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The Guardian Politics13 Apr 2026

Anas Sarwar asks voters in Scotland to give Labour five years to ‘fix SNP’s mess’

Scottish Labour leader pledges more homes and tax cuts as party tries to reverse slump in support before May elections UK politics live – latest updates Anas Sarwar has appealed to voters to give Labour five years “to fix the Scottish National party’s mess” as he pledged more homes, tax cuts and a smaller public sector. The Scottish Labour leader is fighting a last-ditch attempt to reverse a steep slump in support. Recent polls put Sarwar’s party third or fourth behind Reform and the Scottish

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Express Politics13 Apr 2026

POLL: Should Keir Starmer be allowed to align UK with EU rules without MPs voting?

Readers can vote in our online poll on new Brexit plans by the Prime Minister.

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Guido Fawkes13 Apr 2026

Labour Doesn’t Bother Trying to Recruit New Government Propriety Chief

Traumatised Labour has not yet started the recruitment process for a new director general in the Propriety and Constitution Group of the Cabinet Office. This is usually a powerful role for a civil servant which can decide political fates and deals with a lot of sensitive events in the day-to-day of Whitehall… The post was…

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Express Politics13 Apr 2026

Reform's migration tribunal is political theatre that cheapens its border pledges

Nigel Farage's latest bombshell move is another step down the slippery slope towards an increasingly Atlantic-style

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Express Politics13 Apr 2026

Farage warns Labour EU reset would see UK 'rejoining the low growth capital of the world'

Reform UK leader fumes that Parliament is being sidelined as Britain 'rejoining the low-growth capital of the world'

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The Guardian Politics13 Apr 2026

What is the new EU bill and could it give UK ministers Henry VIII-type powers?

Legislation would allow government to implement evolving single market rules without full parliamentary scrutiny UK politics live – latest updates Ministers in Britain are planning a new bill, which would bring into force a food and drink trade deal with the EU but also contain powers enabling the government to “dynamically align” with Europe. That will allow the UK to quickly implement evolving single market rules if it determines it is in the national interest, without having to face full p

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The Guardian Politics13 Apr 2026

Hormuz, Hungary and the UK shifting closer to the EU – podcast

After 16 years in power in Hungary, Viktor Orbán has been defeated, marking a huge shift in the European Union. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer has defended potential legislation that will align the UK with European rules – without a vote in parliament. Plus the government confirms the UK will not support Donald Trump’s planned blockade of the strait of Hormuz, but what will it offer instead? Guardian Live: Can Labour come back from the brink? With a difficult set of May elections approaching, Labour un

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Guido Fawkes13 Apr 2026

Lobby Journalists Dance to No10’s Tune With Fake Rejoin Single Market ‘Exclusives’

The lobby of Westminster journalists has been cajoled by the government into reporting Labour plans to align with the EU single market via secondary legislation and without votes in parliament. Using so-called ‘Henry VIII powers’… The substantive news was announced by Reeves at her Mais lecture and fleshed out by the FT three weeks ago,…

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BBC Politics13 Apr 2026

UK could adopt EU single market rules under new legislation

The move has raised questions over parliamentary scrutiny of future rules to deliver planned EU deals.

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BBC Politics13 Apr 2026

Sarwar puts NHS at heart of Scottish Labour's election pitch

The party has announced its plans for health, education and taxation ahead of next month's Holyrood election.

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BBC Politics13 Apr 2026

Sarwar puts NHS at heart of Scottish Labour's election pitch

The party has announced its plans for health, education and taxation ahead of next month's Holyrood election.

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BBC Politics13 Apr 2026

Plaid Cymru's manifesto explained in a minute

Gareth Lewis explains the key headlines from Plaid Cymru's manifesto for the 2026 Senedd election.

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