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The Guardian Politics28 Feb 2026

Starmer chairs Cobra meeting after strikes by US and Israel on Iran

Prime minister leads emergency committee to decide on UK’s response to latest fighting in Middle East US-Israeli attack on Iran – live updates US and Israel strikes on Iran: what we know so far Keir Starmer is chairing a meeting of the UK government’s Cobra emergency committee as Britain decides how to respond to the US-Israeli bombing of Iran, and Tehran’s retaliation against bases in the Gulf. The UK did not participate in the first wave of strikes early on Saturday but had deployed RAF Typ

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BBC Politics28 Feb 2026

Mahmood to press on with immigration reforms despite by-election defeat

The home secretary is to double down on plans for Danish-style restrictions on asylum seekers.

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The Guardian Politics28 Feb 2026

Keir Starmer’s response to the Gorton and Denton debacle should be a government that truly, finally, reflects him | Tom Baldwin

In the past he has been urged to follow strategies that don’t really match his core beliefs. That’s changing, as it must, because he knows the clock is ticking Tom Baldwin is the author of Keir Starmer, The Biography In a crowded and overheated bar towards the end of the evening a few months ago, I received some strange parenting advice from one of those “Labour strategist” types. We were discussing – maybe arguing – over the government’s position on Gaza. Eventually I asked if he could provid

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Guido Fawkes28 Feb 2026

Guido’s Most Read Stories This Week

This week 923,423 visitors visited 885,023 times viewing 905,420 pages. The most read and shared stories in order of popularity were: IN FULL: All the Worst Parts of Labour’s Gibraltar Sellout Peter Mandelson Arrested by Metropolitan Police No10 Plots to Sack Streeting and Retain Reeves Gorton & Denton Green Candidate Produces Video Entirely in Urdu…

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The Guardian Politics28 Feb 2026

Labour anxiety and accusations after big shift in Muslim vote to Greens

PM criticises ‘sectarian politics’ in byelection but party may fear Greens’ nascent leftwing political machine The Green party’s success at winning Muslim votes in Gorton and Denton has sent tremors through Westminster, prompting recriminations and accusations from opposition parties, who sense another major realignment in British politics. Experts say Hannah Spencer’s unexpectedly wide margin of victory was delivered in part by a significant shift of Muslim voters from Labour to the Greens. Co

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Express Politics28 Feb 2026

Muslims are waking up to what a terrible mistake they just made voting Green

A lot of conservative Muslims who voted Green in Gorton and Denton will no doubt have woken up saying, 'hang on... she wants to legalise drugs? And prostitution?'

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Express Politics28 Feb 2026

Green Party could stop Nigel Farage becoming Prime Minister - here's how he fights back

Nigel Farage needs to fight off left-wing insurgents if he hopes to replace Sir Keir Starmer in Number 10

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Sky News Politics28 Feb 2026

Back my asylum overhaul or risk Trump inspired ICE-style raids, warns Mahmood

Shabana Mahmood is set to introduce new legislation to overhaul the UK's asylum system as part a tougher approach to migration.

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Conservative Home28 Feb 2026

Our top ten picks of the week

ConservativeHome's round-up of ten of our best articles from the preceding week. The post Our top ten picks of the week appeared first on Conservative Home.

BBC Politics27 Feb 2026

Mahmood to press on with immigration reforms despite by-election defeat

The home secretary is to double down on plans for Danish-style restrictions on asylum seekers.

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The Guardian Politics27 Feb 2026

Shabana Mahmood vows to stick with hardline migration policies after byelection defeat

Home secretary will defy ‘plain wrong’ calls from unions and leftwing MPs that she is alienating Muslim voters Shabana Mahmood will press on with hardline immigration policies despite calls for a reversal from unions and left-leaning Labour MPs after the Green party’s byelection victory. Senior Labour sources insisted that the home secretary would continue to roll out changes to asylum policy, dismissing as “plain wrong” claims that it would further alienate Muslim voters. Continue reading...

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BBC Politics27 Feb 2026

Starmer vows to fight on after historic Green by-election win

The result - in a seat Labour has held for nearly 100 years - heaps further pressure on the PM's position.

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