Day Headlines in Politics News: 2026-02-26
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Chris Mason: Gorton and Denton by-election could be a three-way tussle (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 22:01:46)
Plenty think it could be a three-way tussle between Labour, Reform and the Greens, the BBC's political editor writes.
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Chris Mason: Gorton and Denton by-election has been a three-way tussle (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 22:01:46)
Plenty think it could be a three-way tussle between Labour, Reform and the Greens, the BBC's political editor writes.
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MoD launches review into whether Epstein used RAF bases (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 20:52:51)
Records and emails will be reviewed to determine whether the convicted sex offender used military bases when visiting the UK.
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Mandelson referred to EU anti-fraud agency over Epstein emails (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 19:18:47)
The European Commission says it is assessing whether the peer breached its code of conduct while its trade envoy.
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No 10 will have no say on which Mandelson papers are released (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 18:24:18)
A committee of MPs and peers says the government has confirmed it will not overrule any decision to disclose files.
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Tommy Robinson welcomed at US State Department (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 17:18:49)
The prime minister says the far-right activist "not a representative of the UK", after a senior US official hosted him.
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Douglas Ross: My behaviour fell short of what is expected of MSPs (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 15:18:04)
The Tory MSP apologised after refusing to leave the chamber on Tuesday when being ordered to do so by Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone.
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Corbyn set to become Your Party parliamentary leader (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 14:00:49)
Ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's supporters won 14 of the 24 seats on Your Party's central executive committee (CEC).
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Nearly a million 16-24 year-olds not working or in education (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 13:15:55)
People at the start of their careers are particularly affected by the UK's weak job market.
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Spain to check Gibraltar arrivals under post-Brexit deal (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 13:01:29)
Travellers to the Rock will have to show their passport twice under a new UK-EU treaty.
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UK asylum claims drop slightly in 2025 as small boat arrivals rise by 13% (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 12:48:35)
Some 100,625 people claimed asylum in the year to December and about 40% of these arrived by small boats, figures show.
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Jersey approves assisted dying law (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 12:37:28)
Once the law is given Royal Assent the first legal assisted deaths could happen as early as 2027.
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How could assisted dying laws change across the British Isles? (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 12:04:17)
Separate bills to let terminally ill people end their life are being considered at Westminster and in Scotland.
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Met apologises to Lord Speaker after Mandelson tip-off error (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 11:47:45)
Lord Mandelson's lawyers said police arrested the peer because of a "baseless" suggestion he was planning to move abroad.
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Jersey passes assisted dying law - but what stage has proposal reached in UK's parliaments? (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 11:47:01)
Bills to let terminally ill people end their life are being considered at Westminster and in Scotland.
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Record levels of rough sleepers in England, figures reveal (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 11:37:56)
There were 4,793 people sleeping on the streets on a single night last autumn.
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'I'm going to stick at it until I get a home' (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 11:37:56)
There were 4,793 people sleeping on the streets on a single night last autumn.
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Young people out of work, training and education edges closer to one million (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 10:53:59)
People at the start of their careers are particularly affected by the UK's weak job market.
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Royal Mail bosses to be called to Parliament over letter delivery failures (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 09:33:55)
It comes after hundreds of people contacted BBC Your Voice to express frustration over late deliveries.
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How could assisted dying laws change across the UK? (BBC News - Politics 2026-02-26 09:19:18)
Separate bills to let terminally ill people end their life are being considered at Westminster and in Scotland.