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Express Politics20 Mar 2026

UK households face £300 increase in energy bills because of Donald Trump's Iran war

The conflict is set to have a devastating effect on Britain's economy and living standards.

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The Guardian Politics20 Mar 2026

House of Lords has ‘signed its own death warrant’ by stalling assisted dying bill, says MP

Kim Leadbeater joins protest against delaying of bill to allow assisted dying in the UK and says people are ‘extremely angry’ The House of Lords “signed its own death warrant” over its stalling of the UK assisted dying bill, the MP Kim Leadbeater said as she joined more than a dozen terminally ill and bereaved people in protest outside parliament. Marking the second anniversary of the death at Dignitas of the prominent assisted dying campaigner Paola Marra, Leadbeater, whose private member’s bil

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Conservative Home20 Mar 2026

Neil Shastri-Hurst: Build more homes, but build them beautifully

The homes we construct today will form the landscape of Britain for generations. They will shape how children grow up, how neighbours interact and how communities perceive themselves. Building well is therefore not an aesthetic indulgence; it is an act of civic stewardship. The post Neil Shastri-Hurst: Build more homes, but build them beautifully appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics20 Mar 2026

Reform-led council approves councillor wage rise

It is "bad optics" to "award ourselves a nice little pay rise", a Green Party councillor says.

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BBC Politics20 Mar 2026

Iran warns UK letting US use bases is 'participation in agression'

Iran's foreign minister urges his UK counterpart Yvette Cooper to end cooperation with the US.

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The Guardian Politics20 Mar 2026

Claimants drop lawsuit against Gerry Adams over IRA bombings

Three people were suing ex-Sinn Féin leader for liability over IRA bombings in UK which left them injured Three men who sued the former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams over three Irish Republican Army bombings in Britain have withdrawn their lawsuit, their lawyers told the high court in London. Adams, who became the president of Sinn Féin in 1983 when it was the IRA’s political wing, was for many years the best-known face of the movement seeking to end British rule in Northern Ireland. Continue re

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Express Politics20 Mar 2026

Lisa Nandy hits out at culture wars hours after BBC outrages women - you can't make it up

OPINION - SAM LISTER: If she really wants an end to the culture wars she might take a look at who starts these skirmishes.

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The Guardian Politics20 Mar 2026

There’s nothing sinister about Muslim prayers in Trafalgar Square. As a bishop, I reject the right’s attacks on worship | Arun Arora

At a time when Britain has never felt more divided, we should draw on Christian values to reject hate and focus on what unites us When you think about the unedifying political furore about the open iftar held in Trafalgar Square, try to bear in mind that every year on Remembrance Day – a stone’s throw from Trafalgar Square – the bishop of London leads a public Christian act of lamentation in the open air. It is an act of religious observance which happens in cities, towns and villages across the

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BBC Politics20 Mar 2026

Warning UK borrowing rise makes energy bill help harder

Economists say UK government finances are in a worse position than before the government's last energy support package in 2022.

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The Guardian Politics20 Mar 2026

Reform UK success in local elections could endanger national climate targets, report says – UK politics live

LSE research found some Reform councillors have denied the reality of climate science, and mention of climate has been removed from strategy documents Richard Hermer, the attorney general, has challenged Kemi Badenoch to say whether she would object to Jewish prayer in public, after the Conservative leader backed one of her shadow ministers who said an Islamic prayer event was intimidating and un-British, Peter Walker reports. Iran’s foreign minister has warned the UK it sees its choice to let t

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Guido Fawkes20 Mar 2026

Hermer Lashes Out at Tories Over Trafalgar Square Muslim Prayer Row

Attorney General Richard Hermer has waded into the Trafalgar Square Muslim prayer row, telling The Guardian: “Nick Timothy has said that mass prayer in public places is an act of ‘domination’. But when he and Kemi Badenoch were questioned about his appalling views, they seemed to only have an issue with Muslim events. Timothy and…

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Guido Fawkes20 Mar 2026

Government Borrowing Soars to £14.3 Billion in February

New ONS figures show government borrowing hit a whopping £14.3 billion in February. More than double the forecasts, and the second-highest level for February since records began. Far above the £7.4 billion predicted by the OBR… All this is before the Iran war started. Look at ten-year bond yield since March… Uh oh…

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