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The Guardian Politics1 Apr 2026

Police chiefs failed to tackle racism due to lack of leadership, watchdog finds

Review finds no ‘meaningful impact’ five years after race action plan launched, amid calls for government to step in Promises by police chiefs to tackle racial bias failed owing to “a lack of clear national leadership”, an independent police report has found. The promises were made five years ago in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement and led police bosses in England and Wales to launch a race action plan promising to tackle the “stigmatising and humiliating” experiences of Black people

Crime
The Guardian Politics1 Apr 2026

Energy crisis: why ‘keep calm but cut down’ may be a better message for Labour

Government keen to avoid panic as oil price surges, but perhaps households need advice on reducing consumption Labour ministers sent out in recent days to respond to the looming energy crisis sparked by the Iran war have essentially stuck to that reassuring wartime slogan: keep calm and carry on. “I think people should go about their lives as normal, knowing that the government is taking action to bring energy bills down,” James Murray, the chief secretary to the Treasury, told BBC Radio 4’s Tod

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Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Our Survey: Majority support North Sea oil and gas exploration amid war in Middle East

It should be obvious to the government, as it is to the general public, that the North Sea still has resources to exploit that could help to strengthen Britain's energy security. The thing is that Miliband, and hence Labour’s, net-zero ideology gets in the way. The post Our Survey: Majority support North Sea oil and gas exploration amid war in Middle East appeared first on Conservative Home.

Defence
Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Katie Lam: We will not fix our problems by telling people to stop talking about them

Failure to acknowledge the truth, and a desire to prevent other people from doing so, allowed people to get away with the some of the very worst crimes committed in this country in living memory. The post Katie Lam: We will not fix our problems by telling people to stop talking about them appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Michael Gray: The Conservative policy on social media for U16’s is pro-childhood not anti-tech

The impact of social media in schools is visible in friendship groups destabilised overnight by the fallout from group chats; in the heightened anxiety that stems from constant comparison; in the quiet but persistent erosion of self-regulation. The post Michael Gray: The Conservative policy on social media for U16’s is pro-childhood not anti-tech appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Aarti Joshi: To ‘Back Britain’, we must stop taxing the City out of existence

It is time to stop taxing the Stock Exchange out of existence and start powering the next generation of British Tech giants and creating a new generation of shareholders.  The post Aarti Joshi: To ‘Back Britain’, we must stop taxing the City out of existence appeared first on Conservative Home.

Economy
The Guardian Politics31 Mar 2026

Two-thirds of UK hospitality businesses plan to cut jobs and one in seven will close, survey finds

Sector cites ‘billions of pounds in additional costs’ from new business rates and increase in minimum wage thresholds Two-thirds of hospitality businesses are planning to cut jobs as a result of “suffocating” costs imposed by government, as new business rates and higher wage bills come into force. Many pubs, restaurants and hotel companies will see their costs increase significantly from 1 April after Rachel Reeves’s changes to business rates and an increase in minimum wage thresholds announced

Healthcare
BBC Politics31 Mar 2026

Pay rise for 2.7 million people as minimum wage increase comes into force

Many businesses have said they will have to pass higher wage costs onto customers.

The Guardian Politics31 Mar 2026

Anti-terrorist programme Prevent ‘outdated and inadequately prepared’, report finds

The home affairs select committee said Prevent cannot deal with the modern challenges of fighting extremism The government’s anti-terrorism programme, Prevent, is “outdated and inadequately prepared” to deal with modern challenges such as extremists adhering to no particular ideology, an influential cross-party group of MPs has concluded. The home affairs select committee has called for a reset to the approach for dealing with fast-evolving online subcultures promoting antisemitism, anti-Muslim

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Sky News Politics31 Mar 2026

Police given stronger powers to combat public sexual harassment

Police will be given stronger powers to combat public sexual harassment.

Crime
BBC Politics31 Mar 2026

King's state visit to US to go ahead in April, but no Harry meeting

Despite political tensions between the US and UK, the King will travel to Washington next month.

Politics
BBC Politics31 Mar 2026

More UK troops to be sent to Middle East, defence secretary announces

The UK government announces further air defence systems will be sent to countries in the region along with troops to operate them.

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