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BBC Politics19 Mar 2026

Badenoch backs Tory MP in row over Muslim prayer event

The Tory leader has faced calls to sack a colleague who called public prayers an "act of domination".

BBC Politics19 Mar 2026

Nigel Farage criticised for calling Welsh people 'foreign speakers'

Reform UK's leader made the comment in a paid-for video message on the Cameo app.

Reform
BBC Politics19 Mar 2026

Reform vows to cut Scottish income tax below UK rate

Nigel Farage's party has launched a manifesto and unveiled its candidates for the Holyrood election.

PoliticsEconomyReform
BBC Politics19 Mar 2026

Faisal Islam: Iran war is having a dramatic effect on the UK economy

The knock-on effects of the war in the Gulf go beyond a hold on interest rates and are set to reverberate for months.

EconomyDefence
BBC Politics19 Mar 2026

UK reveals aid priorities after major cuts to budget

Aid groups and MPs have raised concerns over the move to prioritise defence spending over aid.

PoliticsEconomyDefence
BBC Politics19 Mar 2026

Tories only party with a plan, says Badenoch as she launches election campaign

Speaking ahead of the 7 May poll, the Tory leader says her party is the only one "that can actually fix things".

Politics
BBC Politics19 Mar 2026

Bank of England 'ready to act' as it warns Iran war 'shock' will push up inflation

Policymakers vote unanimously to hold rates at 3.75% after the Iran war prompts a reversal in the debate over borrowing costs.

EconomyDefence
BBC Politics19 Mar 2026

Starmer meets Nigerian president as record steel deal agreed

The deal came as part of the president's state visit to the UK - the first by a west African leader in 37 years.

BBC Politics19 Mar 2026

Starmer meets Nigerian president as record steel deal agreed

The deal came as part of the president's state visit to the UK - the first by a west African leader in 37 years.

BBC Politics19 Mar 2026

Cyprus leader calls for frank discussion on 'colonial' UK bases

The UK's two military bases on Cyprus are a "colonial consequence" on the island, says President Nikos Christodoulides.

Defence
BBC Politics19 Mar 2026

Tories only party with a plan, says Badenoch as she launches election campaign

Speaking ahead of the 7 May poll, the Tory leader says her party is the only one "that can actually fix things".

Politics
BBC Politics19 Mar 2026

Nearly 400 firms fined over failure to pay minimum wage

The official minimum rates of pay will rise for 2.7 million workers in April 2026.