour’s crushing byelection defeat to the Greens. This is a mistake. Ms Mahmood argues that Denmark’s Social Democrats curbed inflows to pr
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The Guardian Politics3 Mar 2026
The Guardian view on Rachel Reeves’s spring statement: stability cannot mean sacrificing living standards | Editorial
An energy shock from war in the Gulf will expose the limits of rigid fiscal rules. The real question is who absorbs the loss: the state, firms or households? The war in the Middle East has sent oil and gas prices soaring – and Britain remains deeply exposed to global energy markets. If the shocks persist they will feed directly into household bills, business costs and inflation. On Tuesday, the Office for Budget Responsibility released projections that were finalised before the US-Israeli strike
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The Guardian Politics3 Mar 2026
What will Rachel Reeves’s spring forecast mean for household finances?
The chancellor promised more money in people’s pockets, but the Iran crisis makes steeper inflation a pressing worry Rachel Reeves used her spring statement to insist her economic policies are working and things are looking up for household finances after the cost of living crisis. The chancellor trumpeted that by the next general election “people will be over £1,000 a year better off”. But against the backdrop of war in the Middle East, financial experts warned that the new economic forecasts p
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The Guardian Politics3 Mar 2026
‘It’s no news just when we wanted some’: Business leaders react to spring statement
Amid global volatility, Rachel Reeves tried to project calm with a low-key forecast. But business owners have their doubts Rachel Reeves gave a deliberately low-key spring forecast on Tuesday, in an attempt to project calm amid volatility abroad and after repeated tax rising budgets. But for some business owners struggling with rising costs, a lack of policy announcements this time around was a disappointment. Continue reading...
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Express Politics3 Mar 2026
Farmer in her nineties asks Starmer: tell me when I must die to save my family farm
EXCLUSIVE: A farmer in her nineties has written to Keir Starmer demanding he tell her when she must die to save her farm from Labour's inheritance tax raid.
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The Guardian Politics3 Mar 2026
Unemployment set to hit 5.3% this year amid ‘worrying’ rise in young jobless
OBR raises forecast from 4.9% and downgrades UK’s growth prospects for 2026 – while also warning of war uncertainty Unemployment in the UK is set to peak this year at a higher rate than previously estimated, with a “worrying” increase in young people being out of work, the government’s official forecaster has said. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said unemployment will peak at 5.3% this year, up from its previous forecast in November of 4.9%. Continue reading...
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