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Starmer uses disappearing messages on his phone, No 10 confirms
A batch of messages between ministers and Lord Mandelson were published on Monday - but there were only a few from the prime minister.
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Faced with being outflanked by those to his right, Farage seeks to channel public anger
As ethnonationalist far right drives racist agenda, Reform UK leader felt need to weigh in on murder of Henry NowakThe full horror of Henry Nowak’s last moments was only just sinking in on the morning...
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Starmer says he ‘felt sick’ watching video of Henry Nowak’s arrest – as it happened
The prime minister said: ‘I have seen the body cam footage, it’s harrowing, and I have to say, as a father of a 17-year-old boy, I felt sick watching it.’BBC Scotland has more details of the Peter Mur...
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Streeting says raising concerns over Gaza in government like ‘hitting up against a brick wall’
Ex-health secretary was described as ‘hysterical’ on issue by Peter Mandelson in messages disclosed this weekWes Streeting has said he felt he was “hitting up against a brick wall” when he tried to ra...
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No 10 confirms Starmer’s WhatsApp messages automatically delete
Spokesperson says function is in line with official guidance as scrutiny of papers relating to Peter Mandelson continuesKeir Starmer’s WhatsApp messages automatically delete from his smartphone, Downi...
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Debt-ridden graduates seen as ‘cash cows’ to fund older people’s lifestyles, MPs told
Student groups tell inquiry about ballooning debt and ‘sneaky changes’ to loan terms while likening system to finance scandalsGraduates saddled with ballooning student loan debts feel they are being u...
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Labour figures who wrote competing ‘manifestos’ join forces to warn against tribalism
Mathew Lawrence and Mark McVitie, previously seen as favouring Burnham and Streeting respectively, say change of direction is neededTwo of Labour’s leading policy figures, who put forward “manifestos”...
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Zero-hours contracts: ministers’ detailed plans for UK ban criticised by firms and unions
Government says it would prefer workers to be guaranteed between eight and 20 hours a week based on regular hoursMinisters are facing criticism from unions and employers after laying out details of pl...
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‘We’re not making it up’: UK political chaos is not media’s fault, say journalists
High-profile reporters reject accusations of revelling in drama, saying politicians are the people ‘addicted to crisis’Politicians, not reporters, are responsible for driving a decade of chaos in West...
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Shabana Mahmood warns of ‘dangerous undercurrent’ after murder of Henry Nowak
Home secretary’s condenmation of ‘misinformation and inflammatory commentary’ comes after death threats to policeThe home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has warned of a “dangerous undercurrent” in the wa...
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Massive Attack on taking aim at Palantir with their live show: “I find their declarations, objectives and moral framing pretty terrifying”
“We need a much wider debate on the suitability of a company like this having such capture of our societal infrastructure” The post Massive Attack on taking aim at Palantir with their live show: “I f...
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Motorhome bought by Murrell with stolen SNP money was driven only 4 miles, court told
High court in Edinburgh hears £125K vehicle was described as a van in faked invoice and stocked with luxury goodsThe luxury motorhome that Peter Murrell bought using money stolen from the Scottish Nat...
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By-election no stepping stone, Tory candidate says
Michael Winstanley said some Makerfield constituents felt they were being used as "political pawns".
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Epstein survivor urges Starmer to meet victims after latest Mandelson files released
A survivor of Jeffrey Epstein has said the latest release of documents relating to Peter Mandelson raises fresh questions that should be examined through a UK public inquiry.
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Labour ‘not looking to raise taxes to fund benefits’ as Mandelson messages suggest
Nick Thomas-Symonds defends ‘embarrassing’ Whatsapp messages between Pat McFadden and MandelsonUK politics live – latest updatesLabour MPs are not looking to raise taxes to fund more benefits, the Cab...
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UK government has failed Palestinian people, says senior Labour MP
Emily Thornberry criticises Israel’s ‘staggering’ sense of impunity and rebukes Donald Trump for abandoning GazaThe UK government has let down Palestinian people and failed to make it economically imp...
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The party dragging Nigel Farage further to the right – podcast
Daniel Trilling on the far-right party threatening Reform’s chances in the Makerfield byelectionDoes Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain threaten to erode the Reform UK vote share in the Makerfield byelecti...
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Reform UK support could plateau as it relies on socially conservative views, study finds
Party could struggle to push ratings as strategy increasingly focuses on views held by minority of voters, research findsReform UK is becoming increasingly reliant on socially conservative views for p...
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Mandelson received sensitive Foreign Office briefings before vetting finished
Documents also reveal internal Labour criticism of Keir Starmer in embarrassing detailPeter Mandelson was receiving sensitive security briefings about the Foreign Office’s work, and was in discussions...
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Mandelson lobbied hard for advisory firm after Labour victory, papers show
Emails and WhatsApp messages reveal string of exchanges with ministers when he was president of Global CounselPeter Mandelson, as president of his then advisory firm Global Counsel, lobbied hard for m...
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