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Express Politics27 Mar 2026

POLL: Should Starmer give Sadiq Khan a peerage?

Keir Starmer is reportedly thinking of offering the Mayor of London a seat in the Lords to keep him on side after the local elections.

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BBC Politics27 Mar 2026

Vital paperwork for grooming gangs inquiry may be lost, say MPs

An independent inquiry into child sexual abuse by grooming gangs is about to begin its work.

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Conservative Home27 Mar 2026

Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests

The Conservatives gained a seat from the Lib Dems in the Vale of White Horse. Reform UK gained a seat from Labour in North Lincolnshire. The post Council by-election results from yesterday and forthcoming contests appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes27 Mar 2026

Guido Whispers: Brown in Town…

Members get access to Guido Whispers every Friday. This week’s edition is jam-packed. For all the latest gossip swirling around Westminster and beyond, join us today by clicking here. Get tomorrow’s news, today. A few of last week’s Whispers appeared in the dead tree press several days later…

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The Guardian Politics27 Mar 2026

Reports Sadiq Khan could join Starmer’s cabinet dismissed by allies

London mayor could however join the House of Lords while still remaining in his current role Allies of Sadiq Khan have dismissed reports the London mayor could join Keir Starmer’s cabinet after being made a peer, although it remains possible he could join the Lords while keeping his current job. Downing Street said reports that Khan could become a peer after crucial elections in May across England, Scotland and Wales were “speculation”, while a Labour source also declined to comment. Continue r

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The Guardian Politics27 Mar 2026

Cheshire constabulary rejects criticism by David Davis over Letby investigation

Force issues strongly worded rebuttal after Tory former cabinet minister alleges ‘egregious failures’ in call for review The police force that conducted the investigation into Lucy Letby has made a strongly worded public statement rejecting criticism after David Davis called in parliament for a review of the case. The Conservative former cabinet minister, who last year said that Letby had suffered “a clear miscarriage of justice”, said Cheshire constabulary had approached the investigation into

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Guido Fawkes27 Mar 2026

Commons Report Puts Elon Musk in Same Bracket as Russia and Iran for ‘Disinformation’

Another moral panic report is out from one of Parliament’s committees – this time on the threat of foreign disinformation. What about the threat of disinformation from Keir Starmer? Anyway, the document, from the Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee, cites evidence it received that “Elon Musk’s influence is potentially greater in the UK than that…

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BBC Politics27 Mar 2026

Assisted dying bill will not now become law, say both sides

The House of Lords are continuing to debate the proposals but there is not enough time to complete all the stages in the current parliamentary session.

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Guido Fawkes27 Mar 2026

Starmer Rams Lords With Labour Cronies as He Exceeds Ten Years of Tory Appointments

A side note to the emerging story today that Starmer is set to make failing Mayor of London Sadiq Khan a peer to buy his silence after the expected Labour implosion at this summer’s local elections. Starmer has form when it comes to peerage appointments… For all the hand-wringing about Tory proposals over the years,…

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The Guardian Politics27 Mar 2026

Cabinet Office to ask Mandelson to provide messages from personal phone

Exchanges about US ambassador appointment may be lost after McSweeney’s phone was stolen UK politics live – latest updates Peter Mandelson will be asked to supply messages from his personal phone as part of the investigation into his appointment as Keir Starmer’s ambassador to the US. In February, MPs forced the government to commit to publishing tens of thousands of documents after a controversy erupted over the prime minister’s awareness of the former peer’s links to the convicted child sex

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Express Politics27 Mar 2026

Election shock as bombshell poll shows huge group of voters rejecting Labour and Tories

New research suggests working-class voters who previously backed the two parties have abandoned them.

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Express Politics27 Mar 2026

Reform UK wins council by-election in boost ahead of local elections

The win for Nigel Farage's party comes ahead of the May local elections.

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