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Express Politics13 Mar 2026

Nigel Farage warns mass migration has led to people support 'barbarism' of Iranian mullahs

EXCLUSIVE: The Reform UK leader said the Ayatollah and his cronies are funding "the growth of Islamism, sectarian voting and Jew hatred" in the UK.

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Guido Fawkes13 Mar 2026

Guido Whispers: Fight, Fight, Fight…

Members get access to Guido Whispers every Friday. For all the latest gossip swirling around Westminster and beyond, join us today by clicking here. Get tomorrow’s news, today…

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The Guardian Politics13 Mar 2026

Phillipson accuses lawyers of exploiting parents of children with special needs

Education secretary has claimed lawyers’ criticisms of her department’s policy changes are motivated by profit Lawyers have been accused of exploiting parents of children with special needs by the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, who claimed their criticisms of the government’s policy changes were motivated by profit. Speaking at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) annual conference, Phillipson said the special educational needs overhaul outlined last month would “move t

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Guido Fawkes13 Mar 2026

Reform vs Restore Spat Hotting Up as Staff Tensions Boil Over

The Reform vs Restore battle is becoming more than an avatar of the personal dispute between Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe. As both ambitions in both camps soar, the troops are getting involved, as anyone on X will have noticed this week… Much of the tension revolves around the Tory past of Reform Shadow Chancellor…

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Conservative Home13 Mar 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

Reform UK gained a seat from Lincolnshire Independents in North Kesteven. The Lib Dems gained a seat from the Green Party in the Vale of White Horse. But the Lib Dems lost a seat to the Green Party in Liverpool. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics13 Mar 2026

UK petrol retailers claim ‘inflammatory language’ of ministers led to staff abuse

Trade body to attend Reeves meeting hours after saying it was pulling out over suggestions of ‘price gouging’ • Watchdog puts UK fuel retailers ‘on notice’ over profiteering from Iran war • Business live – latest updates • UK politics live – latest updates The trade body for the UK’s petrol station industry has fuelled a row with the government after claiming that the “inflammatory language” used by ministers to describe rising pump prices may have incited abuse against forecourt staff. The Petr

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BBC Politics13 Mar 2026

Iran war increases importance of good UK-Ireland relations

The second summit follows the announcement of new Irish investment of more than £900m into the UK.

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The Guardian Politics13 Mar 2026

Give mayors more powers to tackle youth unemployment crisis, says Alan Milburn

Exclusive: Government’s work tsar warns that having young people not in work will create ‘long-term scarring effect’ Mayors across England should be given greater powers to tackle the youth unemployment crisis and avoid the “long-term scarring” of regions outside London, the government’s work tsar has said. Alan Milburn, who is leading a major review into increasing inactivity among Britain’s young people, said the issue could not be solved by Whitehall alone. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics13 Mar 2026

Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes will not have UK benefits cut

Campaigners welcome Keir Starmer’s backing of ‘Philomena’s law’ to protect payments for those who accept compensation Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes can continue to receive benefits in the UK after Downing Street agreed to protect payments. Keir Starmer bowed to pressure from campaigners to back a bill known as Philomena’s law, which would ringfence survivors’ benefits if they accepted compensation from Dublin. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics13 Mar 2026

British politics is hooked on flashy fake numbers – and the AI investment debacle proves it | Jonathan Portes

A claim that the UK is attracting billions of pounds in AI investment has been debunked. That’s no surprise when our establishment runs on dubious ‘good news’ One trillion dollars. That’s the amount of financial aid Gordon Brown triumphantly announced at the 2009 London G20 summit. (I contributed my own two cents here.) Except it wasn’t exactly real: the number was a mixture of already promised apples and aspirational future oranges. So it should hardly be a surprise that when ministers proclaim

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Conservative Home13 Mar 2026

Jonathan Guttentag: Iran exposes the West’s crisis of moral clarity

Within days of military strikes against Iranian targets, demonstrations appeared in several Western cities condemning Israel and the United States, while paying little attention to the actions and ideology of the Iranian regime itself. The post Jonathan Guttentag: Iran exposes the West’s crisis of moral clarity appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics13 Mar 2026

UK urges allies to keep up pressure on Russia as US eases sanctions

Ministers say the UK will not be following the US by loosening sanctions on some Russian oil.