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Olly Robbins has been ‘thrown under the bus’ by No 10 over Mandelson scandal, says ex-Foreign Office chief

Lord Simon McDonald says Mandelson scandal is the biggest crisis in the diplomatic service in decades

The Independent UK

‘Pure shock’: how ministers reacted to revelation of Mandelson vetting failure

Inquiries into who knew what, and when, will be pored over in coming weeks and could ultimately decide Starmer’s fate

The Guardian - UK

Olly Robbins and Mandelson’s vetting: what did he do, why – and who knew?

Starmer says ministers were in the dark, but friends of former top civil servant suggest it was a case of them looking the other way

The Guardian - UK

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Peter Mandelson’s failed security vetting: a timeline of the controversy

Starmer’s disastrous decision to make New Labour veteran the US ambassador has led to months of political outcry

The Guardian - UK

Oil price falls as Iran says Strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’

The announcement came as Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron led talks in Paris to safeguard the oil and gas shipping route after the Iran war.

Evening Standard

Foreign Office’s top civil servant Olly Robbins forced out over Mandelson vetting row

Keir Starmer understood to have lost confidence in official over decision to override security vetting failure

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron to host Paris talks on opening Strait of Hormuz

The talks come after a 10-day ceasefire agreed by Lebanon and Israel went into effect.

Evening Standard

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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

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

Five key questions: who overruled decision to deny Mandelson security clearance?

Ministers and civil servants face scrutiny after revelation Foreign Office overruled vetting procedure for US ambassador appointment

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision

Guardian investigation uncovers decision by UK security officials to deny clearance before Mandelson took up role as US ambassador

The Guardian - UK

David Lammy still plays an important role in UK foreign policy – but he is not the only one

Keir Starmer conducts much of Britain’s diplomacy himself, but beneath him is a team of trusted advisers

The Guardian - UK

The UK is spending more on defence – but is raiding the aid budget the best way to pay for it?

In March, the UK foreign secretary Yvette Cooper made a statement to parliament setting out the government’s international aid priorities. With an aid budget significantly smaller than it was five years ago, Cooper proposed which countries and programmes would receive support.

The Conversation

UK to call for end to Sudan bloodshed at Berlin talks on third anniversary of war

British aid to double as 19m people face acute hunger, but summit unlikely to end conflict amid Saudi-UAE tensions

The Guardian - UK

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British man dies in Canary Islands tourist bus crash

The bus carrying 27 British tourists crashed on the island of La Gomera shortly after 1pm.

The Guardian - UK

Israel’s attacks on Lebanon should not be happening, says Keir Starmer

In article for Guardian, PM also calls for Iran conflict to become watershed moment for future UK security

The Independent UK

UK international aid spend falls to lowest level in nearly 20 years

The UK's international aid spending has fallen to 0.43 per cent of national income in 2025, marking its lowest level in nearly two decades and matching figures from 2008. Total official development assistance (ODA) for 2025 amounted to just over £13 billion, a £1 billion decrease from the previous year,…

The Guardian - UK

Son of British couple detained in Iran calls on Starmer to press for their release

Joe Bennett says ceasefire presents ‘very opportune moment’ to raise case of his parents, Lindsay and Craig Foreman

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Ceasefire deal without Lebanon risks destabilising whole region – Cooper

It comes as an Iranian official said his country sent a message to the US by closing the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

The Independent UK

Oil prices rise as concerns grow over fragile US-Iran ceasefire deal

Israel launched strikes on Lebanon after the US-Iran ceasefire had been announced

The Independent UK

Yvette Cooper insists Iran cannot toll Strait of Hormuz and slams Trump’s comments

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer says talks with Gulf leaders have reinforced sense Iran war ceasefire is ‘fragile’ – as it happened

Prime minister has been in talks with Saudi crown prince and UAE president today

The Independent UK

Iran shouldn’t be allowed to ‘hijack’ Strait of Hormuz, Cooper warns

Foreign secretary says she is ‘deeply troubled’ by Israel’s continuing strikes on Lebanon as fragile US-Iran ceasefire comes under strain

Evening Standard

Stop attacks on Lebanon, Britain tells Israel amid fragile ceasefire as it warns Tehran not to 'hijack' Strait of Hormuz

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper also told Tehran to stop ‘hijacking’ the Strait of Hormuz as the truce between the US and Iran was hanging by a thread

The Guardian - UK

Lebanon must be included in US-Iran ceasefire deal, UK ministers tell Trump

Yvette Cooper and John Healey say Israeli strikes should end, widening rift between UK government and US president

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