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Express Politics16 Mar 2026

Cost of housing and welfare for each asylum seeker revealed in bombshell new figures

EXCLUSIVE: Keir Starmer has vowed to close hotels and 'smash' people smuggling gangs but watchdog predicts 'only modest reductions' in massive spending.

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Sky News Politics16 Mar 2026

Voters split over whether Starmer is handling Iran war well

Voters are broadly split over whether Sir Keir Starmer is handling the Iran war well, exclusive polling by YouGov for Sky News shows.

Defence
Express Politics16 Mar 2026

Reform councils 'cut waste by £700m' as Richard Tice hits back over council tax claim

One council saved £32 million by scrapping green policies.

EconomyEnvironmentReform
BBC Politics16 Mar 2026

Labour calls for tax investigation into Reform's Tice

It follows a newspaper report that Tice had avoided corporation tax worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

EconomyReform
Guido Fawkes16 Mar 2026

Revealed: Rayner May Owe Tax on Labour-Funded Legal Advice… About Her Own Tax Affairs

Angela Rayner could now face yet another tax bill over the legal advice Labour paid for to examine her personal finances before her resignation last September. It’s a day ending in Y, so Angela Rayner’s tax affairs are back in the headlines…  The Times has revealed that Labour used party funds to hire Jonathan Peacock…

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Express Politics16 Mar 2026

Angela Rayner's brutal reforms under fire for causing ‘needless damage’ to pensions

Pension funds and City firms warn the Government's flagship housing Bill risks spooking investors.

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The Guardian Politics16 Mar 2026

Labour MPs have no reason to oppose new welfare reforms, says minister

Pat McFadden unveils £1bn youth employment scheme and appeals for support from backbench MPs who rebelled over welfare last year Labour MPs have no reason to oppose a fresh government attempt to overhaul the welfare system, the work and pensions secretary has said as he unveiled a £1bn youth employment scheme. The announcement by Pat McFadden – who said the public wanted the system to promote work and “value for money” – is seen as a prelude to a renewed bid to reform the welfare system after

Politics
Guido Fawkes16 Mar 2026

WATCH: Healey Admits Britain’s ‘War Footing’ Defence Investment Plan Still Not Ready

Missing: Britain’s “war-fighting readiness” defence investment plan. Expected arrival date: last autumn…

Defence
BBC Politics16 Mar 2026

Wary allies show there's no quick fix to Trump's Iran crisis

European leaders are hesitant to help Trump secure the Strait of Hormuz, but they know inaction on the Iran war isn't really an option.

Defence
Sky News Politics16 Mar 2026

'Deeper' ties to Europe and AI the best ways to boost growth, Reeves to say

Artificial intelligence (AI) and "deeper" ties with Europe are the best ways to get the economy growing, the chancellor will say on Tuesday.

Economy
Conservative Home16 Mar 2026

Oscar Gill-Lewis: Don’t privatise, or centralise – reform the Police

There are so many reforms that you could and probably should do before increasing the number of police hires, because it makes it easier to know when you have a sufficient number of police.  The post Oscar Gill-Lewis: Don’t privatise, or centralise – reform the Police appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics16 Mar 2026

Can Starmer avoid being drawn into the US-Iran war? – podcast

The PM says the UK will not be dragged into wider war in the Middle East and pledges support to households struggling to pay for heating oil. Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey talk about what the government is doing to support people during the cost of living crisis and the fallout from the war. Plus a look at Brussels as the government works on another EU-reset to create closer ties Continue reading...

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