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The Guardian Politics2 Mar 2026

Why the fightback against Reform must involve the middle-aged, fed-up workers of Britain | Gaby Hinsliff

Millions of people aged 50 to 64 are out of work – sidelined by sickness, care duties or ageism. If Labour can’t convince them they’re a priority, Farage will step in Penny Lancaster was 50 when she retrained as a special constable. Wrangling Saturday night drunks and shoplifters might seem an odd fit for the ex-model and wife of Sir Rod Stewart; she got the idea after making a Channel 4 show in which she temporarily swapped jobs with a police officer. But to Lancaster, who has previously disclo

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Sky News Politics2 Mar 2026

Starmer 'stands by' decision not to join in strikes on Iran with US and Israel

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer "stands by" his decision not to join in with the strikes on Iran carried out by the United States and Israel.

BBC Politics2 Mar 2026

Farage calls for changes to election voting rules

The Reform UK leader says postal voting should be restricted to those with a 'valid reason'.

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Guido Fawkes2 Mar 2026

LIVE: Starmer Gives Commons Statement on Iran

Starmer is updating the Commons on the UK’s response to the situation in Iran. Currently the UK strategy is ‘as little as possible’…

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Express Politics2 Mar 2026

Nigel Farage shares bombshell update on Labour defection to Reform UK

The Reform UK leader was asked about his previous promise of a Labour defection to his party

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Express Politics2 Mar 2026

Shabana Mahmood sets out plan to give migrants up to £30,000 - at taxpayers' expense

The Home Secretary said more "generous" offers incentivise people to leave as she confirmed Labour will hike payments.

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Guido Fawkes2 Mar 2026

EXC: Henry Jackson Society Writes to UCL and DfE After Students Mourn ‘Unimaginable Loss’ of Ayatollah

The Henry Jackson Society (HJS) has written to University College London and the Department of Education to raise the red flag after a UCL student society mourned the death of Ayatollah Khamenei on social media. The post, shared by UCL’s Ahlul-Bayt Islamic Society, called Khamenei’s death an “unimaginable loss” and claimed his demise is “not…

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Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Tommy Birch: The architecture of human nature and how you solve the NIMBY problem

Treating NIMBYism as a planning technicality is no longer tenable. It is a lived political crisis that is shaping the political allegiance of a generation. The post Tommy Birch: The architecture of human nature and how you solve the NIMBY problem appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes2 Mar 2026

Reeves U-Turns on Youth Minimum Wage Hike

Labour has executed another U-turn as Reeves backs down on plans to hike the minimum wage for 18-20s. The Low Pay Commission was working on equalising the minimum wage across age groups, they’ve now been stood down… The FT reports officials have been told the equalisation doesn’t have to happen until next decade. The rates…

Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Kemi Badenoch: “Targeting voters on the basis of their ethnicity or religion is neither healthy or British”

The Conservative leader gave a speech at the think tank, Policy Exchange reflecting on campaign tactics deployed in the recent Gorton and Denton by-election and why future campaigns that emulate that will damage democracy, our society and Britain as a country The post Kemi Badenoch: “Targeting voters on the basis of their ethnicity or religion is neither healthy or British” appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics2 Mar 2026

Spineless Keir Starmer has proven he will retreat in face of Britain's enemies

When there's only one sane answer to the question, Sir Keir Starmer would prefer to duck it.

Guido Fawkes2 Mar 2026

Anas Sarwar: My Dad Was Wrong to Call Dead Ayatollah a ‘Martyr’ and ‘Strong Voice of Resistance’

Chaudhry Sarwar, formerly a Labour MP in Glasgow and governor of Punjab, posted in Urdu over the weekend: “Our hearts are saddened by the martyrdom of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. The Muslim Ummah has lost a strong voice of resistance. May Allah grant him Paradise. We share the grief of the Iranian nation equally.”…

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