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BIZARRE: 2 - What They Never Told You

No 10 put ‘constant pressure’ on Foreign Office to get Mandelson in post

Downing Street also accused of trying to find diplomatic job for former Starmer aide Matthew Doyle, later suspended by the party for his links to a convicted paedophile

The Independent UK

Robbins v Starmer: the key points they disagree on over Mandelson vetting

Sacked civil servant says it was right not to tell PM that Mandelson had failed vetting – a view Starmer rejects

The Guardian - UK

No 10 ‘secretly pushed Olly Robbins to give ambassador job to disgraced Starmer aide’

Matthew Doyle, Keir Starmer’s former communications chief, was suspended by Labour over his past association with paedophile councillor Sean Morton

The Independent UK

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Olly Robbins: I was asked to find job for Starmer aide and not tell David Lammy

Sacked civil servant says No 10 pushed Foreign Office to find diplomatic role for Matthew Doyle without informing foreign secretary

The Guardian - UK

Olly Robbins says he faced ‘constant pressure’ to get Mandelson in post

Sacked civil servant discloses he overturned vetting ruling without knowing full extent of national security concerns

The Guardian - UK

Sir Olly Robbins: No 10 ‘pressured’ Foreign Office over Mandelson, says sacked civil servant

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The Independent UK

‘Dismissive approach’ from No 10 over Mandelson vetting process, Robbins says

Former Foreign Office official Sir Olly Robbins set out the pressure from No 10 to get Lord Mandelson into the Washington ambassador’s post.

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Keir Starmer to face further scrutiny over Peter Mandelson in emergency debate

The Prime Minister told the Commons he would not have appointed Lord Mandelson if he had known the peer had failed vetting checks.

Evening Standard

Starmer ‘deliberately and repeatedly’ kept in the dark over Mandelson vetting

The Prime Minister said it ‘beggars belief’ that he was not told Lord Mandelson had failed vetting checks.

Evening Standard

No 10 refuses to say whether PM will correct the record on Mandelson appointment

The Prime Minister will battle to save his job in an address to MPs later on Monday.

Evening Standard

All the unanswered questions over the Mandelson vetting scandal as Starmer faces grilling from MPs

The prime minister is set to address the Commons amid calls to resign

The Independent UK

Judgement day for Starmer over Mandelson vetting scandal

Prime minister faces a Commons grilling from MPs on Monday before Olly Robbins – sacked by Starmer on Thursday over the vetting scandal – gives his version of events on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Downing Street accused of seeking ‘scalp’ in Olly Robbins sacking

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The Independent UK

Keir Starmer ‘threw Olly Robbins under the bus’ in wake of Mandelson vetting row

Exclusive: Helen MacNamara calls Starmer’s decision to sack Olly Robbins ‘unacceptable’

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Starmer accused of ‘cover-up’ over Mandelson vetting scandal

The Independent put revelations that Peter Mandelson had failed MI6 vetting for the US ambassador role to Downing Street in September – but a ‘furious’ PM insists he did not know until this week

The Independent UK

Chancellor slams Trump’s Iran war ‘folly’ as threat of recession looms

Rachel Reeves says she is ‘very frustrated and angry’ at America’s actions in the Middle East

The Guardian - UK

Antonia Romeo given powerful mandate to deliver No 10’s priorities

PM’s most senior civil servant now has task of rewriting civil service code and ‘making it recognised for improved productivity’

Evening Standard

All options on table over Kanye West’s permission to enter UK, No 10 says

No 10 said decisions would be taken on a ‘case-by-case basis, in line with the law’ amid a backlash over the rapper’s antisemitic comments.

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The Guardian - UK

Karl Turner has Labour whip suspended after criticism of Starmer and No 10

Hull East MP was recently interviewed by Jody McIntyre, campaigner who stood against Jess Phillips in 2024

The Guardian - UK

Starmer says he is ‘unapologetic’ about his focus on national interest when asked how he deals with ‘rude’ Trump – as it happened

PM tells MPs ‘a lot of what is said or done is undoubtedly said or done to put pressure on me’

The Guardian - UK

Anger grows among UK ministers amid fears Iran war could jeopardise Britain’s fragile finances

Some in cabinet in despair over possible impact of war begun by Donald Trump, who branded Nato allies ‘cowards’

Evening Standard

No 10 declines to commit to immigration reform after Rayner criticism

The former deputy prime minister said changes to indefinite leave to remain for people already living in Britain would be a ‘breach of trust’.

Evening Standard

UK calls for allies to keep pressure on Russia after US eases oil sanctions

No 10 said the decision ultimately lay with the US but that Britain remained committed to bringing ‘maximum’ financial strain on Moscow.

Evening Standard

Tories call on Starmer’s ethics adviser to investigate Mandelson ‘cover-up’

The Opposition has written to standards watchdog Sir Laurie Magnus calling for him to look into a ‘potential cover-up’.

The Guardian - UK

No 10 rejects claims it covered up Starmer’s role in Mandelson appointment

Downing Street also denies vetting and approval for US ambassador role was rushed through, after release of documents

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