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BBC Politics1 Mar 2026

UK troops and civilians in Middle East put at risk by Iran strikes, Healey says

British military personnel at a base in Bahrain were "within several hundred yards" of a strike, the defence secretary says.

Defence
BBC Politics1 Mar 2026

UK troops and civilians put at risk by Iran strikes, Healey says

British military personnel at a base in Bahrain were "within several hundred yards" of a strike, the defence secretary says.

Defence
BBC Politics27 Feb 2026

Government to give go-ahead for £1bn defence helicopter deal

The chancellor has stepped in to protect jobs at the helicopter manufacturer in Somerset, the BBC understands.

Defence
BBC Politics27 Feb 2026

Arrest after Churchill statue defaced with graffiti

The statue of the former prime minster at Westminster was vandalised with slogans daubed in red paint.

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BBC Politics26 Feb 2026

MoD launches review into whether Epstein used RAF bases

Records and emails will be reviewed to determine whether the convicted sex offender used military bases when visiting the UK.

Defence
BBC Politics26 Feb 2026

MoD launches review into whether Epstein used RAF bases

Records and emails will be reviewed to determine whether the convicted sex offender used military bases when visiting the UK.

Defence
BBC Politics25 Feb 2026

Fourth Tory councillor defects to Reform

Carl Edwards says he has watched "promise after promise broken" by his former party.

Defence
BBC Politics24 Feb 2026

Labour MP Dawn Butler asks BBC for explanation over racial slur during Baftas broadcast

MP asks why racial slur was not removed from the Bafta Film Awards show when it was on a two-hour delay.

Defence
BBC Politics9 Feb 2026

Sarwar makes his biggest political gamble - but can it pay off?

The call for Sir Keir Starmer to resign is a defining moment in Sarwar's leadership of Scottish Labour.

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