Emily Thornberry is the latest figure to call on the king’s visit to the US to be delayed, citing the ongoing war against Iran
Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, Robert Jenrick, his Treasury spokersperson, and Richard Tice, his business spokesperson, are holding their press conference now. As the BBC reports, they will commit the party to getting rid of VAT and green levies on energy bills.
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This strategy will provide unprecedented funding for local media outlets to invest in innovation and infrastructure, almost tripling the size of funding for community radio, harnessing the power of local and national government and giving more young people access to high quality journalism and the opportunity to pursue careers in it.
Because local media was and always has been a ladder of opportunity to help new voices break into journalism. This is not a nice to have. It is essential to a cohesive country. Our debate is too narrow and too small. We will change that. The strategy we publish today is the start – not the end point – and we recognise there is more to do. But it is the start of a new approach to local media, which nurtures it and places it directly at the heart of our government’s support for our country. Because the future of news is local.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/mar/17/uk-us-starmer-trump-king-charles-state-visit-iran-war-zelenskyy-ukraine-latest-news-updates
Author : Andrew Sparrow
Publish date : 2026-03-17 11:23:00
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