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UK’s next ambassador to Japan may be called to give evidence in Mandelson inquiry

MPs will decide whether Corin Robertson will face questions over decision to award security clearance against advice

The Guardian - UK · May 18

Ministers have no authority to withhold Mandelson vetting file, committee says

Group of MPs and peers in effect accuse government of failing to comply with parliament’s will over release of files

The Guardian - UK · May 15

Foreign Office cuts will weaken oversight of international law, MPs warn

Cross-party group says closure of humanitarian unit will undermine monitoring of legal violations and arms exports

The Guardian - UK · May 1

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We’re former No 10 insiders – ask us anything about Labour’s future, Reform, the Greens, and what’s next for Keir Starmer

ASK ME ANYTHING: In The Room hosts and former Whitehall insiders Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson answer your questions on local elections, Keir Starmer’s future, the Mandelson files, civil service drama, and whether Nigel Farage could really be our next prime minister

The Independent UK · May 1

Digested week: King bites tongue as president indulges his own fantasies

While Charles and Camilla were on a three-line whip, MPs watched the excruciating discomfort of civil servants

The Guardian - UK · May 1

One more time, Mr McSweeney comes to Sir Keir Starmer’s aid

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As the evidence given by the former Downing Street chief of staff makes clear, the way the prime minister has treated parliament throughout the Mandelson saga is one of the few things that has gone right with it. Sir Keir has no case to answer

The Independent UK · Apr 28

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.

Euronews · Apr 28

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Drop the ‘toxic hot potato’: what Barton and McSweeney really revealed about the Mandelson scandal

Testimony from former senior officials that pressure from No 10 did not sway appointment decision strains credulity

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28

America has special relationship with Israel now, UK’s new US ambassador says

Diplomat described Keir Starmer as being ‘on the ropes’ over Peter Mandelson scandal in private meeting with students

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28

Starmer seems to think he can do no wrong – two weeks of Mandy-mania hearings point to the opposite conclusion

Bereft of any big ideas, or indeed policies, the PM is in his happy place: a never-ending parliamentary procedural process, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28

What did Morgan McSweeney and Philip Barton tell MPs about Mandelson’s vetting?

Key takeaways from appearance at select committee of PM’s former chief of staff and former Foreign Office chief

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28

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 · Apr 28

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 · Apr 27

Top Foreign Office official ‘felt pressure’ for ‘rapid outcome’ on Mandelson vetting

Ian Collard tells MPs he had not seen UKSV assessment summary before briefing Olly Robbins on clearance

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 27

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 Independent UK · Apr 27

Voices: Never mind the plotters – Keir Starmer has a robust case for his own defence

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Whatever the opposition’s excitable claims, all available evidence points to the PM having misled no one – and he remains the right man for the job given the shabby list of would-be replacements

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27

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 · Apr 27

What might McSweeney and Barton reveal about Mandelson vetting scandal?

MPs likely to question Starmer’s ex-chief of staff and former top official in Foreign Office on pressure, process and access

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Evening Standard · Apr 27

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.

The Independent UK · Apr 27

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

International Business Times UK · Apr 27

Keir Starmer Replacement Revealed: New Favourite Emerges to Replace UK Prime Minister

Keir Starmer's leadership is under scrutiny as betting odds favor Andy Burnham as a potential successor amid controversy over the Mandelson vetting process and upcoming local elections.

Evening Standard · Apr 27

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 · Apr 27

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 · Apr 27

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 · Apr 27

Angela Rayner's allies should stop plotting to topple Keir Starmer, says minister as PM fights to stay in No10

‘Labour doesn't win elections very often. Let's not squander this opportunity to change the country for the better,’ says Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds

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