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BBC Politics26 Feb 2026

Jersey approves assisted dying law

The Jersey vote means five parliaments across the British Isles are now debating assisted dying.

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Guido Fawkes26 Feb 2026

Met Police Apologises to Lord Speaker After Mistakenly Naming Him as Mandelson Arrest Tipster

The Met has supplied a formal apology to both parliamentary speakers now. Good to see everything operating at normal in the capital’s police force… Police detectives told lawyers acting for Peter Mandelson that Lord Forsyth – the Speaker of the House of Lords – and Lindsay Hoyle dobbed him in by reporting his intentions to…

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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026

Number of asylum seekers in UK hotels falls to 18-month low

Home Office figures also show a rise in asylum refusal rates, with government claiming tightening of rules is working UK politics live – latest updates The number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in hotels has fallen to the lowest level for 18 months, Home Office figures show. The statistics released on Thursday also show a drop in asylum granting rates. Continue reading...

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Guido Fawkes26 Feb 2026

Government Refuses to Give Assisted Dying Bill Extra Time to Pass

Sky News’ Sam Coates  reports that the government will not be giving the Assisted Dying Bill extra debate time in the House of Lords. Meaning there will be only 5 days of debate left, and the bill will likely fail… The government chief whip in the Lords Roy Kennedy told the Labour parliamentary committee that…

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BBC Politics26 Feb 2026

Royal Mail bosses to be called to Parliament over letter delivery failures

It comes after hundreds of people contacted BBC Your Voice to express frustration over late deliveries.

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BBC Politics26 Feb 2026

Royal Mail bosses to be called to Parliament over letter delivery failures

It comes after hundreds of people contacted BBC Your Voice to express frustration over late deliveries.

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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026

Sarwar gambles on break with Starmer as Holyrood race tightens

Scottish Labour leader hopes distancing himself from PM will shift focus to SNP’s record, but voters remain unconvinced UK politics live – latest updates “People look at Holyrood and think: ‘Lets give them all a bloody nose’,” says Alex, a betting shop manager. Speaking in a focus group of people who voted Labour at the 2024 general election, Alex captured the downbeat mood of a cohort bitterly disappointed with the Labour government’s early performance, frustrated by the record of the Scottis

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BBC Politics26 Feb 2026

How could assisted dying laws change across the UK?

Separate bills to let terminally ill people end their life are being considered at Westminster and in Scotland.

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Express Politics26 Feb 2026

Gorton and Denton by-election LIVE: Nigel Farage blasts 'panicking' Keir Starmer

Labour could be in for a disastrous night if they lose the stronghold to Reform or the Green Party.

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Conservative Home26 Feb 2026

Newslinks for Thursday 26th February 2026

Starmer could bow to Badenoch pressure on student loans | PM’s Chagos deal descends into chaos | Police apologise to Speaker for exposing his Mandelson tip-off | PM must quit if we win by-election, say Greens The post Newslinks for Thursday 26th February 2026 appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026

Starmer, Polanski and Farage in final pitch to voters as polls open in Gorton and Denton byelection – UK politics live

Voting begins in one of the most eagerly awaited and fiercely contested byelections of recent years Good morning. In Gorton and Denton, on the outskirts of Manchester, people have started voting in one of the most eagerly awaited, and fiercely contested, byelections of recent years. All the polling suggests the result will be very close. The political scientists argue that, if a party wins a contest like this by just a few hundred votes (or perhaps ever fewer – Reform UK won the Runcorn and Hels

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The Guardian Politics26 Feb 2026

Home Office denies ‘absurd’ criticism over rule change that could leave dual nationals stranded

MPs raise cases of honeymooners and other Britons caught out by new passport requirements as minister rejects calls for a grace period The Home Office has dismissed as “absurd” claims that it failed to properly communicate new border rules that left some British dual nationals at risk of being denied boarding flights to the UK. During a heated session in parliament on Wednesday, the Home Office minister Mike Tapp suggested that media coverage in the Guardian and BBC reflected the department’s ef

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