BBC Politics17 Mar 2026
Ministers still wrangling over delayed defence investment plan
MPs ask defence bosses why a vital investment plan promised before Christmas is still on hold.
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BBC Politics17 Mar 2026
Ministers still wrangling over delayed defence investment plan
MPs ask defence bosses why a vital investment plan promised before Christmas is still on hold.
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The Guardian Politics17 Mar 2026
MI5 apologises and pays compensation to woman allegedly abused by agent
Woman known only as Beth says abuser claimed status made him untouchable, which terrorised her into silence MI5 has apologised and paid compensation to a woman who alleged the Security Service was to blame for her being attacked with a machete and abused by one of its agents. The woman, known only as Beth, was in a relationship with a man she says used his status as an MI5 agent to perpetrate abuse and terrorise her into silence. Continue reading...
Guido Fawkes17 Mar 2026
READ IN FULL: Rachel Reeves’ Brexit-Bashing Mais Lecture
Read the full 7563-word lecture by going to the bottom of this page. Here’s the summary for those afraid of falling asleep at the desk: Brexit Said Brexit “did deep damage”, citing GDP impacts of “up to 8%“. Regulatory independence should be “the exception, not the norm” when it comes to playing by Brussels’ rules.…
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BBC Politics17 Mar 2026
Mayors to gain more spending power under Reeves tax plans
The Chancellor has set out the government's plan for economic growth, which also includes closer ties to the EU.
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The Guardian Politics17 Mar 2026
Being in Sinn Féin not the same as being in the IRA, Gerry Adams tells high court
Party’s former leader, who is being sued for symbolic damages, says opponents have repeatedly tried to conflate Sinn Féin and IRA Gerry Adams has told the high court that opponents of Sinn Féin have repeatedly sought to conflate the political party he led with the IRA, as he denied ever being a member of the Irish Republican Army. Giving evidence in London watched by victims of IRA bombings, the 77-year-old, credited with helping to bring about the peace process that ended the Troubles, said he
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The Guardian Politics17 Mar 2026
Reeves plans to give regional leaders a share of national tax revenues
Chancellor seeks to tackle centralised and ‘geographically unequal’ country in ‘a genuine break with the past’ Business live – latest updates Rachel Reeves has announced that the Treasury will draw up plans to give regional leaders a share of national tax revenues as part of a radical plan to rebalance the economy of England. Setting out her intention of creating “investment-led growth”, the chancellor promised “a genuine break with the past” that would shift spending power away from Westminst
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Conservative Home17 Mar 2026
Sally-Ann Hart: Faith, conscience and public service
Faith in public life should elevate political debate rather than inflame it. It should encourage leaders to exercise power with conscience and restraint and remind us that politics exists to serve the public. The post Sally-Ann Hart: Faith, conscience and public service appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Guido Fawkes17 Mar 2026
Mauritius Government Collapsing as Chagos Deal Demise Blows Hole in Budget
It’s all kicking off in Port Louis as Mauritius’s Deputy Prime Minister has announced he is intending to resign. Paul Berenger said: “My decision is made, but when I implement it, and if I do, I will communicate the details.” A full-blown political crisis is kicking off in Mauritius, thanks to Keir Starmer… The Mauritius…
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BBC Politics17 Mar 2026
Reform UK council leader narrowly survives no confidence vote
Warwickshire County Council leader George Finch holds on after predicting he would win the vote.
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Sky News Politics17 Mar 2026
Elections 2026: What's devolved in each UK nation and English region?
Voters will go to the polls on 7 May in national elections in Scotland and Wales, as well as in various council areas across England.
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Guido Fawkes17 Mar 2026
FACT CHECK: Reeves Claims Tax-Hiking Budgets Prevented Higher Inflation
Rachel Reeves has just claimed in her Mais lecture she had to raise taxes in both her car-crash Budgets because not doing so would have led to “higher inflation, higher interest rates, higher borrowing… or collapsing public services“. Admitting these choices were “unpopular” with some, which is the understatement of the millennium… Here is what…
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