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Mandelson should hand back US ambassador payout, says cabinet minister

Pressure grows on Keir Starmer as Labour peer reported to have received payment worth three months’ salary when he quit in September

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Independence referendum is Scotland’s choice, says Jeremy Corbyn

On Sunday Your Party Scotland confirmed it will field candidates in the 2026 Holyrood election.

Evening Standard

Mandelson should hand back payoff after sacking over Epstein link, minister says

Pat McFadden said the disgraced former ambassador to the US should return the money or give it to charity.

Evening Standard

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I’d consider being deputy first minister if asked, says McAllan

With Kate Forbes leaving Holyrood in May, her role will require a new filling if the SNP returns to power.

Evening Standard

Tony Blair pays tribute after death of election agent John Burton

Sir Tony Blair said John Burton ‘had an extraordinary talent for politics’.

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Gorton and Denton by-election is choice between hope and hate, Greens say

Leader Zack Polanski said it was a race between the Greens and Reform UK.

Evening Standard

Lib Dems suspend Chris Rennard amid new inquiry into sexual harassment claims

Party says it has received advice that 2013 investigation of allegations against peer was ‘flawed in several respects’

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Reform-run Kent council accused of fabricating £40m net zero savings

Exclusive: Disclosures show figures cited by council leader rested on unfunded ideas listed briefly in budget papers

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems suspend Lord Rennard and launch new sexual harassment investigation

The party’s former chief executive was subjected to investigations into the claims more than a decade ago.

Evening Standard

Former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman dies aged 72

She was the Scottish National Party’s MSP for the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency from 2016 to 2021.

Evening Standard

FCA urged to investigate Peter Mandelson over potential insider trading

Exclusive: Lib Dem Daisy Cooper says ex-minister could have ‘abused trading laws’ when sharing state information with Jeffrey Epstein

The Guardian - UK

I think we’ve reached ‘peak Reform’, says senior SNP MSP

Mairi McAllan said Reform UK ‘lacks credibility’.

Evening Standard

Reform faces police investigation over ‘concerned neighbour’ byelection letters

Material distributed in Gorton and Denton did not have legally required imprint stating it was funded by party

The Guardian - UK

We owe it to Epstein’s victims and to British democracy to demand historic change

The abuse of women by figures such as Epstein, and of political power by the likes of Mandelson, must be confronted. As far as I am able, I will play my part, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

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‘Pestering for a role’: how Mandelson talked his way back into the Labour fold

Officials, MPs and other insiders recall a need for clarity and Blair-era frisson before election – even if Sue Gray was wary

Evening Standard

What next for embattled Starmer after Mandelson scandal?

Sir Keir Starmer’s grip on power looks increasingly shaky after the latest revelations about Peter Mandelson led to questions on his judgment.

The Guardian - UK

Labour thinktank close to Morgan McSweeney paid firm to investigate journalists

Labour Together hired company to look at Sunday Times and Guardian reporters after article about donations, documents suggest

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There will be ‘soul-searching’ in Labour this weekend, says Labour MSP

Monica Lennon said just mentioning Peter Mandelson’s name ‘makes my skin crawl’.

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Pressure mounts on Starmer to dismiss top adviser over Mandelson scandal

Some Labour MPs blame Morgan McSweeney for the peer’s appointment as US ambassador despite his links to Jeffrey Epstein.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer faces renewed calls to sack chief of staff over Mandelson scandal

Another Labour MP says Morgan McSweeney should go as Harriet Harman says PM left looking ‘weak, naive and gullible’

Evening Standard

London Labour grandees slam Starmer for believing 'Prince of Darkness' Mandelson on Epstein links as PM fights for job

Former Labour Deputy Leader Baroness Harman piles pressure on the Prime Minister as he battles for survival

The Guardian - UK

Police search properties related to Peter Mandelson investigation - as it happened

The police said they were carrying out search warrants at two addresses, one in Wiltshire and another in north London

The Guardian - UK

Labour made four big errors in its Caerphilly byelection defeat. Here’s how to avoid them in Gorton and Denton

In Wales, Plaid Cymru sailed through as the anti-Reform party, at Labour’s expense. Unless lessons are learned, the Greens could do the same, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

Evening Standard

Hit Lord Mandelson with 'full force of the law,' says Baroness Hazarika voicing fury from Labour MPs

The Labour peer said the former British ambassador to the US should be ‘investigated robustly by the police without fear or favour’

The Guardian - UK

It’s tragic that a decent PM will be brought down by Mandelson’s sleaze – but it’s a matter of when, not if

With three years left and a huge majority, Labour can govern with more humility and deliver real change. But with Starmer at the helm? I can’t see it, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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