Starmer admits No 10 asked about job for aide Matthew Doyle
The prime minister was questioned at PMQs about allegations that Downing Street had asked about a diplomat role for the then-communications chief.
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Starmer admits No 10 asked about job for aide Matthew Doyle
The Guardian
After Starmer and Robbins, McSweeney faces a grilling on Mandelson. Can this government survive? Our panel responds
The civil servant says he was pressured by No 10 to get Mandelson’s vetting done; the PM says he wasn’t informed. Who emerges most damaged" Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article" If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication ...
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After Starmer and Robbins, McSweeney faces a grilling on Mandelson. Can this government survive? Our panel responds
The Guardian
Ministers speak out in cabinet meeting over Keir Starmer’s sacking of Olly Robbins
Sources say cabinet ministers warned PM against alienating civil service after firing of official over Mandelson scandal UK politics live – latest updates Cabinet ministers have expressed concern about Keir’s Starmer’s decision to sack Olly Robbins as the Foreign Office’s top official over ...
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Ministers speak out in cabinet meeting over Keir Starmer’s sacking of Olly Robbins
The Independent
I’ve covered Labour for decades – ask me anything about what happens next for Starmer
With Keir Starmer under pressure from the deepening Mandelson vetting scandal, chief political commentator John Rentoul is here to answer your questions and offer his insight from Westminster
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I’ve covered Labour for decades – ask me anything about what happens next for Starmer
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Starmer-Mandelson latest: First Labour MP urges PM to resign over ex-ambassador vetting ‘psychodrama’
Jonathan Brash said he does not believe anyone ‘reasonably expects’ PM to lead Labour into next election
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Starmer-Mandelson latest: First Labour MP urges PM to resign over ex-ambassador vetting ‘psychodrama’
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Who is Morgan McSweeney? Starmer’s former right-hand man set to face Mandelson scandal grilling
Starmer’s right-hand man was considered the driving force behind Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador
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Who is Morgan McSweeney? Starmer’s former right-hand man set to face Mandelson scandal grilling
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Starmer admits his former spin doctor was considered for top ambassador job
Calls for an inquiry as Tory leader Kemi Badenoch accuses PM of delivering ‘cronyism and an old boy’ club’
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Starmer admits his former spin doctor was considered for top ambassador job
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Starmer looks less like a PM and more like a lawyer desperately trying to defend himself
Starmer has found himself standing in the courtroom of public opinion, battling to save a threadbare case, says political editor David Maddox
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Starmer looks less like a PM and more like a lawyer desperately trying to defend himself
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In The Room | Full reaction: Does Olly Robbins’ testimony signal the end for Starmer?
Westminster watchers have had their popcorn out over the last 24 hours.
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In The Room | Full reaction: Does Olly Robbins’ testimony signal the end for Starmer?
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PM's ex-chief of staff to give evidence on Mandelson vetting
The prime minister's former chief of staff will face questions about his role in the appointment of Lord Mandelson.
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PM's ex-chief of staff to give evidence on Mandelson vetting
The Guardian
How Olly Robbins’ knightly charm glossed over burning questions on Mandelson vetting
Mandelson received two ‘clearance denied’ red ticks yet top Foreign Office civil servant says he did not have access to file – which he later read UK politics live – latest updates The verdict on Sir Olly Robbins’ parliamentary testimony, among fellow knights of the civil service realm at ...
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How Olly Robbins’ knightly charm glossed over burning questions on Mandelson vetting
The Independent
Why did Lord Mandelson fail his vetting for US ambassador role?
Details on what issues were flagged during the vetting process remain unclear
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Why did Lord Mandelson fail his vetting for US ambassador role?
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BBC
Supreme Court rejects bid to revoke adoption of sisters
The children, now 18 and 19, supported their adoptive mother's application to the court.
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Supreme Court rejects bid to revoke adoption of sisters
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UK puts ‘freeze’ on bringing families from Afghanistan to Britain, court hears
Afghans found eligible for relocation to the UK as a result of their previous work alongside the British are no longer being helped to flee the Taliban-run country, lawyers say
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UK puts ‘freeze’ on bringing families from Afghanistan to Britain, court hears
The Independent
Brothers’ spat over father’s final resting place ends in High Court after body spends five months in mortuary
Michael Godwin died in November and his body has been with the undertaker ever since
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Brothers’ spat over father’s final resting place ends in High Court after body spends five months in mortuary
Sky News
Second man in court charged with murder after fatal shooting of young father
A second man has appeared in court charged with murder after a young father was shot dead last year.
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Second man in court charged with murder after fatal shooting of young father
Sky News
Man appears in court charged with murder of pensioner who died in street
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of an 82-year-old woman who died in a Glasgow street.
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Man appears in court charged with murder of pensioner who died in street
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British woman died in Ghana trying to recoup money from scammers, inquest told
Janet Fordham died in crash after travelling to see man who claimed he would help to recover money from earlier scams A British woman who was scammed of up to £1m in a string of so-called romance frauds died in a road crash after travelling to west Africa to try to recoup some of her lost fortune, ...
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British woman died in Ghana trying to recoup money from scammers, inquest told
The Independent
Widow who lost life savings in romance scams ‘died in Ghana crash after traveling for marriage’
In October 2022, Janet Fordham flew to Ghana to meet a man who she was romantically linked to
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Widow who lost life savings in romance scams ‘died in Ghana crash after traveling for marriage’
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Girl, 12, died after being hit by branch on rope swing ‘that should have been removed’, inquest hears
Brooke Wiggins died days before her 13th birthday on November 9 2024 in Banstead, Surrey
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Girl, 12, died after being hit by branch on rope swing ‘that should have been removed’, inquest hears
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Britain’s military dependence on US ‘no longer tenable’, says former Nato chief
George Robertson says diplomatic tone from White House is at ‘historic low’ and two allies are likely to keep diverging UK politics live – latest updates Britain’s high military dependence on the US is “no longer tenable” and the UK has to become increasingly independent of the special ...
1 hour ago
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Britain’s military dependence on US ‘no longer tenable’, says former Nato chief
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Cornish estate linked to former PM William Wyndham saved after £1.2m inheritance tax blunder
The error had ‘grave and unintended tax consequences’
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Cornish estate linked to former PM William Wyndham saved after £1.2m inheritance tax blunder
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Head coach Liam Rosenior sacked by Chelsea after three months in charge
Chelsea sack head coach Liam Rosenior after losing five consecutive Premier League matches without scoring for the first time since 1912.
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Head coach Liam Rosenior sacked by Chelsea after three months in charge
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Liam Rosenior leaves Chelsea three-and-a-half months into contract until 2032
Rosenior has taken charge of only 23 matches Calum McFarlane in interim charge for rest of season Liam Rosenior has left Chelsea after Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat at Brighton. The head coach has gone three and a half months into a six-and-a-half-year contract after taking charge of only 23 matches. The ...
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Liam Rosenior leaves Chelsea three-and-a-half months into contract until 2032
The Guardian
‘I’m not famous. But I can’t go to the chippy’: Courteeners’ Liam Fray on filling stadiums, defying extinction ...
He launched a guitar band just as the world was moving on. But they still went stratospheric. Fray talks about uniting Manchester after the attacks – and writing his first single on a Fred Perry comp slip Manchester has yet to erect a structure that hometown boys Courteeners cannot sell out. But ...
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‘I’m not famous. But I can’t go to the chippy’: Courteeners’ Liam Fray on filling stadiums, defying extinction ...
Sky News
Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior sacked
Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior has been sacked after a fifth straight Premier League loss on Tuesday night.