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Concerns over queues at the petrol pump are growing at the very top levels of both business and government. And whatever Westminster says, there are credible figures warning that forecourts could soon be hit by shortages due to the ongoing Iran war. Nick Butler, the former BP executive who worked for Gordon Brown in government,…

British forces are to be given permission to board sanctioned ships sailing through UK waters. Armed forces and law enforcement officers will be able to board Russian shadow fleet vessels as part of efforts to put more pressure on Vladimir Putin as the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year. The Royal Navy has supported…

Resident doctors – formerly known as junior doctors – are to strike for six days in the ongoing row over pay and jobs, the British Medical Association announced. The BMA said it was taking industrial action as the government had not done enough to address their concerns over pay and job shortages. Both sides have…

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has threatened to break up failing NHS trusts in response to the latest health service satisfaction survey. A review of opinions carried out by the King’s Fund found that in 2025, 26% of British adults were satisfied with how the NHS runs – up from 19% in 2024, while dissatisfaction fell…

Five NHS trusts with “deep-rooted challenges” will be the first to be placed in a new recovery programme, the health secretary has announced. Wes Streeting said “failure has been tolerated for too long”, and although there has been improvement across the NHS overall, some “challenged” trusts continue to struggle. The new NHS Intensive Recovery programme…

👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 Does Donald Trump always chicken out or is Sir Keir Starmer in the dark about what is going to happen next in the Middle East? The US president has paused military action in Iran for five days, but pressure remains on the UK government…

The chancellor is to set out plans to tackle price hikes driven by the war in Iran, which has seen the cost of oil and gas soar. Rachel Reeves will deliver a statement in the Commons this afternoon after advising the prime minister of her proposals during an emergency Cobra meeting yesterday. They include an…

It is “outrageous” that a convicted fraudster tracked down by Sky News in Tenerife is still on the run, the Speaker of the House of Commons has said. Pamela Gwinnett isolated 89-year-old Joan Green from her family during the COVID-19 pandemic, convinced Joan to give her lasting power of attorney, then raided her life savings….

👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 As oil prices climb again – with neither the US nor Iran backing down over the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz – what can the Prime Minister do to ease the economic strain? Later today Keir Starmer will convene an emergency COBR meeting…

Sir Keir Starmer is to chair a COBRA meeting on Monday morning, Sky News understands. Ministers and officials will discuss the cost-of-living impacts of the ongoing Iran war and plans to help households. COBRA meetings are the government’s regular way to respond to a national emergency. Politics Hub: Follow all the latest news The prime…