Labour warned against ‘self-defeating’ welfare cuts to boost defence budget The suggestion has been branded ‘extremely concerning’ The Independent UK · Apr 17
Badenoch demands government publish all Mandelson files by next week IN FULL The Independent UK · Apr 17
Bulletin PM briefing: Could the latest Mandelson revelation force Starmer to quit? Here are five of today’s biggest stories The Independent UK · Apr 17
Trump tells ‘useless’ Nato to stay away after UK and France vow to protect Strait of Hormuz shipping The US president lashed out at UK offers to help after the Strait of Hormuz was declared ‘completely open’ by Iran on Friday The Independent UK · Apr 17
More delay for assisted dying law in Isle of Man amid safeguarding concerns The latest development comes exactly a week ahead of the expected fall of proposed assisted dying legislation at Westminster. Evening Standard · Apr 17
Bulletin AM briefing: Hantavirus cruise ship to set sail for Canary Islands amid deadly outbreak Here are five of this morning’s biggest top stories The Independent UK · Apr 17
Reopening Strait of Hormuz is a ‘global responsibility’, Starmer says amid Trump blockade Sir Keir will arrive in Paris late on Friday morning to co-host a gathering of world leaders with Emmanuel Macron The Independent UK · Apr 16
Starmer to say opening Strait of Hormuz ‘global responsibility’ at Paris meeting A fifth of the world’s oil normally flows through the crucial shipping lane. Evening Standard · Apr 16
Kemi Badenoch voices hope for Tory first minister in Scotland after May election The Conservative leader said only her party is standing up for the Union. The Independent UK · Apr 16
Starmer faces calls to quit after revelation Lord Mandelson failed vetting for US ambassador role Security concerns about appointing Lord Mandelson as UK’s chief diplomat in Washington were overruled Evening Standard · Apr 16
Green Party Leader Zack Polanski Urges Keir Starmer to Impose 'Robust Sanctions' on Israel Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski has urged Keir Starmer to impose 'robust sanctions' on Israel, scrap the UK‑Israel trade deal and bar US forces from British airspace after Israeli strikes on Lebanon. International Business Times UK · Apr 10
Watch Melania Trump’s Jeffrey Epstein statement in full Melania Trump made an unexpected statement regarding Jeffrey Epstein at the White House on Thursday, 9 April. The Independent UK · Apr 9
Alleged Epstein victims who have spoken to British media contacted by police A specialist UK police team has also been set up to focus on potential crimes against women and girls in the Epstein files. Evening Standard · Mar 31
Keir Starmer: I beat myself up over appointing Lord Mandelson as US ambassador The Prime Minister said he ‘dwells’ on his appointment of the peer to Britain’s top diplomatic posting abroad. Evening Standard · Mar 26
The Independent UK · Mar 26 Starmer promises Government will ‘go further’ after Google addiction ruling The PM says more needs to be done to protect children
The Independent UK · Mar 25 Why questions are being asked about Morgan McSweeney’s stolen phone IN FULL
Evening Standard · Mar 20 Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor police investigation ‘may look at corruption claims’ Ex-Duke of York, 66, also facing separate preliminary investigation into sex-trafficking allegations, according to reports
Evening Standard · Mar 17 Tina Fey pulls ‘Epstein files’ from bag in Mary Poppins gag for SNL UK teaser Fey will host the UK series’ first episode on March 21.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16 One day Keir Starmer might say what he really thinks of Trump. But not today The PM’s natural instinct to stay out of the Iran war has been a good one, but he is left speaking in code about US relations
Evening Standard · Mar 16 'Unconscious bias' led to failure in investigation of 'monster in the Met' David Carrick, tribunal hears Former police officer Carrick, 51, was one of the country's worst ever sex offenders but red flags about his offending were repeatedly missed
The Independent UK · Mar 13 Mandelson files deconstructed: How 147 pages add up to very little In this clip from the latest episode of In The Room, Helen and Cleo report back after combing through the first Mandelson file drop, page by page – and find it coming up rather short.
The Independent UK · Mar 13 In The Room | A definitive guide to the Mandelson files: All filler, no killer? After five long weeks of waiting, the first collection of Mandelson files has been released. 147 pages, riddled with spelling errors, and made up of 10 pages of contents and introduction, 30 pages of standard HR guidance, and 28 entirely blank pages. Not quite the bombshell people were perhaps expecting.
The Independent UK · Mar 13 Beatrice and Eugenie ‘still have houses in Royal Palaces under agreement struck by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’ The princesses reportedly benefit from a private rental agreement with the King arranged by their father
The Independent UK · Mar 12 Starmer’s flagship ‘one in, one out’ scheme returning just 12 people a week to France New data shows that 377 people have been removed back to France under deal since last August
The Independent UK · Mar 12 Warning UK in ‘similar situation’ to pre-Second World War Sir Alan Campbell insisted the Government was working to rebuild the country’s defences