Government under pressure to abandon fuel duty increase as prices soar IN FULL The Independent UK · Mar 31
Starmer’s Chagos deal dealt major blow as judge rules Chagossians have right to live on disputed islands Justice James Lewis, the judge for the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Court, has ruled that Chagossians have a right of abode on the islands The Independent UK · Mar 31
Poll suggests SNP could win 62 Holyrood seats with Reform in second The survey was carried out on 1,068 people between March 16 and 23. Evening Standard · Mar 31
King’s state visit to US will take place in April despite calls to delay amid Iran war – UK politics live The king will address Congress during the visit, which will commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence The Guardian - UK · Mar 31
Britain faces one of the largest shocks from Iran war energy crisis, warns IMF Oil prices have soared in response to Iran’s stranglehold on tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz The Independent UK · Mar 31
Row erupts after Keir Starmer accuses medics of ‘walking away’ from deal The Prime Minister has given resident doctors a 48-hour deadline to reconsider. Evening Standard · Mar 31
Prime Minister to chair Cobra meeting on economic hit of Iran war Sir Keir Starmer told business leaders on Monday that it must be a ‘joint effort’ to tackle the impact of the war. Evening Standard · Mar 31
Tuesday briefing: How to make sense of England’s local elections campaigns In today’s newsletter: From breakthroughs to breakdowns, what we can expect to see – and what the consequences of the vote could be The Guardian - UK · Mar 31
Keir Starmer gives 48-hour deadline to resident doctors to call off strikes The Prime Minister has threatened to withdraw an offer of thousands of extra specialty NHS training posts. The Independent UK · Mar 31
Keir Starmer issues 48-hour ultimatum over 'reckless' resident doctors' strikes Prime Minister threatens to withdraw an offer of thousands of extra specialty NHS training posts Evening Standard · Mar 31
Starmer’s immigration rhetoric follows familiar pattern of bold claims but few results, expert says Madeleine Sumption says politicians make big claims about things they only partially control to appeal to voters The Guardian - UK · Mar 31
Social media ban for under-16s ‘not the right approach’, says Google UK boss Kate Alessi, Google’s UK and Ireland boss, said the firm’s YouTube arm is working to make it as ‘safe as possible’ with new features for young users. Evening Standard · Mar 30
Teachers warn of extreme online content influencing pupils in British schools A survey of 10,578 teachers found that one in six had experienced misogyny from a pupil in the last year The Independent UK · Mar 30
Google UK boss issues new warning over potential social media ban for under-16s Kate Alessi also says Google plans to appeal the decision from a landmark court case which held the firm and Meta liable for a woman’s childhood social media addiction The Independent UK · Mar 30
The Independent UK · Mar 30 Starmer gives ‘reckless’ resident doctors 48 hours to call off strikes or he’ll pull jobs deal BMA to stage six-day action after Easter weekend over demands for pay to be restored to 2008 levels
The Guardian - UK · Mar 30 Kemi the attention seeker somehow always makes two plus two equal five The looming oil crisis caused by the Iran war gives the Conservative leader a platform from which to jump to the wrong conclusions
The Independent UK · Mar 30 Keir Starmer must help consumers through the energy crisis THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As governments around the world implement measures to take the sting out of rising prices, Labour has merely urged the British people to ‘act as normal’. It is time to go beyond the platitudes – and abandoning a planned fuel duty hike would be a start
Evening Standard · Mar 30 FTSE 100 up as latest peace talk claims weighed Financial analysts said markets remain nervous amid comments from Donald Trump about seizing Iranian oil and the country’s Kharg Island export hub.
Evening Standard · Mar 30 Starmer calls for ‘joint effort’ with business on Iran war economic impact Bosses from oil firms, shipping companies and banks were invited to Downing Street for crisis talks.
The Independent UK · Mar 30 Trump’s new ultimatum to Iran: Make a deal soon or we’ll obliterate Kharg Island US leader said he would ‘conclude our lovely stay in Iran’ by blowing up all of the country’s energy facilities
The Guardian - UK · Mar 30 Starmer pledges to tackle new cost of living crisis at May elections campaign launch Prime minister says 7 May vote is coming at time of ‘war on two fronts’ as Labour braces for heavy losses at polls
The Independent UK · Mar 30 Reeves urged to follow Europe’s example and protect consumers amid spiralling fuel prices Diesel price hits highest level since December 2022, prompting more calls for No 10 to protect consumers
Evening Standard · Mar 30 Starmer hosts business chiefs as Trump ratchets up threats to Iran’s oil US president Donald Trump has threatened to wipe out Iran’s oil infrastructure unless a deal is done to open the Strait of Hormuz.
Evening Standard · Mar 30 Fewer than one in 300 phone thefts in London result in a charge, figures show Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney had his phone stolen - but no suspect was identified