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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

Lords urged to ensure women criminalised for abortion are ‘not left behind’

House to consider amendment that would pardon women in England and Wales affected by prior ‘unjust’ laws Women who have been arrested, investigated and convicted under abortion legislation in England and Wales “must not be left behind” if the law is changed to prevent women being criminalised in future, campaigners have said. Last summer, the House of Commons voted to end the criminalisation of women who terminate their pregnancies outside the legal framework, through a new clause in the crime a

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Express Politics18 Mar 2026

Angela Rayner plunges the knife into Keir Starmer's chest with brutal four-word ultimatum

Rayner has issued her most direct challenge yet to Starmer's leadership, warning Labour is 'running out of time' and has become the establishment

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Express Politics18 Mar 2026

Angela Rayner plunges the knife into Keir Starmer's chest with brutal four-word ultimatum

Rayner has issued her most direct challenge yet to Starmer's leadership, warning Labour is 'running out of time' and has become the establishment

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

What Nigel Farage will say for money – podcast

The Reform UK leader has a lucrative extra gig sending paid-for Cameo messages. But an analysis of more than 4,000 show they include videos for a neo-Nazi group and a rioter. Henry Dyer reports For many, Cameo – the site where you can pay celebrities to send personalised video messages – is a bit of fun. For Nigel Farage, it’s a lucrative extra job. Recording several a day, he has charged at least £374,893 for them since he joined the platform five years ago. But what has he been saying in them

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BBC Politics18 Mar 2026

Rayner warns immigration reforms risk being 'un-British'

Most migrant workers will have to wait longer to qualify for permanent residence under the government's proposals.

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BBC Politics18 Mar 2026

Scotland's assisted dying bill rejected after emotional debate

Scotland would have become the first part of the UK to legalise the process had MSPs backed the proposals.

The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

‘Basics’ of life in Britain have been sold for profit, says Polanski

Exclusive: England and Wales Greens leader outlines economic policy including help to meet rising energy costs and water re-nationalisation Successive governments have turned the UK from a manufacturing economy to one where the basics of life have been privatised and are rented back to people at a crushing cost, Zack Polanski will say. In a speech billed as the Green leader’s biggest policy intervention since he took over as leader six months ago, Polanski will argue that decades of gradual econ

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BBC Politics17 Mar 2026

Scotland's assisted dying bill rejected after emotional debate

Scotland would have become the first part of the UK to legalise the process had MSPs backed the proposals.

BBC Politics17 Mar 2026

Zelensky calls for Trump and Starmer to meet and find common ground

In an exclusive interview with the BBC after talks with Starmer, the Ukrainian president says the pair should meet to "re-load the relationship".

The Guardian Politics17 Mar 2026

Rayner says government is running out of time to deliver reforms people want

Former deputy prime minister says Labour’s immigration changes are un-British and Starmer must respond to fall in party’s popularity Angela Rayner has said the very survival of the Labour party is at stake and warned Keir Starmer that he “cannot go through the motions” in the face of declining support. In a speech at campaign group Mainstream’s spring reception, the former deputy prime minister said she believed the government was “running out of time” to show it can deliver the changes that the

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Express Politics17 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer urged to close alarming loophole in meeting with heroic campaigners

Tony and Paula Hudgell met the Prime Minister in Downing Street on Tuesday as they celebrated the huge success of securing greater protections for children.

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The Guardian Politics17 Mar 2026

Scottish parliament votes against legalising assisted dying

MSPs reject bill after concerted campaign to block it and despite amendments intended to placate critics The Scottish parliament has voted against legalising assisted dying after critics and religious groups led a concerted campaign to block the measures. MSPs voted 69 to 57 to reject the proposals in a late night vote on Tuesday, despite a series of last-minute amendments designed to placate critics of the private member’s bill. Continue reading...

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