Sky News Politics8 Mar 2026
Lib Dem leader calls on Starmer to cancel King's US state visit
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has called on Sir Keir Starmer to cancel the King's US state visit over the war in Iran.
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Sky News Politics8 Mar 2026
Bitter breakup for Trump and Starmer - but polling suggests PM on side of public opinion
"We will remember. We don't need people that join Wars after we've already won!"
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The Guardian Politics8 Mar 2026
Opportunities, perils and pitfalls: how UK parties have responded to war in Iran
Starmer’s ‘purely defensive’ stance has won support among voters, but what challenges lie ahead for each party when it comes to their base’s view of war? Facing one of the most challenging moments of his premiership, Keir Starmer may at least draw comfort from polling showing that the British public broadly support his position on the conflict in Iran. Nearly half (46%) believe the UK military position should be purely defensive, tasked with shooting down drones and defending civilian areas and
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The Guardian Politics8 Mar 2026
Two more US aircraft arrive at RAF Fairford
Aircraft touch down in Gloucestershire after Trump given use of British bases for defensive operations in Iran Middle East crisis – live updates Two more US air force planes have landed at RAF Fairford, after the UK allowed Washington to use its bases to take part in defensive operations in Iran. Footage broadcast on Sunday showed two Boeing C-17 Globemaster transportation planes landing at the airbase in Gloucestershire, days after B-1 Lancer bombers arrived. Continue reading...
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The Guardian Politics8 Mar 2026
Starmer must learn the lessons of war, and defend Britain against Donald Trump | Simon Tisdall
As the Iran disaster escalates, Starmer should treat the US president as someone whose actions threaten the lawful, democratic way of life everywhere Nine days in, the conduct of the unjustified, illegal US-Israel war against Iran grows ever-more disproportionate, dishonourable and deranged. The torpedoing of an Iranian navy ship off Sri Lanka by a US submarine demonstrated that for reckless Donald Trump, the whole world is his battlefield. Diplomacy, treacherously sabotaged by Washington, has b
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Express Politics8 Mar 2026
UK declared 'hostage' to global events which 'punish' Britons amid Middle East conflict
MPs have issued a dire warning over the UK's energy policy
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The Guardian Politics8 Mar 2026
Cooper rejects Blair’s call for UK to have backed Trump’s strikes on Iran
Foreign secretary hits back at former prime minister, saying Britain had to ‘learn the lessons’ of Iraq war Middle East crisis – live updates Yvette Cooper has rejected Tony Blair’s assertion that the UK should have supported Donald Trump’s initial airstrikes on Iran, saying Britain had to “learn the lessons” of mistakes made in Iraq. At a private lunch event on Friday, the former Labour prime minister said Keir Starmer “should have backed America from the very beginning” and let the Trump ad
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Conservative Home8 Mar 2026
Cooper hits back at Blair criticism of PM over war
“It’s important to learn lessons from what went wrong in Iraq," she says. The post Cooper hits back at Blair criticism of PM over war appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home8 Mar 2026
Philp accuses Labour of ‘dereliction of duty’ over warships
He says Cyprus has been left undefended because Keir Starmer and the Government "showed no foresight whatsoever". The post Philp accuses Labour of ‘dereliction of duty’ over warships appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home8 Mar 2026
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Trump tells Starmer: We don’t need your aircraft carriers | Blair rebukes Starmer for not backing Trump | Labour accuses Badenoch of scoring ‘cheap political points’ over Iran strikes | Badenoch plans reshuffle 'to stop rising star Lam defecting to Reform' The post Newslinks for Sunday 8th March 2026 appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Sky News Politics8 Mar 2026
Keir Starmer 'learning lessons from Iraq', foreign secretary says
Sir Keir Starmer is "learning lessons" from the Iraq War in how he responds to the escalating conflict in Iran, the foreign secretary said.
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Express Politics8 Mar 2026
Keir Starmer's weakness is putting us all at risk from Iran - the threat is here in the UK
Labour must act on warnings and tackle Iran's influence in the UK, says Shadow Home Secretary Priti Patel
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