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Mandelson goes to Washington – or does he? Why neither is a good option now

Although it will impinge on the consciousness of few, the appointment of the next UK ambassador to the US is growing into a crisis. It would not do for the involvement of Peter Mandelson in anything to pass without some controversy, but the difficulties emerging around his scheduled departure to…

The Conversation

Who could replace Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US?

Our next man – or woman – in Washington will need all the political and diplomatic nous they can muster. Who will Keir Starmer pick and can he win over the next US president?

The Independent UK

Downing Street to decide upon new US ambassador within days

David Miliband, Peter Mandelson and Cathy Ashton thought to be on shortlist for diplomatic role

The Guardian - UK

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OPINION - Kemi Badenoch's confounding decision to copy the David Miliband playbook

"Law is order, and good law is good order."Aristotle, 'Politics', 350 BCE

Evening Standard

Rachel and Ellie Reeves: How a school mock election launched the careers of Britain’s most powerful sisters

Exclusive: Labour chair Ellie Reeves and chancellor Rachel Reeves have become the most powerful British sibling duo since David and Ed Miliband served in Gordon Brown’s cabinet

The Independent UK

UN chief António Guterres to seek world leaders’ backing for vision of the future

Pact covering wars, AI, climate crisis and inequality has been watered down, say critics

The Guardian - UK

Copying Italy’s migration policies won’t stop Channel deaths, says charity

David Miliband-led humanitarian organisation urges Labour to make ‘effective and compassionate’ decisions

The Guardian - UK

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Keir Starmer to ‘wait until US election to name new ambassador’

Exclusive: PM wants to see whether Trump or Biden win before making pick, sources say, after considering Miliband and Mandelson

The Guardian - UK

Many leaders are more interested in power than helping end conflict, UN humanitarian chief says

The United Nations humanitarian chief says leaders in many conflict areas are more interested in power and political rivalries than in listening to the needs of their people, improving their lives and ending the fighting

The Independent UK

Three Davids throw off Global Britain bluster and chart new foreign policy course

Speeches by Cameron, Lammy and Miliband all depicted a darkening world but differed on where to find allies

The Guardian - UK

'I can't get a job': comedian Ruby Wax says she is struggling for work in TV industry gone soft

Wax has interviewed everyone from Donald Trump to Imelda Marcos

Evening Standard

David Miliband condemns ‘absurd’ lack of cooperation between EU and UK

Former foreign secretary to call for next government to seek much closer ties with bloc on foreign policy and defence issues

The Guardian - UK

Brexit has made the UK a lower-status nation, says David Miliband

Former foreign secretary says Britain needs to forge closer political and foreign policy links with Europe if it is to thrive

The Guardian - UK

In Boris vs Dave, has Lord Cameron won?

In his maiden speech to the Lords, the new foreign secretary took digs at his school rival

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

‘It was electrifying’: the inside story of Labour’s 1997 election landslide

Paranoia, relentless activity, infighting – the people who saw it all look back on the dizzying days that made political history

The Guardian - UK

Labour figures from 1997 victory warn Starmer against cautious approach

Exclusive: People involved in Tony Blair’s victory believe party needs to set out much clearer policy platform to win voters’ trust

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine needs help on all fronts: military, civilian and humanitarian. Our will cannot waver

I’ve seen the bravery and resilience of the Ukrainian people. At this week’s UN general assembly, world leaders must help them, says David Miliband, CEO of the International Rescue Committee

The Guardian - UK

‘Abnormal is becoming normalised’: David Miliband on war in Ukraine

Head of International Rescue Committee says increasing weariness is creeping into global response to war

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The Independent UK

Aid group official warns the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine risks becoming "normalized"

The head of the aid group International Rescue Committee in Ukraine says he is bracing for fewer donations this year because not enough international attention is being placed on Ukraine as Russia's war risks becoming a protracted conflict

The Guardian - UK

EU urges G20 to help persuade Putin to reopen Ukraine grain export route

Brussels’ foreign policy chief calls on nations to speak with a unified voice to help ‘people most in need’

The Independent UK

Aid group official warns that impasse at the UN on border crossing puts 4.1 million Syrians at risk

The head of a leading aid group says an impasse at the United Nations over a border crossing with Syria’s last rebel-held enclave is endangering 4.1 million Syrians living there

Zenger

Conservative MP’s Remarks Draw Controversy Over Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

UK MP Accuses Israel of Killing Palestinian Children in Military Operations

Evening Standard

OPINION - Keir Starmer’s journey continues — he has now been blessed by Tony Blair

Yesterday I found myself at the big Tony Blair Institute conference, AKA Blairstock. It’s like Glastonbury for centrist nerds but with better loos. And the only drugs anyone was on were high-functioning ashwagandha supplements.

Al Jazeera

Russia vetoes UN vote to extend key Syria aid route

Russia proposes authorisation only be extended for six months rather than a nine-month compromise.

The Guardian - UK

Why does Starmer want to add yet more peers instead of abolishing the lot of them?

If the honour given to Charlotte Owen doesn’t stir Labour from its torpor, nothing will

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