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The Guardian Politics20 Mar 2026

This is a key moment in the war on Iran – and Starmer must resist the UK being dragged into it any further | Simon Jenkins

This is not Britain’s war, it’s Trump’s and Netanyahu’s. The prime minister should be wary of becoming ensnared like Blair was with Iraq Is this the turning point? A deranged US president and an Israeli prime minister facing prosecution are seeking to entice the armies of the world into the stupidest war of the 21st century. Israel’s strike this week on Iran’s South Pars gas field was clearly meant to provoke an Iranian retaliation so massive as to ensure a ferocious response from Donald Trump.

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Conservative Home20 Mar 2026

Trump always lets his friends and allies down, and has now doomed himself

British policy should not be distorted by attempts to conciliate a President who has blundered into war. The post Trump always lets his friends and allies down, and has now doomed himself appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home20 Mar 2026

Sarah Ingham: The lessons of Suez paint an unexpected political picture

If Labour believes that opposing controversial military action brings political success at home, Suez is a warning. By rights, the Conservatives should have been punished for the botched misadventure, but in the 1959 Election, Harold Macmillan won a landslide. The post Sarah Ingham: The lessons of Suez paint an unexpected political picture appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics19 Mar 2026

Nigel Farage condemned over call to ban public prayer for Muslims in the UK

Reform party leader criticised for making comments after event held in London’s Trafalgar Square this week Muslim leaders have condemned Nigel Farage’s call to ban public prayer by Muslims in the UK as bigoted and warned of a “growing tide of hate” after the Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, questioned whether the events fitted “within the norms of British culture”. Farage was speaking at the launch of Reform UK’s manifesto for the forthcoming Scottish parliament elections when he made the rem

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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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Express Politics19 Mar 2026

Sadiq Khan wants to drag Britain back into the EU - whether you like it or not

Reform UK's Laila Cunningham warns the country is being run by a political class that thinks it knows better than the public.

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Express Politics19 Mar 2026

Labour civil war intensifies as factions trade blows over migrant reforms

Immigration Minister Mike Tapp, in a thinly veiled message to left-wing rebels, warned: "We said we'd put the country first before the election, that is what we are doing."

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Guido Fawkes19 Mar 2026

Bursting the Bubble: YouGov War Over

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BBC Politics19 Mar 2026

Faisal Islam: Iran war is having a dramatic effect on the UK economy

The knock-on effects of the war in the Gulf go beyond a hold on interest rates and are set to reverberate for months.

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The Guardian Politics19 Mar 2026

Do the Conservatives have a problem with Muslims? – podcast

At the launch of the Conservative local elections campaign on Thursday, Peter Walker asked Kemi Badenoch about her shadow justice secretary’s claim that Muslims praying in Trafalgar square was an ‘act of domination’. Her answer did not clarify the party’s position. Peter discusses with Lexy Topping the problems this kind of culture war may bring the Conservatives. Plus, are Sadiq Khan’s comments on the EU and Angela Rayner’s return to the spotlight a new headache for Keir Starmer? Continue read

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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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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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