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Guido Fawkes19 Mar 2026

Last Chance to Vote: The Guido Fawkes Reform Power Rankings

Every month, we’ll publish the power rankings of all the leading lights in the party based on our readers’ responses. The results will be published tomorrow, so have your say now. Who’s up, who’s down… Click here to fill in the survey. We’re offering £10 off your Guido membership once you complete it. If you’re…

The Guardian Politics19 Mar 2026

Essex police pause facial recognition camera use after study finds racial bias

Academics discover black people ‘significantly more likely’ to be identified when compared with other ethnic groups Essex police has paused its use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology after a study found cameras were significantly more likely to target black people than people of other ethnicities. The move to suspend use of the AI-enabled systems was revealed by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which regulates the use of the technology deployed so far by at least 13 police f

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BBC Politics19 Mar 2026

UK reveals aid priorities after major cuts to budget

Aid groups and MPs have raised concerns over the move to prioritise defence spending over aid.

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Guido Fawkes19 Mar 2026

Labour Blames ‘Spiralling Administrative Costs’ to Justify FoI Clampdown

Labour is considering lowering the cost ceiling for processing Freedom of Information (FoI) requests, using ‘spiralling administrative costs’ as the latest excuse to limit government transparency. Obviously blaming China wasn’t good enough… According to briefings in the FT: “The soaring number of requests comes against a backdrop of heavily constrained Whitehall budgets… the cost threshold…

Economy
The Guardian Politics19 Mar 2026

‘She didn’t want that pain’: Paola Marra’s brother despairs of Lords block on assisted dying bill

On second anniversary of his sister ending her life at Dignitas, Tony Marra will protest outside parliament with other campaigners Two years after Paola Marra, on the eve of her death, appealed to politicians to change the law on assisted dying, the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill is stuck in the House of Lords. For her brother, the second anniversary of her death will be spent protesting outside parliament. Marra died aged 53 on 20 March 2024. She documented her solo journey from north

Politics
The Guardian Politics19 Mar 2026

Nigel Farage stops accepting Cameo requests after revelations about his use of platform

Reform leader ‘unavailable’ on service after Guardian investigation unearths clips of him repeating extremist slogans Farage videos reveal support for rioter, neo-Nazi event and far-right slogans Nigel Farage has stopped using the personalised video platform Cameo after revelations that the Reform UK leader has filmed a string of highly questionable paid-for clips. On Thursday morning, Farage’s page on the website said he was “unavailable”, and sources said he had ended his use of the platform

Reform
Conservative Home19 Mar 2026

Kristian Guise: A Tory revival lies in the centre-right not on the failing altar of the New-Right

With May Elections in the forefront of my mind I'd argue a Tory revival lies in the centre-right not on the failing altar of the New-Right. The post Kristian Guise: A Tory revival lies in the centre-right not on the failing altar of the New-Right appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics19 Mar 2026

'My uncle is Donald Trump – his one trait is bringing the world to its brink'

Donald Trump's niece claimed that European resistance to the US President's recent call for aid in the Strait of Hormuz isn't the only matter that's "rattling Donald's cage" lately

Express Politics19 Mar 2026

Nigel Farage issues warning as row rages over Ramadan event in London

The Reform UK leader weighed into the controversy sparked by a Tory MP.

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Sky News Politics19 Mar 2026

Angela Rayner slammed over 'negative intervention'

Angela Rayner was "wrong" to stage a high-profile intervention criticising the direction of Sir Keir Starmer's government this week, Harriet Harman has said.

BBC Politics19 Mar 2026

Tories only party with a plan, says Badenoch as she launches election campaign

Speaking ahead of the 7 May poll, the Tory leader says her party is the only one "that can actually fix things".

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Express Politics19 Mar 2026

UK insists it doesn't owe Rwanda a penny more after £100m bombshell claim

Lawyers told a hearing in The Hague that no more payments would be due, after Sir Keir Starmer cancelled the deal with Kigali on his first day in office.