News

Original reporting and the latest political headlines from across the UK.

Our Articles

Mainstream Headlines

2354 headlines found — Page 47 of 197

Conservative Home18 Mar 2026

Ben Fletcher: The abolition of Stamp Duty is a great first step, but for further tax reform lets talk VAT

Reforming VAT in a first Conservative budget would create the basis for accelerated economic growth and be consistent with the reforming approach shown by the best of our predecessors. The post Ben Fletcher: The abolition of Stamp Duty is a great first step, but for further tax reform lets talk VAT appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

Jeffrey Epstein’s elite relationships visualised: the prince, the sultan and the politicians

Guardian analysis of more than a million emails reveals financier’s deep and longstanding ties with the wealthy and powerful The release of the Epstein files has reverberated around the world, leading to at least nine resignations and investigations into high-profile figures, including the former UK ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson, and the ex-prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The deluge of information has made it hard to assess the extent of the connections but a Guardian data analysi

The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

Revealed: a crypto billionaire’s political base hosting ‘anti-woke’ and rightwing activists in Westminster

Pardoned by Trump after violating US banking law, Ben Delo provides funding, networking, and podcasting space for a range of groups, including those with hardline views on migration and abortion A British billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate money-laundering controls on his cryptocurrency business is funding a political base in the heart of Westminster used by “anti-woke” and rightwing activists. Ben Delo, 42, who was pardoned by Donald Trump last year, has given sup

PoliticsImmigration
Express Politics18 Mar 2026

20mph limit change 'outside all England schools' update as DfT issues statement

MP asks new question asking Department for Transport if all roads next to schools should have limit during school hours

Education
Sky News Politics18 Mar 2026

Sack top Tory for calling Muslim Trafalgar Square prayers 'act of domination', says PM

Sir Keir Starmer has called for a senior Conservative who said Muslims praying in Trafalgar Square was "an act of domination" to be sacked.

Defence
Express Politics18 Mar 2026

Labour minister left squirming over ‘un-British’ claims as new civil war erupts

Angela Rayner has branded Labour's immigration crackdown 'un-British', sparking a party civil war as Andy Burnham backs her and ministers are left squirming.

ImmigrationDefence
Express Politics18 Mar 2026

Angela Rayner's just played a blinder against Keir Starmer - but Brits will be terrified

Keir Starmer under-estimated his left-wing rival. Now she's stabbed him in the back and outmaneuvered all her rivals

Express Politics18 Mar 2026

POLL: Would Angela Rayner make a better PM than Keir Starmer? Vote here

Readers can vote in our poll as the Labour firebrand faces fresh leadership speculation.

Guido Fawkes18 Mar 2026

LISTEN: Burnham Backs Rayner’s Attacks on Starmer and Mahmood

Now Andy Burnham is getting involved, to the surprise of no one. Speaking on the Today programme this morning, Burnham said not only that Rayner’s attack on Starmer “should be listened to“, but her claim that Shabana Mahmood’s immigration policies were “un-British” mirrored his own “moral questions“: “From my point of view I would have…

Immigration
Express Politics18 Mar 2026

UK public 'not on same page on Iran' as British Muslims much warmer to Tehran

New poling shows Muslims in the UK tend to be more positive to Iran and hostile to the US and Israel.

Defence
BBC Politics18 Mar 2026

Angela Rayner's explosive speech reignites leadership speculation

The ex-deputy PM did not name Keir Starmer in her attack on Labour's direction and policies - but she did not have to.

BBC Politics18 Mar 2026

Angela Rayner's explosive speech reignites leadership speculation

The ex-deputy PM did not name Keir Starmer in her attack on Labour's direction and policies - but she did not have to.