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The Guardian Politics26 Mar 2026

Starmer tells Travelodge boss to engage with MPs over sexual assault case

PM tells Jo Boydell of concerns about her lack of availability to discuss how staff gave man access to victim’s room • UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has written to the chief executive of Travelodge to press the hotel chain to “seriously engage” with MPs raising concerns about its protocols after a woman was sexually assaulted by a man who was given her room number and a key card by staff. MPs who had sought an urgent meeting with Jo Boydell said the case of Kyran Smith, 29, who

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Guido Fawkes26 Mar 2026

MPs’ Register of Interests: Farage Coins It on Cameo and Rayner Rakes It In

The latest update to the Register of Members’ Financial Interests is out. See who has the deepest pockets… Nigel Farage trousered £42,549 from his Cameo video recordings, which must have upset the Guardian. His attempted trip to the Chagos islands – Farage registered it as a “humanitarian aid mission” – cost £25,000, courtesy of Reform…

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Express Politics26 Mar 2026

Nigel Farage's PMQs walkout shows what a sham Keir Starmer inflicts on UK

The Reform UK leader said more by walking out than the Prime Minister has managed since he got elected.

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The Guardian Politics26 Mar 2026

UK CO2 plant to reopen amid fears Iran war could lead to shortage

Teesside site mothballed in September given £100m by government to restart production for at least three months A shuttered carbon dioxide plant on Teesside is to reopen with £100m of government investment in response to fears that the war in Iran could trigger shortages of the gas that multiple industries rely on. The business secretary, Peter Kyle, has approved the reopening of the Ensus plant to help bolster production of CO2, which has uses ranging from carbonating drinks and keeping food fr

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The Guardian Politics26 Mar 2026

Doctors waiting on asylum decisions can work in NHS as Home Office lifts ban

Rule change follows high court challenge brought by two doctors prevented from working in specialist fields Doctors who have been prevented from working in the NHS while they wait for asylum decisions are celebrating after the Home Office agreed to lift the ban. The changes come into force on Thursday. The changes to the immigration rules follow a high court challenge by two specialist doctors who had the relevant qualifications to work for the NHS but were prevented from taking up work. Doctors

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Express Politics26 Mar 2026

Sewage spills plunge to record low after dry weather in 2025

A lack of rainfall last year was the main driver behind a drop in sewage entering Britain's rivers and seas, as opposed to improvements from water companies.

Express Politics26 Mar 2026

Shock at John Healey car crash interview as he can't say how many frigates Royal Navy has

John Healey struggled to name how many Royal Navy frigates the UK has as British officers are forced to borrow a German warship to lead a NATO mission.

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BBC Politics26 Mar 2026

Arrests of Palestine Action protesters to resume, Met says

The Met says it remains a criminal offence to support the banned group and it "must enforce the law".

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The Guardian Politics26 Mar 2026

Starmer promises to tackle ‘addictive’ social media platforms after peers inflict fresh defeat on government – UK politics live

The government has launched a consultation on banning social media for under-16s but peers voted to move faster House of Lords pushes for Australian-style social media ban for under-16s Good morning. It is going to be a busy political news day, but potentially quite a mixed and messy one. Keir Starmer is in Helsinki for a meeting of the Joint Expeditionary Force (the northern European military pact – the Nordics, the Baltics, the Dutch and the UK), and he has already been speaking to the media

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The Guardian Politics26 Mar 2026

PM rejects ‘far-fetched’ attempts to cast doubt on McSweeney’s account of phone theft

Keir Starmer responds after Kemi Badenoch spokesperson says she ‘raised eyebrow’ in relation to theft of aide’s phone UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has said it is “far-fetched” to suggest that the theft of his former chief of staff’s mobile phone is somehow connected to a subsequent push for the release of documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador. Downing Street has come under pressure to say whether key messages between Morgan McSweeney and the for

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Express Politics26 Mar 2026

Ed Miliband is off his rocker - and 10 minutes in Europe’s richest country proves it

Labour's deluded energy secretary is deliberately making Britain poorer. And hiding the truth from us.

BBC Politics26 Mar 2026

Chris Mason: How will the UK respond to US court ruling on social media?

Will the decision of a Los Angeles jury have an impact on the UK government as it considers potential future regulations on social media, writes the BBC's political editor.

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