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Express Politics10 Apr 2026

Politics LIVE: Nightmare for Starmer as Iran ceasefire waivers

Keir Starmer returns from the Gulf as ceasefire looks set to collapse.

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Conservative Home10 Apr 2026

Lord Ashcroft: My latest polling – The crucial “Centrists” who reject both Reform and the Greens

A general election is still years away but if the landscape then resembles the current state of play, one key question will be which putative governing coalition is least chaotic – and this Centrist group of voters may hold the answer. The post Lord Ashcroft: My latest polling – The crucial “Centrists” who reject both Reform and the Greens appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics10 Apr 2026

‘Nobody’s in charge’: is power sharing still working in Northern Ireland?

Feuding parties and crumbling public services damaging public’s faith in Stormont, 28 years on from Good Friday agreement The Good Friday agreement appeared over Northern Ireland like a sunburst – a miracle of political leadership that consigned the Troubles to history. Signed on 10 April 1998, it ushered in an era of peace that endures and is held up as a model for resolving conflicts around the world. Yet Northern Ireland will mark the agreement’s 28th anniversary on Friday with gloom. Contin

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The Guardian Politics9 Apr 2026

The Iran war is a warning: Britain must build resilience – at home and with our allies in Europe | Keir Starmer

We should not be at the mercy of events abroad. That’s why, from energy to defence to key social policies, we aim to remake our country Britain has been buffeted by crises for nearly two decades now. And from the 2008 financial crash, through austerity, to Brexit, Covid, the Ukraine war and Liz Truss, the response from Westminster has always been the same. Manage the crisis, find a sticking plaster and then desperately try to reassert the status quo. This time, it will be different. The war in I

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BBC Politics9 Apr 2026

Greens launch local election campaign with focus on housing

Party leader Zack Polanski accuses Labour of failing to build enough social and affordable homes.

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The Guardian Politics9 Apr 2026

Trump and the Middle East: can Starmer do anything? – podcast

Keir Starmer and the UK government are scrabbling to keep up with Trump’s fast-changing position on Iran and the Middle East. While a two-week ceasefire is in place, how long will it hold for? Peter Walker and Alexandra Topping look at what happens now. And, with the local election campaign under way, how are the different parties responding to the conflict? Guardian Live: Can Labour come back from the brink? With a difficult set of May elections approaching, Labour under threat from both the Gr

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The Guardian Politics9 Apr 2026

‘No more bending to Westminster’s will’ if Plaid Cymru wins power, leader vows

Rhun ap Iorwerth launches party’s manifesto and says he is unconcerned by Reform UK threat in Welsh elections UK politics live – latest updates Plaid Cymru’s leader has promised “no more bending to Westminster’s will” as the nationalist party stands on the brink of taking office for the first time in next month’s Senedd elections. Speaking at Plaid Cymru’s manifesto launch in Wrexham on Thursday – chosen because of its football team, which has showcased Wales’s potential to the world – Rhun ap

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BBC Politics9 Apr 2026

Payments for children and 100 new GPs in Plaid election manifesto

Rhun ap Iorwerth said a Plaid government would cut waiting times, help with childcare costs and grow economy.

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Guido Fawkes9 Apr 2026

Bursting the Bubble: One Month to Go…

Welcome to Bursting the Bubble-  the weekly guide to the polls, the numbers and the elections that matter. A series so good, Angela Rayner stole its name for her podcast. Become a member now to get access to Guido’s poll of polls and all the latest data… Just four weeks until the locals…

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Conservative Home9 Apr 2026

Kemi Badenoch’s first TV Party Political Broadcast of the local elections

The video sets out her plan to back British energy and cut bills, paid for by getting Britain drilling in the North Sea. The post Kemi Badenoch’s first TV Party Political Broadcast of the local elections appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics9 Apr 2026

Greens launch local election campaign with focus on housing

Party leader Zack Polanski accuses Labour of failing to build enough social and affordable homes.

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The Guardian Politics9 Apr 2026

Zack Polanski calls for UK to withdraw trade agreement with Israel after strikes on Lebanon

Green leader says PM should impose tougher sanctions on Israel and accuses country of acting in ‘completely uncontrolled way’ UK politics live – latest updates Zack Polanski has called on the government to tear up the UK-Israel trade agreement, after the Israeli strikes on Lebanon. Polanski called for Keir Starmer to ban the US using UK airspace and said sanctions should be imposed on Israel, after accusing the nation of “behaving in a completely uncontrolled way”. Continue reading...

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