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Conservative Home11 Mar 2026

John Redwood: Labour weakened our national security long before the Iran war

This government of international lawyers, by international lawyers for international lawyers has used its own skewed and incompetent interpretations of human rights, net zero, post-colonial settlements and other international treaties to sell us out and weaken our security. The post John Redwood: Labour weakened our national security long before the Iran war appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics10 Mar 2026

Zack Polanski mocked for saying he’d ‘build a relationship’ with Putin

The Green Party leader says he would seek to build a relationship with Vladimir Putin despite "not trusting him".

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Guido Fawkes10 Mar 2026

Labour MPs Consider Defecting to Greens After Gorton and Denton Wipeout

Labour MPs are having their heads turned by Zack Polanski now the polls show the Greens are taking chunks out of the Labour vote. The Telegraph reports “at least one” Labour MP was approached by the whips on suspicion of defecting, with a ‘Green Party source’ taking real pleasure in milking the moment. Although they…

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Guido Fawkes10 Mar 2026

Reform Vows to Axe Reeves’ 5p Fuel Duty Hike By Scrapping Net Zero Billions

Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick have told the Sun they’d scrap £13.5 billion in net zero spending to reverse Reeves’ hike to fuel duty due September: “Reform would cut £13.5billion in bonkers green schemes. And we’d use that money to do what Reeves should but won’t — cut your bills. That starts with scrapping this…

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Conservative Home10 Mar 2026

Peter Franklin: Our shallow and simplistic debate over energy policy is a threat to national security

There are no easy solutions. When you hear someone urging the country to get real about the vulnerabilities of renewable energy, but without also acknowledging the fragilities of a hydrocarbon-based economy, the argument is either blinkered or made in bad faith. The post Peter Franklin: Our shallow and simplistic debate over energy policy is a threat to national security appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes9 Mar 2026

IN FULL: Every Way Labour Has Restricted Critical North Sea Oil and Gas Since Coming to Power

Ed Miliband’s Net Zero obsession looks even more strategically disastrous now that oil prices have surged and the Strait of Hormuz remains all but closed. A short-term distributable fuel supply is especially handy in times like these… Guido had a look at everything Miliband and Labour have done to restrict vital North Sea oil and…

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Express Politics9 Mar 2026

Fury as Greens say they will force every UK dog owner to have 1 thing

The party, led by Zack Polanski, have laid out plans for government, including big news for animal lovers.

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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 Politics7 Mar 2026

I predict a Green wave in the local elections. Anyone who thinks our byelection win was an outlier is mistaken | Zack Polanski

Since the Gorton and Denton victory, I have travelled the UK and seen the energy that result unleashed. More will follow This week, I sat in the gallery of the House of Commons and watched a historic moment unfold: Hannah Spencer was sworn in as the MP for Gorton and Denton, making her the first female plumber to sit in parliament, and the first ever Green MP in the north of England. It marked the start of a new era: for Gorton and Denton, for the Green party and for British politics across the

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The Guardian Politics7 Mar 2026

UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns

Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable The British government should be stockpiling food, according to a leading expert on food policy, as it is not prepared for climate shocks or wars that could cause the population to starve. Prof Tim Lang of City St George’s, University of London said the UK produced far less food than it needed to feed itself, and as a small island that relied on a few large companies to feed its gia

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The Guardian Politics6 Mar 2026

Labour urged to listen to progressive voters or face ‘political earthquake’ in London

Exclusive: Senior party figures share data suggesting Green surge could put Labour in fourth place in capital in May Senior Labour politicians across London have warned the government not to take progressive voters for granted, with concerns the party faces a “political earthquake” in the capital in May after a surge in support for the Greens. They have been privately circulating new data that suggests Labour could drop from first to fourth place in London in the May elections – losing control

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Express Politics6 Mar 2026

Labour blasted for splashing eye-watering £4.5m on advertising campaign for EVs

Get That Electric Feeling, designed to boost uptake in green cars, ridiculed for monumental costs

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