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The Guardian Politics10 Mar 2026

The blistering speech that tells me Britain’s social care deadlock can finally be broken | Polly Toynbee

If anyone can convince politicians and public of the need to pay for a national care service, it’s Louise Casey. With her involved, I now have hope No government in my lifetime has been dealt a worse hand than Keir Starmer’s. Austerity-broken public services, an empty Treasury, a jittery bond market freaked out by Liz Truss and then stricken by the arrival of Trump 2.0 with his bully-tariffs. Now Britain’s ally is setting the Middle East on fire in a murderous war, exploding oil and gas prices.

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Conservative Home10 Mar 2026

We are already getting a glimpse of what Miliband would be like in No. 11

The failed Labour leader, now Energy Secretary, is increasingly tipped as a possible Chancellor in a post–Keir Starmer world. But we may not need to speculate about what he would be like in No11. In many ways, the Miliband chancellorship is already on display. The post We are already getting a glimpse of what Miliband would be like in No. 11 appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics10 Mar 2026

Doe-eyed Starmer's crush on the EU blinds him to why we voted Brexit

OPINION: Prime Minister is so besotted with Brussels he fails to understand the true meaning of Leave, writes Aaron Newbury

Express Politics10 Mar 2026

Politics LIVE: Nigel Farage to make major announcement at Reform press conference

Follow our live blog for the latest political updates.

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BBC Politics10 Mar 2026

MSPs prepare for final amendments to assisted dying bill

Holyrood members will wade through about 300 proposed changes to the law before a final vote.

Conservative Home10 Mar 2026

Peter Franklin: Our shallow and simplistic debate over energy policy is a threat to national security

There are no easy solutions. When you hear someone urging the country to get real about the vulnerabilities of renewable energy, but without also acknowledging the fragilities of a hydrocarbon-based economy, the argument is either blinkered or made in bad faith. The post Peter Franklin: Our shallow and simplistic debate over energy policy is a threat to national security appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Mar 2026

Chris Philp: With crime and antisocial behaviour unacceptably high it’s time to ‘Take Back our Streets’

Britain works best when the rules are clear and enforced. The Conservative plan to Take Back Our Streets will restore visible policing, back officers to act decisively, and ensure that crime and anti-social behaviour face real consequences. The post Chris Philp: With crime and antisocial behaviour unacceptably high it’s time to ‘Take Back our Streets’ appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home10 Mar 2026

John Bald: Conservatives are deluded to think we have defeated the “progressive” educationalists

Labour has shown, through blocking an Eton-sponsored sixth form in the North-East, and its vindictive VAT levy on independent schools, that it continues to put ideology before progress. The post John Bald: Conservatives are deluded to think we have defeated the “progressive” educationalists appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics10 Mar 2026

Chris Mason: The cost of living is catapulted centre stage yet again

Labour faces pressure to stem the Middle East's impact on energy bills, writes the BBC's political editor.

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BBC Politics10 Mar 2026

Chris Mason: The cost of living is catapulted centre stage yet again

Labour faces pressure to stem the Middle East's impact on energy bills, writes the BBC's political editor.

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BBC Politics10 Mar 2026

Chris Mason: The cost of living is catapulted centre stage yet again

Labour faces pressure to stem the Middle East's impact on energy bills, writes the BBC's political editor.

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BBC Politics10 Mar 2026

Legal costs in asylum seeker hotel case hit £566k

The council that took action against The Bell Hotel says court costs were "completely unfair".

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