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INSANE: Starmer | Rare Historical Photos

Those who cannot remember the past

Brief letters: British colonial history | Starmer’s premiership | Chelsea sacking | Kakistocracies

The Guardian - UK

Bulletin AM briefing: Trump warns UK with ‘big tariff’ over tech tax

Trump threatens ‘big tariff’ on UK unless they drop key policy. Starmer made ‘biggest mistake of his life’ over Mandelson appointment, Labour backbencher says Trump says Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended. US Navy sailor prepped for minesweeping in Strait of Hormuz injured in bizarre attack. Britain set to be hotter than Ibiza…

The Independent UK

What Mandelson vetting row reveals about escalating tensions between ministers and civil servants

Keir Starmer’s decision to fire Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins has contributed to “one of the worst crises in relations” between ministers and civil servants in modern times. The words of former cabinet secretary Gus O'Donnell, writing after Robbins was sacked for declining to inform Starmer that Peter Mandelson failed…

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Officials requested Mandelson’s vetting details days after Independent revealed he failed

Cat Little, the most senior official in the Cabinet Office, said details of the disgraced peer’s vetting were requested by the Foreign Office seven months ago

The Independent UK

UK failing to attract wealthy individuals after non-dom changes, report says

The number of billionaires is set to reach nearly 4,000 by 2031

The Independent UK

Canada's prime minister says the US does not get to dictate terms for a trade agreement

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that Washington cannot dictate the terms of the continental trade deal known as USMCA

The Independent UK

More kids than ever are attending state-funded preschool, with California's surge leading the way

More kids than ever are attending state-funded preschool in the U.S., 1.8 million of them the last school year

The Independent UK

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Holier than thou: inside the 24 April Guardian Weekly

Did Trump and Vance pick on the wrong pope? Plus Keir Starmer in the crosshairs

The Guardian - UK

Bulletin PM briefing: Labour MP says Starmer should quit and new hope for Iran peace talks

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The Independent UK

Voices: ‘Violation of personal freedom’: Readers divided over ‘landmark’ smoking ban for people born after 2008

YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided on the smoking ban, balancing support for its public health aims with concerns over personal freedom, fairness between generations and how enforceable the policy will be

The Independent UK

Auditor Issues Urgent Warning About Key Hawaiʻi Homeless Program

An audit of the Hawaii’s tiny home initiative for the homeless has found significant deficiencies needing immediate attention

The Independent UK

Who is Matthew Doyle? Former Starmer aide that No 10 ‘pushed for ambassadorship’

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The Independent UK

Anti-Islam influencer Valentina Gomez threatens to defy UK ban by entering country via small boat

Gomez has been banned from entering the UK to speak at a Tommy Robinson rally next month

The Independent UK

Tucker Carlson apologizes for his role in helping Trump get elected: ‘I’ll be tormented for a long time’

Disenchanted right-wing broadcaster also hits out at president’s ‘low character’ as he admits experiencing profound buyer’s remorse since the outbreak of the Iran war

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Voices: ‘It can always get worse’: Readers warn voting Reform could backfire at local elections

YOUR VIEWS: After some Swindon locals said ‘things couldn’t get worse’ if they backed Reform UK in the upcoming local elections, readers warned that protest voting could instead deepen the issues behind that frustration – including pressure on public services, economic stagnation, and wider political instability

The Independent UK

Watch live: Olly Robbins gives evidence after being sacked by Starmer over Mandelson vetting scandal

Watch live as former top civil servant Sir Olly Robbins answers MPs questions on Tuesday (21 April) on the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.

The Independent UK

Bulletin PM briefing: ‘Staggered’ Starmer’s struggles and will Trump’s blockade be lifted?

‘Staggered’ Starmer admits to MPs that he was wrong to appoint Mandelson. Trump ‘could end Strait of Hormuz blockade’ to revive Iran peace talks. Japan tsunami warning latest as people told to avoid the coast after 7.5-magnitude earthquake. MAGA influencer who burned Quran with flamethrower banned from entering UK. Former…

The Independent UK

How to register to vote in local elections with deadline just hours away

Along with Monday’s deadline to register to vote, there are a number of other key dates before polling day

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The Independent UK

Reform vows to deport ‘hundreds of thousands’ of small boat migrants and asylum seekers

Nigel Farage’s party has already pledged to identify and deport all illegal migrants in the UK

The Independent UK

Edinburgh Castle lights up with images of female footballers

The event marked ScottishPower signing up to support women’s football north of the border for another three years.

Evening Standard

Unionist parties could take majority in tight Holyrood poll, survey suggests

The research found more than half of constituencies have at least two parties within five points of each other.

The Independent UK

Exclusive: Has Keir Starmer made a huge mistake in sacking Olly Robbins over Mandelson vetting?

There’s a new development in the Mandelson-Epstein-Starmer scandal – and as usual, it raises more questions over No. 10’s dealings than it answers.

The Independent UK

Justin Fairfax was once a rising Democratic star before scandal sank his career

Virginia’s former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax is accused of killing himself and his wife while their children were home

Evening Standard

Work begins on mural in tribute to Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist Mani

Mani’s brother Greg Mounfield helped secure the location for the work in Failsworth, Greater Manchester.

The Guardian - UK

Officials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament

Exclusive: Opinions split on ‘unprecedented’ release of files, despite demand for ‘all papers’ related to ex-US ambassador’s appointment

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