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BBC Politics13 Mar 2026

MPs 'deeply troubled' by BBC World Service funding uncertainty

The current funding agreement between the BBC and the government expires at the end of this month.

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Sky News Politics12 Mar 2026

Labour's left unite behind 'major reset' call in fresh challenge to Starmer

Labour's left-wing factions have united behind a call for a "major reset" – warning the party will "only survive if it chooses a different path".

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Express Politics12 Mar 2026

Britain spending a fifth of foreign aid budget on housing migrants

A large chunk of the overseas aid budget is going on hotels and other accommodation for asylum seekers in the UK.

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The Guardian Politics11 Mar 2026

The Guardian view on Kemi Badenoch and the Iran war: confusion reveals a lack of serious thinking | Editorial

The Tories and Reform UK have abandoned British interests to become ideological satellites of radical US conservatism Britain is one of many countries that would benefit from the replacement of brutal theocracy with democratic government in Tehran. The Iranian people would be the biggest beneficiaries. It does not follow that British interests are served by the current US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, which claims regime change as a goal but includes no credible strategy for achieving

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The Guardian Politics11 Mar 2026

The Guardian view on Adam Smith: he deserves rescuing from the free-market myth | Editorial

On the 250th anniversary of The Wealth of Nations, the Scottish philospher is still invoked by the right. Yet he worried about inequality, monopoly and the power of wealth This week 250 years ago, Adam Smith published An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations – and invented economics. The anniversary has been marked by opinion columns, new books and academic conferences. How different it was 50 years ago. The 1976 bicentenary produced the definitive scholarly edition and hel

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Express Politics11 Mar 2026

Labour scraps law saying both parents matter in child's life

Tories slam ministers for ditching a 'common-sense principle without evidence'

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The Guardian Politics11 Mar 2026

Starmer warned cabinet against ‘overly deferential’ relations with devolved governments

Leak of memo comes after a third of Labour Senedd members raise alarm devolution is being rolled back UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer warned his cabinet against an “overly deferential” approach to the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish governments, according to a leaked memo. In the document from December, obtained and published on Tuesday by Plaid Cymru, Starmer said ministers should be prepared to make spending decisions “even when devolved governments may oppose this”. It cam

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The Guardian Politics11 Mar 2026

Trump’s ego-trip war has collided with economic reality but he can’t undo the damage | Rafael Behr

The US president’s doctrine of lawless military adventures harms American interests and boosts Vladimir Putin Waging war with no fixed purpose means victory can be declared at any point. Donald Trump’s motives for launching Operation Epic Fury against Iran were incoherent at the start. They are no clearer now that he has declared it “very complete, pretty much”. US and Israeli bombs have caused death and destruction, shaking but not toppling the government in Tehran. Among the targets was the su

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The Guardian Politics11 Mar 2026

Shabana Mahmood approves police request to ban Al Quds march in London

Metropolitan police sought prohibition of demonstration planned for Sunday Shabana Mahmood has approved a request from the Metropolitan police to ban a pro-Palestinian march planned for Sunday “to prevent serious public disorder”. The annual Al Quds Day march in London had drawn criticism over apparent support for the Iranian regime after its organisers expressed support for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Continue reading...

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BBC Politics10 Mar 2026

Dunblane: How Britain Banned Handguns

How grieving parents forced the government to ban handguns after the Dunblane shooting.

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BBC Politics10 Mar 2026

Dunblane: How Britain Banned Handguns

How grieving parents forced the government to ban handguns after the Dunblane shooting.

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Express Politics10 Mar 2026

Reform UK issues huge update on plans to fix housebuilding crisis

Insurgent party names new appointment who will fix chaotic system 'clogged up' with delays

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