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Influential soft-left MP to 'unite Labour' in new intervention
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Influential soft-left MP to 'unite Labour' in new intervention

Former transport secretary Louise Haigh will outline an economic agenda to help voters with the cost of living in one of her most significant interventions since being forced out of cabinet 18 months...

Sky News - UK6 months ago
Starmer would have blocked Mandelson role over vetting failure, says Lammy
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Starmer would have blocked Mandelson role over vetting failure, says Lammy

Deputy prime minister says it is ‘inexplicable’ top civil servant kept Downing Street in darkKeir Starmer would have blocked Peter Mandelson from serving as the UK’s ambassador to Washington had he kn...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Two more Reform local election candidates accused of offensive posts
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Two more Reform local election candidates accused of offensive posts

Labour calls on Nigel Farage to sack candidates and says his party’s checks ‘clearly not fit for purpose’Reform UK’s checks on candidates are “clearly not fit for purpose”, Labour has said after two m...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Olly Robbins ‘thrown under bus’ by No 10, says ex-Foreign Office chief – as it happened
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Olly Robbins ‘thrown under bus’ by No 10, says ex-Foreign Office chief – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereOn Friday the Cabinet Office released a template page from the summary document produced by UKSV after Mandelson’s vetting. The document wo...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Kneecap, The Mary Wallopers, Annie Mac and more back ‘Stop The Game’ campaign protesting Ireland v Israel game
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Kneecap, The Mary Wallopers, Annie Mac and more back ‘Stop The Game’ campaign protesting Ireland v Israel game

"We will not take part in this competition against a country that is slaughtering humans in front of our very eyes with impunity" The post Kneecap, The Mary Wallopers, Annie Mac and more back ‘Stop T...

NME Music News6 months ago
Mandelson scandal is biggest crisis for diplomatic service in decades, says ex-Foreign Office chief
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Mandelson scandal is biggest crisis for diplomatic service in decades, says ex-Foreign Office chief

Simon McDonald says Olly Robbins was ‘thrown under a bus’ by the prime minister and the decision feels wrongThe Peter Mandelson security vetting scandal is the biggest crisis for the diplomatic servic...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Homelessness charity cuts ties with Sharon Osbourne after she appears to lend support to Tommy Robinson far-right rally: “This sort of event does not align with our values”
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Homelessness charity cuts ties with Sharon Osbourne after she appears to lend support to Tommy Robinson far-right rally: “This sort of event does not align with our values”

Osbourne is facing criticism for commenting “see you at the march" under a post about the far-right gathering The post Homelessness charity cuts ties with Sharon Osbourne after she appears to lend su...

NME Music News6 months ago
‘Pure shock’: how ministers reacted to revelation of Mandelson vetting failure
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‘Pure shock’: how ministers reacted to revelation of Mandelson vetting failure

Inquiries into who knew what, and when, will be pored over in coming weeks and could ultimately decide Starmer’s fateWhen the Guardian revealed that Peter Mandelson had failed his vetting checks befor...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Senior civil servants knew weeks ago that Mandelson had failed security vetting
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Senior civil servants knew weeks ago that Mandelson had failed security vetting

At least two senior civil servants knew weeks ago that Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting for his US ambassador role, Sky News understands.

Sky News - UK6 months ago
Green MP: Labour caricatures working-class people over greyhound racing
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Green MP: Labour caricatures working-class people over greyhound racing

Hannah Spencer says minister ‘continuously offends people by saying working-class people don’t care about dogs’Labour is “offensively caricaturing” working-class people by saying they do not want a gr...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Kneecap respond to Sharon Osbourne agreeing to attend Tommy Robinson anti-immigration march
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Kneecap respond to Sharon Osbourne agreeing to attend Tommy Robinson anti-immigration march

Osbourne has previously called the trio “pathetic”, “uneducated” and “full of hate” and called for their US visas to be revoked The post Kneecap respond to Sharon Osbourne agreeing to attend Tommy Ro...

NME Music News6 months ago
Dave Grohl makes rare political statement on “deeply divided” America: “There needs to be change”
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Dave Grohl makes rare political statement on “deeply divided” America: “There needs to be change”

"It’s hard not to feel political living in America" The post Dave Grohl makes rare political statement on “deeply divided” America: “There needs to be change” appeared first on NME.

NME Music News6 months ago
Starmer was left in dark about Mandelson’s vetting by two other top civil servants
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Starmer was left in dark about Mandelson’s vetting by two other top civil servants

Exclusive: Officials have spent weeks debating whether or not to release highly sensitive information about the affairKeir Starmer was left in the dark about sensitive information relating to Peter Ma...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
More than half of Windrush compensation claims rejected by Home Office, report finds
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More than half of Windrush compensation claims rejected by Home Office, report finds

Data shows only a third of concluded claims in scheme for those wrongly classed as illegal migrants resulted in pay outsThe Home Office has refused to pay compensation for more than half the claims ma...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
What happens during security vetting and why did Peter Mandelson fail his?
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What happens during security vetting and why did Peter Mandelson fail his?

Almost all officials working in Foreign Office HQ undergo process before gaining access to top secret materialUK politics live: latest news updatesAfter Keir Starmer announced Peter Mandelson as his p...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Olly Robbins and Mandelson’s vetting: what did he do, why – and who knew?
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Olly Robbins and Mandelson’s vetting: what did he do, why – and who knew?

Starmer says ministers were in the dark, but friends of former top civil servant suggest it was a case of them looking the other wayUK politics live: latest news updatesFiddling with his reading glass...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Five unanswered questions on Keir Starmer’s Mandelson debacle
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Five unanswered questions on Keir Starmer’s Mandelson debacle

How did the PM’s chosen US ambassador fail security vetting but still get approved, what exactly did he know, and who is to blame?UK politics live: latest news updatesDowning Street has tried to do a...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Starmer says it is ‘staggering’ and ‘unforgivable’ he was not told Mandelson failed vetting – as it happened
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Starmer says it is ‘staggering’ and ‘unforgivable’ he was not told Mandelson failed vetting – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. For the latest Peter Mandelson, read our full report: Starmer says it is unforgivable he was not told Mandelson failed vettingJones repeatedly denied that the prime minis...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Mandelson Failed Security Vetting...The Prime Minister Speaks Out
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Mandelson Failed Security Vetting...The Prime Minister Speaks Out

Keir Starmer says it's 'staggering' he wasn’t told Mandelson failed security vetting.

BBC News - UK6 months ago
Peter Mandelson’s failed security vetting: a timeline of the controversy
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Peter Mandelson’s failed security vetting: a timeline of the controversy

Starmer’s disastrous decision to make New Labour veteran the US ambassador has led to months of political outcryKeir Starmer is facing calls to resign after the Guardian revealed that Peter Mandelson...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago