Category: UK Politics

Hereditary peers to be removed from Lords as bill passes [unable to retrieve full-text content]The bill abolishes the 92 seats reserved for peers who inherit their titles through their families.Published at Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:02:32 +0000

Calls grow for Reeves to ditch fuel tax hike over Iran [unable to retrieve full-text content]Reform UK has set out further detail of how it would cover the cost of scrapping September’s planned rise.Published at Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:01:07 +0000

PM warns of impact of Iran conflict on UK economy [unable to retrieve full-text content]The prime minister was speaking as oil prices soar in response to turbulence in the Middle East.Published at Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:27:55 +0000

PM is standing up for UK interests, says Cooper after Trump criticism [unable to retrieve full-text content]The foreign secretary says the UK will not agree with the US “on every issue” after the US president attacks the PM’s stance.Published at Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:02:46 +0000

Badenoch presses Starmer to strike Iranian missile sites [unable to retrieve full-text content]RAF jets have been shooting down missiles fired by Iran, but are not taking part in strikes on its sites. Published at Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:55:10 +0000

Asylum seekers who break law to have support removed [unable to retrieve full-text content]The home secretary will say in a speech the move is required to restore “trust” to the asylum system.Published at Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:00:23 +0000

Partner of Labour MP arrested on suspicion of spying for China, BBC told [unable to retrieve full-text content]He is one of three unnamed men who the Met Police suspect of assisting Chinese intelligence services in the UK.Published at Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:12:02 +0000

Trump says Starmer is ‘no Winston Churchill’ over Iran strikes [unable to retrieve full-text content]Sir Keir Starmer had refused to grant the US permission to use the Diego Garcia military base.Published at Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:12:03 +0000

UK still working closely with US, minister insists after Trump criticism [unable to retrieve full-text content]The minister defends the UK’s stance on Iran, as the US president says the relationship is “obviously not what it was”.Published at Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:26:13 +0000

Starmer criticises Trump over Iran strikes, as he defends UK position [unable to retrieve full-text content]The PM told MPs that Trump had expressed his disagreement with the decision not to get involved in the initial strikes.Published at Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:22:19 +0000