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Express Politics17 Mar 2026

Horror warning paedo gangs are grooming children in vape shops on UK high streets

Matt Vickers, the Shadow Policing Minister, says perverts are giving youngsters e-cigarettes for free if they perform 'sexual favours'.

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The Guardian Politics17 Mar 2026

Lisa Nandy vows to give BBC permanent charter to prevent political interference

Minister says the change is needed to protect the corporation from repeated ‘culture war’ attacks The government is to put the BBC’s charter on a permanent footing for the first time, after the corporation said the change was needed to protect it from political interference. In a significant change to the governance of the BBC, the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, said she wanted to grant the corporation’s demand for a permanent charter. She said she wanted to protect it from repeated “culture war

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Sky News Politics17 Mar 2026

Trump says he's 'disappointed in Starmer' - and repeats Churchill jibe

Donald Trump has said he's "disappointed with Keir [Starmer]" over the prime minister's initial refusal to send aircraft carriers to the Middle East.

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Guido Fawkes17 Mar 2026

Gullible Powell Fell for Iranian Disarmament Plan Just Days Before Trump Launched War

Another stunning performance from ‘the real Foreign Secretary’ and Chagos sellout architect Jonathan Powell is revealed in The Guardian this afternoon. It has emerged Starmer’s National Security Advisor attended denuclearisation talks in Geneva in February between the Americans and Iranians. What did he have to offer? Not much by the sounds of it: “Powell thought…

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Express Politics17 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves is attacking Brexit in a desperate bid to hide the crisis she caused

Rachel Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer face economic, energy and defence crises but the they are reaching for Brussels' comfort blanket rather than lifting costs

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Sky News Politics17 Mar 2026

Polanski to warn Starmer 'hasn't done enough' to protect energy customers from bill hikes

Zack Polanski is set to call on Sir Keir Starmer to step in and protect energy price cap customers from steep bill rises at the start of July.

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BBC Politics17 Mar 2026

Ministers still wrangling over delayed defence investment plan

MPs ask defence bosses why a vital investment plan promised before Christmas is still on hold.

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BBC Politics17 Mar 2026

Ministers still wrangling over delayed defence investment plan

MPs ask defence bosses why a vital investment plan promised before Christmas is still on hold.

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The Guardian Politics17 Mar 2026

Being in Sinn Féin not the same as being in the IRA, Gerry Adams tells high court

Party’s former leader, who is being sued for symbolic damages, says opponents have repeatedly tried to conflate Sinn Féin and IRA Gerry Adams has told the high court that opponents of Sinn Féin have repeatedly sought to conflate the political party he led with the IRA, as he denied ever being a member of the Irish Republican Army. Giving evidence in London watched by victims of IRA bombings, the 77-year-old, credited with helping to bring about the peace process that ended the Troubles, said he

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BBC Politics17 Mar 2026

Reform UK council leader narrowly survives no confidence vote

Warwickshire County Council leader George Finch holds on after predicting he would win the vote.

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BBC Politics17 Mar 2026

Reform council leader narrowly survives no confidence vote

Warwickshire County Council leader George Finch survived by one vote.

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BBC Politics17 Mar 2026

Reform pledges to scrap VAT and green levies on energy bills

There are fears the war in Iran could lead to a surge in household energy bills.

DefenceEnvironment