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BBC Politics10 Mar 2026

Youngest council leader faces no confidence vote

Warwickshire County Council's George Finch is accused of bringing the authority "into disrepute".

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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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Express Politics10 Mar 2026

Starmer faces utter catastrophe as Corbyn-Galloway-Polanski pact threatens to go national

A hard-left alliance humiliated Labour in Gorton - now elections expert Lord Hayward is warning it could go national in May

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The Guardian Politics9 Mar 2026

So Badenoch, Farage and Blair think the Iran war is a great idea? Hmm … | John Crace

Kemi may be all in favour, but at least economic realpolitik is forcing her to take a slightly different tack There have been any number of opportunities for people to decide they wanted no part of America’s war with Iran. The first was after the US had launched its first wave of strikes. To be fair, this was the moment Keir Starmer and most of the UK reckoned enough was enough and that our involvement would be limited to defensive strikes only. You couldn’t really fault the logic. Did the UK re

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The Guardian Politics9 Mar 2026

HMS Dragon will head to Cyprus in next couple of days, says defence secretary

John Healey tells Commons crews working hard to prepare warship after criticism over slow response to drone attacks HMS Dragon will set sail in “the next couple of days”, the defence secretary has said, meaning the British destroyer may not arrive in the eastern Mediterranean until after the weekend. John Healey told the House of Commons that navy crews were working “tirelessly, 22 hours a day” to prepare the warship, as he faced accusations of not acting fast enough to protect British interests

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The Guardian Politics9 Mar 2026

Ministers must act more quickly on deepfakes to protect women and girls, Kendall says

Exclusive: Technology secretary urges tech companies to do more to tackle online misogyny Ministers need to act more quickly to combat fast-changing threats from technology such as deepfakes, the technology secretary has said, as she warned about the risks women and girls face online. Liz Kendall said on Monday that technology was developing at such a pace that it was outstripping the government’s ability to regulate it, even suggesting there could be regular annual reviews of regulations as hap

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Express Politics9 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves is making one choice that will make Britons poorer

The Chancellor has come under pressure amid warnings the Middle East crisis will trigger a cost of living nightmare

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BBC Politics9 Mar 2026

RAF jets have taken out two more drones, says Healey

The defence secretary also told MPs that the warship HMS Dragon would set sail for the Mediterranean in the next couple of days.

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Express Politics9 Mar 2026

Motorists told to make key change to driving style after £2 a litre petrol price warnings

The Middle East crisis threatens to trigger a cost of living nightmare in Britain.

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Express Politics9 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves torn apart in Commons for 'gross mismanagement' after Iran update

Tories warn that Chancellor's decisions have left Britain 'more vulnerable' to the economic impacts of Iran crisis

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The Guardian Politics9 Mar 2026

UK inflation likely to rise because of Middle East war, says Rachel Reeves

British chancellor says she will take steps to help families with cost of living as oil prices surge Middle East crisis – live updates Britain is likely to be hit by rising inflation because of the US war with Iran, the UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has said, as she suggested that a “rapid de-escalation” would be the best protection against a jump in energy prices. Both the chancellor and the prime minister, Keir Starmer, suggested the government would be prepared to intervene to protect UK h

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Guido Fawkes9 Mar 2026

Labour Wars: Don’t-Know-Darren in the Doghouse

Guido members get exclusive access to Labour Wars, the inside track on what’s really happening at the top of government. Fawkes Friends and Premium Plotters also receive priority tickets to all our events, like last week’s Save Chagos Boat Party. Click here to become a member today… What was behind Rachel Reeves’ Commons meltdown last…

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