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Express Politics14 Apr 2026

Rachel Reeves hit by triple hammerblow as recession warnings grow

Britain is expected to be the worst hit of leading nations from the fallout of the Iran war

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Guido Fawkes14 Apr 2026

REVEALED: MoD Blows £16 Million on Government Credit Cards in a Single Month

Ministry of Defence staff racked up £16.3 million on taxpayer-funded procurement cards in March alone, with the spending including £133,000 in restaurants and bars and stays at The Ritz Carlton and Four Seasons. Wasn’t Starmer supposed to snip these cards in half? The transparency data, quietly published this week, reveals 5,975 transactions on MoD electronic…

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The Guardian Politics14 Apr 2026

Reform activist suspended over racist and antisemitic comments remains election agent

Adam Mitula is acting as election agent for Reform candidates in three wards in Tameside area ahead of 7 May polls A Reform UK activist in the Gorton and Denton byelection who was suspended over racist and antisemitic comments has been named as the election agent for three of the party’s candidates in Manchester ahead of polls on 7 May. Adam Mitula, an interim campaign manager in the Tameside area, confirmed in February that he had been suspended as a party member “pending investigation”. Conti

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Express Politics14 Apr 2026

POLL: Should Keir Starmer be spending more on defence?

The Express is asking for its readers views as a former NATO chief is set to warn in a speech: 'We are underprepared. We are underinsured. We are under attack.'

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The Guardian Politics14 Apr 2026

Hegseth right to mock Royal Navy, says ex-army chief as he backs claims over military underfunding – UK politics live

Richard Barrons backs George Robertson and says UK forces ‘too small and undernourished for the world that we now live in’ Good morning. When Keir Starmer gave evidence to the Commons liaison committee before the Easter recess, and when he made a statement to MPs yesterday on the first day after it was over, he was repeatedly asked when the government will publish its defence investment plan (DIP). On both occasions, he could not give a timetable and would just say it would be published as soon

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Guido Fawkes14 Apr 2026

Strategic Defence Review Author: Labour’s “Corrosive Complacency” Has Put Britain in Peril

Labour peer George Robertson – author of the landmark Strategic Defence Review- has today aimed all of his guns at Starmer and his government for “corrosive complacency” on defence. The Defence Investment Plan was meant to set out funding for the SDR’s proposals – it has been delayed by half a year so far… Robertson…

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Sky News Politics14 Apr 2026

'Our national security is in peril,' Starmer and Reeves told by author of damning defence review

Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves will today be accused of "corrosive complacency" on defence, in a damning intervention by the lead author of their own defence review.

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Conservative Home14 Apr 2026

When the warnings about the ‘triple lock’ come from all sides – is it wise to ignore them?

Westminster has an open secret. Almost everybody knows that the triple-lock is ultimately economically unsustainable. And yet no party on the right wants to touch it for fear of electoral suicide. That doesn't make it any more sustainable. The post When the warnings about the ‘triple lock’ come from all sides – is it wise to ignore them? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics14 Apr 2026

Former Nato chief warns UK's national security 'in peril'

Lord George Robertson will use a speech to accuse "non-military experts in the Treasury" of "vandalism".

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BBC Politics14 Apr 2026

Chris Mason: How Lammy and Vance's unlikely friendship is being leveraged

Their relations remain warm just as those between their leaders seems decidedly chilly, Chris Mason writes.

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BBC Politics14 Apr 2026

Chris Mason: How Lammy and Vance's unlikely friendship is being leveraged

Their relations remain warm just as those between their leaders seems decidedly chilly, Chris Mason writes.

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BBC Politics14 Apr 2026

Chris Mason: How Lammy and Vance's unlikely friendship is being leveraged

Their relations remain warm just as those between their leaders seems decidedly chilly, Chris Mason writes.

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