Robbins response to ‘cover-up’ question reveals debate over Mandelson vetting file Sacked civil servant acknowledges discussion over release of documents in key committee hearing The Guardian - UK · Apr 22
Starmer to face PMQs amid pressure over Mandelson vetting scandal Former Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins defended himself in front of the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Apr 21
Starmer ‘fighting for his career’ amid ‘chaos’ at Westminster, John Swinney says The SNP leader and Scottish First Minister is campaigning in Edinburgh on Wednesday. Evening Standard · Apr 21
As the PM’s fate lay in doubt, Labour MPs plotted the party’s future direction Former ministers rounded on government’s fiscal rules and called for new policies on tax and the economy The Guardian - UK · Apr 21
More important things outside Westminster bubble than Mandelson – Rayner The former deputy prime minister urged the Government to take ‘bold action’ in service of the British public. Evening Standard · Apr 21
Four Labour activists charged with trying to fix candidate selection process Police bring criminal case over alleged manipulation of party database in Croydon East constituency The Guardian - UK · Apr 21
Inquiry under way into Lord Mandelson vetting leak, MPs told Sir Olly Robbins said it was deeply worrying that the story was given to The Guardian. Evening Standard · Apr 21
Many pensioners have enjoyed benefits young people can only dream of Letter: Dr Craig Reeves responds to a letter that said pensioners aren’t better off under Keir Starmer’s government The Guardian - UK · Apr 21
Swinney denies ‘running scared’ of defending record as he skips TV debate The First Minister said he will be replaced on Question Time this week by Housing Secretary Mairi McAllan. Evening Standard · Apr 21
Starmer still faces more questions than answers after Olly Robbins’ quietly damning defence Sacked civil servant told Commons committee there was pressure from No 10 to approve appointment of Mandelson The Guardian - UK · Apr 21
Reform investigating candidate over alleged posts that he ‘hates NHS’ Reform UK is investigating allegations about posts from an X account linked to Westminster council election candidate James Bembridge Evening Standard · Apr 21
London Conservative candidate suspended over 'racist social media posts' Will Jackson was the Conservative candidate for North Harrow at the upcoming elections on May 7 but is now under investigation by the party Evening Standard · Apr 21
Reform making ‘fake promises based on fantasy economics’, union boss warns STUC leader Roz Foyer also described the feud between Scottish Labour and Reform as a ‘psychodrama’. Evening Standard · Apr 21
It’s a nightmare on Downing Street: Starmer has no one left to blame for this Mandelson horror show Olly Robbins’s testimony will have been painful for the PM. The No 10 omnishambles was publicly laid bare – and Keir’s fresh out of scapegoats, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde The Guardian - UK · Apr 21
The Guardian - UK · Apr 21 Shabana Mahmood swears at ‘white liberal’ hecklers over Reform remarks Home secretary accuses protesters of trying to ‘delegitimise’ concerns people have over immigration
Evening Standard · Apr 21 Reform UK ‘looking into’ south London candidate who 'wrote anti-vax paper' David Booth is standing as a councillor in Kenley, but the party has not confirmed whether he will remain a candidate following the controversy
Evening Standard · Apr 21 Reform are ‘unedifying people’ and I hope they get ‘hammered’ at polls – Sarwar The Scottish Labour leader was speaking during a Holyrood election campaign visit to Glasgow on Tuesday.
Evening Standard · Apr 21 More than 110,000 applications to vote on deadline day Of the applications submitted on April 20, more than two-thirds were by people aged 34 and under.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 21 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
Evening Standard · Apr 21 Four London Labour figures charged after criminal investigation into alleged vote rigging Exclusive: Four people charged after criminal investigation into irregularities surrounding Labour candidate selection process for Croydon East
The Guardian - UK · Apr 21 Will Olly Robbins’ testimony jeopardise Keir Starmer’s defence? What questions will sacked head of the Foreign Office be asked, and what might they mean for the PM’s future?
The Guardian - UK · Apr 21 Labour’s great green energy plan could be a legacy as vital as the NHS Ed Miliband has a rare chance to do for the climate what Nye Bevan did for health: create something future generations will be proud of, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Evening Standard · Apr 20 Keir Starmer to face second bruising day in Parliament over Mandelson scandal MPs are to hold an emergency debate on Lord Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador.
The Independent UK · Apr 20 The prime minister has survived, but his troubles remain THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Until Keir Starmer’s defence for his handling of the Mandelson vetting scandal – which amounts to ‘nobody told me’ – can be disproven, it must be accepted. But this feels like an administration not in control of events, and he must get a grip
The Guardian - UK · Apr 20 Starmer accuses Robbins of obstructing truth about Mandelson vetting PM admits he made mistake in choice of ambassador as he makes high-stakes statement to parliament over scandal