Day Headlines in Politics News: 2026-01-07
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UK armed forces helped US seizure of tanker, says MoD (BBC News - Politics 2026-01-07 20:52:32)
Venezuelan-linked Marinera was stopped by the US Coast Guard as it travelled through waters between Iceland and Scotland.
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Lib Dem council to ask for election delay weeks after Davey's warning (BBC News - Politics 2026-01-07 19:39:21)
Cheltenham Borough Council is asking for its May elections to be postponed.
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Murdered MP's daughter unhappy with review offer (BBC News - Politics 2026-01-07 18:41:55)
Katie Amess says previous reviews have failed to provide answers, and she wants a full inquiry.
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Starmer urged to rethink business rate reforms to save pubs (BBC News - Politics 2026-01-07 17:41:20)
Some Labour MPs are optimistic there could be further relief to protect the hospitality industry.
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UK forces helped US seizure of tanker, says MoD (BBC News - Politics 2026-01-07 17:28:07)
Venezuelan-linked Marinera was stopped by the US Coast Guard as it travelled through waters between Iceland and Scotland.
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MP refuses to resign after child sex offences arrest (BBC News - Politics 2026-01-07 17:23:49)
Dan Norris, MP for North East Somerset and Hanham, has rejected calls for him to resign.
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Minister blames 'slow' watchdog for trans guidance delay (BBC News - Politics 2026-01-07 17:04:06)
The EHRC has urged Bridget Phillipson to speed up her approval of the guidance, which was submitted in September.
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MPs would vote on using troops in Ukraine, Starmer says (BBC News - Politics 2026-01-07 15:08:50)
It comes after the UK and France reiterated their commitment to using soldiers to police any peace deal.
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Reform UK announces 2028 London mayoral candidate (BBC News - Politics 2026-01-07 14:17:41)
Laila Cunningham, a former senior crown prosecutor, is now a councillor for Reform in Westminster.
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Candidate should apologise for Lammy post - Farage (BBC News - Politics 2026-01-07 13:06:39)
Reform mayoral candidate Chris Parry had posted that David Lammy's "loyalty lies" in the Caribbean.
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West Midlands Police chief should go over Israeli football fans ban, says Badenoch (BBC News - Politics 2026-01-07 12:00:55)
Craig Guildford was quizzed by MPs over a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match in Birmingham.
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Council 'disappointed' after union jack flag defaced (BBC News - Politics 2026-01-07 08:57:47)
Nottinghamshire County Council has spent £75,000 installing new flags in 82 locations.
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Widow says her life can't go back to normal until brain tumour treatment changed (BBC News - Politics 2026-01-07 06:35:35)
Ellie James said her husband wasn't told freezing more of his brain tumour tissue could be used for a vaccine before he died.
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Chris Mason: Greenland and Ukraine point to Trump's head-spinning unpredictability (BBC News - Politics 2026-01-07 04:06:51)
This week has seen two case studies in how Europe is trying to bind the US into its future, writes the BBC's political editor.
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Chris Mason: UK grapples with new era of US unpredictability (BBC News - Politics 2026-01-07 04:06:51)
This week has seen two case studies in how Europe is trying to bind the US into its future, writes the BBC's political editor.
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Poor decisions in extending prison lease, MPs say (BBC News - Politics 2026-01-07 01:48:55)
A committee report says "poor commercial decisions" were made when the lease was signed.