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BBC under pressure over Nigel Farage coverage after new study

THE BBC is coming under fresh pressure over its coverage of Reform UK after a university study found it featured in a quarter of News at Ten…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 12, 2025

Ex-M16 chief slams Starmer’s ‘appalling judgement’ over Mandelson US ambassador appointment

Allies of the Labour grandee said he admitted in his vetting interview for the diplomat job that he continued his relationship with the paedophile for many years

Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2025

Stagnant GDP shows scale of challenge for Rachel Reeves at autumn budget

Chancellor calls economy ‘stuck, not broken’ but there are signs her policies have added to the UK’s economic headwinds

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025

Starmer under scrutiny as Mandelson ‘admitted long ties with Epstein in vetting’

Questions are swirling about the Prime Minister’s political judgment after he sacked the peer a day after defending him.

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025

Labour deputy leader race: Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell battle for union endorsements

Two candidates remain in the contest to replace Angela Rayner as deputy party leader

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025

Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell go head-to-head for Labour deputy leadership

The pair will vye to succeed Angela Rayner, who quit after a row over her tax affairs, after being the only two two candidates to make it to next round

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025

Phillipson and Powell confirmed as final contenders in Labour deputy race

Education secretary and Manchester MP are only candidates to clear threshold to enter party members’ ballot

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2025

Peter Mandelson: the lights go out on Labour’s Prince of Darkness – again

The party veteran’s exit in the wake of the Epstein revelations looks like the final stop of a rollercoaster career

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2025

Peter Mandelson row shows Scotland's diplomatic 'disadvantage' as part of the Union

THE Peter Mandelson saga has highlighted the “disadvantage” Scotland has by not having its own network of ambassadors.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 11, 2025

Deputy Labour leadership race down to two – here's what happens now

EDUCATION Secretary Bridget Phillipson and ex-Commons leader Lucy Powell look set to fight it out for Labour’s deputy leadership as the first…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 11, 2025