Alaric Whitcombe

Political Correspondent
Alaric Whitcombe is a political correspondent reporting from Westminster, London. He covers UK politics, parliamentary activity, government decision-making, and UK Crime, providing clear, fact-based context around legislation, policy developments, and major public-safety stories. His work focuses on factual reporting and clear explanation, helping readers follow political events without bias or speculation.
· Westminster lobby reporting, select committee analysis, court proceedings coverage
· Parliamentary debates, legislation and policy, elections, criminal justice system, policing, Crown and Magistrates' Courts

UK Politics

Alaric Whitcombe15 March 2026

Timely support for UK’s lowest-income regions helps offset Iran sanctions impact | Heather Stewart

For hundreds of thousands of families across the UK, the arrival of an official letter this spring will signal a…
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UK Politics

Alaric Whitcombe15 March 2026

Netanyahu aide criticises Keir Starmer’s Iran war stance in GB News interview

A senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delivered a stinging rebuke of the UK’s role in the…
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UK Politics

Alaric Whitcombe15 March 2026

Independent Scotland would bar armed forces engaged in unlawful conflict

John Swinney has set out a radical vision for an independent Scotland’s place in the world, pledging to use its…
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UK Crime

Alaric Whitcombe15 March 2026

Activists raid supermarkets to steal for food banks

In a direct challenge to the legal and social order, a radical activist group has executed a coordinated campaign of…
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UK Politics

Alaric Whitcombe15 March 2026

Ed Davey calls for UK to develop domestic nuclear arsenal and cease US dependence

In a significant shift of emphasis for his party, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has called for Britain to…
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UK Crime

Alaric Whitcombe15 March 2026

Death in prison for convicted sex offender from London’s Burning

The former television actor John Alford has been found dead in his prison cell at the age of 54, just…
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UK Crime

Alaric Whitcombe15 March 2026

Father rushed to conceal cocaine bags rectally before Co-op disturbance

A 32-year-old man is beginning a three-and-a-half year prison sentence after a medical emergency in police custody revealed he had…
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UK Business

Alaric Whitcombe15 March 2026

Expats returning from Gulf face major UK tax bills

For thousands of British nationals who have fled escalating conflict in the Gulf, finding safety on home soil has come…
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UK Politics

Alaric Whitcombe15 March 2026

Ed Miliband flags potential fuel duty freeze should Middle East conflict persist

The government is actively considering abandoning a planned increase in fuel duty this autumn, as the spiralling cost of the…
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UK Politics

Alaric Whitcombe14 March 2026

Starmer’s report links scrapped jury trials to miscarriage of justice

A newly surfaced legal report co-authored by Sir Keir Starmer in 1992 stands in stark contradiction to his own government’s…
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