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‘It’s not the old Labour we had’: Voters feel abandoned in red wall town eyed up by Nigel Farage

A former industrial powerhouse and part of one of the Labour Party’s most loyal regions, St Helens could be falling into Nigel Farage’s hands, as Dan Haygarth finds out

The Independent UK

Are Rachel Reeves’s days as chancellor numbered?

NEWS ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox looks at what it means for Reeves after Starmer failed to guarantee the future of his chancellor once again

The Independent UK

Exclusive: Nigel Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024

Reform leader changed his mind about standing as MP after gift from Thai-based crypto tycoon Christopher Harborne

The Guardian - UK

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Farage reported to parliament’s standards watchdog over undeclared £5m donation – as it happened

Farage was given £5m by the Thai-based billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before announcing he would stand in the 2024 general election

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Where Starmer stands after another precarious day in parliament

In today’s newsletter: As Labour braces for heavy local election losses, senior figures are signalling unease and morale is sinking, can the prime minister hang on?

The Guardian - UK

UK PM Starmer avoids parliamentary probe over Mandelson appointment as US envoy

Starmer denies allegations that his office applied pressure on the foreign ministry to approve Mandelson's appointment as Britain's ambassador in Washington despite having failed security vetting.

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Starmer survives crucial vote – but at a cost to his MPs and parliament

NEWS ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox explains that while the prime minister may have escaped a sleaze inquiry, the impact of what happened in the Commons today will be felt for a long time to come

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Starmer sees off major Labour rebellion over call for Mandelson inquiry

No 10 deploys full weight to block parliamentary inquiry bid as MPs warn PM running out of political capital

The Guardian - UK

Detail of Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein 'like knife through my soul', says PM's ex chief of staff

Morgan McSweeney took responsibility for appointing the peer US ambassador, saying Sir Keir Starmer had ‘relied on my advice and I got it wrong’

Evening Standard

UK politics: Starmer avoids privileges committee inquiry into vetting of Peter Mandelson – as it happened

MPs rejected a Conservative party proposal for the prime minister to face a parliamentary inquiry into his appointment of Peter Mandelson

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer faces crunch vote on Peter Mandelson vetting row

The Prime Minister has urged Labour backbenchers to ‘stand together against’ the motion.

Evening Standard

Starmer tells MPs to ‘fight together’ before critical day for his premiership

The prime minister faces a standards investigation over Mandelson affair and testimony from Morgan McSweeney

The Guardian - UK

Lights. Camera. Lindsay! Speaker’s show lands Starmer with yet another headache

It seemed like a fait accompli that Hoyle would deny the application for a Commons vote – but he had other ideas

The Guardian - UK

Starmer urges Labour MPs to vote against parliamentary probe into Mandelson row

The Commons will vote on Tuesday on whether the Privileges Committee should consider if the Prime Minister misled the House.

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The Independent UK

Labour MPs face a ‘lose-lose’ vote on Starmer sleaze inquiry

NEWS ANALYSIS: As Starmer faces a crunch vote in parliament, political editor David Maddox talks to Labour MPs and those involved with the Boris Johnson Privileges Committee inquiry to find out what could happen next

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer faces toughest week as Prime Minister yet as MPs to hold sleaze vote

Speaker Lindsay Hoyle has granted a debate on whether Sir Keir should be referred to the Privileges Committee

Evening Standard

Opposition parties ‘playing silly political games’ calling for PM to face probe

Sir Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure over revelations about Lord Peter Mandelson’s vetting process.

The Guardian - UK

No 10 publishes previously confidential memo to refute claim that Starmer misled MPs over Mandelson appointment – as it happened

Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle earlier confirmed that MPs will decide whether to let inquiry into Keir Starmer’s statements over Peter Mandelson proceed

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The Guardian - UK

Senior Labour figures say call for new Mandelson investigation is a ‘political stunt’

Conservatives expected to push for privileges committee involvement in a Commons vote on Monday

Evening Standard

Starmer facing another bruising week over Mandelson vetting scandal

The Prime Minister will seek to shift focus from the fallout over the vetting for Lord Peter Mandelson.

The Guardian - UK

Zombie politics is the new norm and Starmer’s dying premiership is the latest instalment

Distracted, listless and unambitious – the PM’s true form has finally emerged. But whatever comes next must end this ruinous cycle, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Independent UK

Tories’ political domination in Sussex set for its biggest test in decades

LOCAL ELECTIONS: Most Sussex residents haven’t voted for their county councillors since Boris Johnson was prime minister. With Nigel Farage’s Reform soaring in the polls, Harry Cockburn speaks to voters across the county – where the political future looks more alien than it has for years

The Guardian - UK

Partygate v Mandelson: Keir Starmer faces attack from his own playbook

Some familiar, arcane terms are returning to the fore as the Tories study the tactics Labour used against Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

I witnessed the dying days of Boris Johnson’s premiership. Keir Starmer’s position is uncannily similar

For all his sins, Johnson didn’t sacrifice others to save himself. That’s not leadership – and Starmer may learn that all too soon, says former Tory chief whip Simon Hart

The Independent UK

Starmer ‘facing Commons vote next week’ on inquiry into Mandelson vetting scandal

Exclusive: MPs from across the House have written to Lindsay Hoyle asking for an investigation into whether Starmer misled parliament

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