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The Guardian Politics19 Mar 2026

UK to double steel tariffs to 50% to save plants from collapse

Business secretary announces new ‘steel safeguards’ during visit to Tata’s Port Talbot plant The UK is to double tariffs on Chinese and other foreign steel in a bid to save its remaining plants from collapse. The new “steel safeguards” came weeks after bosses at Tata Steel in south Wales warned the government they had just two months to be saved. Continue reading...

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Express Politics18 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer on the brink as his own MPs warn he's 'only got weeks left'

Angela Rayner set alarm bells ringing with her swipe at the Prime Minister's leadership

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Sky News Politics18 Mar 2026

Major attacks Trump on Iran and Starmer's 'tiptoeing' approach to president

Sir John Major has attacked Donald Trump over the Iran war and accused Sir Keir Starmer of a "demeaning" policy of "tiptoeing" around the president.

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

Stonehenge tunnel plan officially scrapped after years of protests

Campaigners have been fighting proposals to build traffic tunnel under the world heritage site since 1994 A controversial plan to build a tunnel under the Stonehenge site has been officially cancelled after millions were spent on the doomed project. Campaigners have been fighting proposals to dig a tunnel for cars under the location of the world heritage site since the idea was first proposed in 1994. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

UK says it remains in talks over escorting ships through strait of Hormuz

Officials say military planners liaising with US Central Command but situation remains too dangerous for anything to happen soon Middle East crisis – live updates Britain has said it remains involved in discussions with the US and European allies over escorting merchant shipping through the strait of Hormuz but the situation remains too dangerous for it to happen soon. Iran is still considered to pose a threat and to have a wide range of weapons available – from cruise missiles to sea drones –

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

As Trump shows lack of direction on Iran, even Badenoch distances herself

Steady UK opposition to the war and the US president’s insults mean MPs are finding it easier to point out the obvious When is a U-turn definitely a U-turn? To the consternation of politicians through the ages, this is rarely something within their control, but decided instead by the herd. And thus it is with Kemi Badnoch over Iran and Donald Trump. The Conservative leader would very much like it to be known that she had not changed her stance on the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, or on the US pres

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

Starmer unlikely to allocate more time for assisted dying bill, ministers believe

PM said to be wary of opening up new divisions among Labour MPs by giving bill time in next session of parliament Keir Starmer will not intervene to give the assisted dying bill further time in the next session of parliament as he is wary of opening up new divisions among Labour MPs, senior ministers believe. The bill, which was passed by the Commons, is now certain to be blocked in the House of Lords without ever reaching a vote because of the sheer number of amendments its opponents have table

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

Memory loss strikes down Starmer and Badenoch at an infuriating PMQs

PM and Tory leader enter maddening death spiral of dodging respective questions on Peter Mandelson and war in Middle East There’s something weird going on in Westminster. A mutant pathogen in the water maybe. Whatever it is, Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch appear to have been struck down by it. Both have had parts of their memory wiped. At times they now sound like the living dead. Keir can’t remember a thing about Peter Mandelson. And Kemi is a total blank when it comes to the Iran war. It’s har

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Express Politics18 Mar 2026

Fury as top Tory calls Muslim Trafalgar Square prayers 'act of domination'

Sir Keir Starmer has called for the senior Conservative to be sacked.

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The Guardian Politics18 Mar 2026

Farage called for release of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and praised effort to free drug trafficker

Reform UK leader was paid to make remarks about imprisoned rapper and ex-Honduran president in Cameo videos Newly unearthed Nigel Farage videos reveal support for rioter, neo-Nazi event and far-right slogans Nigel Farage called for the release of the imprisoned rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs and commended the efforts to free a former Honduran president jailed in the US for drug trafficking. The Reform UK leader was paid to make the remarks on the personalised video platform Cameo, which allows user

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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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Sky News Politics18 Mar 2026

Scottish Labour leader reveals he has not spoken to Starmer since calling for him to quit

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has not spoken to Sir Keir Starmer since the week he publicly said the prime minister should go - and stands by his position.

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