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Downing Street: Charges dropped in China ‘spy’ case ‘extremely disappointing’

Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry had faced charges under the Official Secrets Act.

Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2025

Senior Starmer aide quits over 'sexually explicit' messages about Diane Abbott in new blow to PM

Number 10’s Director of Strategy Paul Ovenden quits after emails he sent in 2017 emerge

Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2025

Online meetings and bureaucracy delaying MoD reform, says former military chief

Sir Tony Radakin says ‘extraordinary Teams calls with 20 or 30 people’ partly at fault as he calls for action to be taken

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2025

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No 10 accuses Musk of ‘dangerous and inflammatory’ language

No 10 said rhetoric used by the tech billionaire threatened ‘violence and intimidation’ on Britain’s streets.

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2025

Downing Street responds to Elon Musk far-right rally speech

DOWNING Street has accused Elon Musk of using “dangerous and inflammatory” language at the Unite The Kingdom protest on Saturday.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 15, 2025

Keir Starmer will be ousted as Labour leader unless he 'changes course immediately', MPs warn

Labour MPs are reeling over high-profile sackings and resignations in recent weeks

Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2025

Starmer faces challenging week amid Mandelson fallout and frustrated MPs

It comes as US President Donald Trump is set to arrive for a state visit.

Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2025

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Tories write to Starmer to demand answers over Mandelson scandal

The Labour grandee was sacked on Thursday over emails that showed he sent supportive messages even as Epstein faced jail for sex offences.

Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2025

Royal Expert Reflects on Princess Kate's "Foolish and Unprofessional" Photo Scandal, Suggesting Intervention Would Have Made "Matters Worse"

"They would have had sympathy for them..."

Marie Claire · Sep 14, 2025

Voices: ‘Don’t mention the E-word!’ How Donald Trump’s state visit is a minefield for all concerned

COMMENT: This week’s visit by the US president has the potential to go wrong in so many ways, says Sean O’Grady, that for Starmer it will be like the political equivalent of I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2025

Peter Mandelson seen as ‘worth the risk’ as US ambassador, minister says

Peter Kyle says ‘singular talents’ were balanced against warnings as Epstein accuser’s family criticise appointment

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2025

Mandelson ‘economical with the truth’ over ties to Epstein

The decision to sack Lord Mandelson with immediate effect was taken on Thursday morning and announced shortly afterwards.

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2025

Mandelson ‘economical with the truth’ about Epstein in answers to No 10

The decision to sack Lord Mandelson with immediate effect was taken on Thursday morning and announced shortly afterwards.

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2025

Mandelson ‘economical with the truth’ when quizzed by No 10 on Epstein before appointment

Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure over the decision to appoint Lord Peter Mandelson

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2025

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Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2025

Badenoch accuses Starmer of lying over what he knew when about Mandelson emails

The Conservative Party leader said Sir Keir Starmer has ‘very serious questions to answer’.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 13, 2025

Labour MPs question Keir Starmer after Mandelson Epstein emails saga

DOWNING Street officials were aware of emails between Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein when Keir Starmer defended the peer during Prime…

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2025

Starmer ‘defended Mandelson after No 10 had received Epstein emails’

PM understood not to have seen messages from former ambassador to sex offender when speaking in Commons

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025

Keir Starmer warned ‘time running out’ to repair faltering leadership

After disastrous week, some MPs predict challenge against PM likely if local and Welsh elections go badly next May

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025

It’s over and out (again) for Mandelson, but how many political lives does Starmer have left?

The PM’s decision to stand by Mandelson has done the unthinkable: united a fractured Labour party, in collective rage, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025

Morgan McSweeney is facing his biggest test yet – but could the PM actually sack him?

NEWS ANALYSIS: Morgan McSweeney is so closely intertwined with the prime minister that sacking him would raise further, deeply uncomfortable questions about Keir Starmer’s judgement, writes Millie Cooke

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025

Labour MP says Starmer not ‘up to the job’ as PM defends under-fire aide over Mandelson sacking

Downing Street rowed in behind the under-fire chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, on Friday morning amid questions over his involvement in the appointment of Peter Mandelson

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025

Sacked Mandelson: Being ambassador to US was ‘privilege of my life’

The peer said he deeply regretted the circumstances of his departure from the British embassy in Washington.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 11, 2025

No 10 appointed Peter Mandelson despite security concerns, reports say

DOWNING Street made Peter Mandelson UK ambassador to the US despite the security services expressing concerns, according to reports.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2025

Almost £10m of public money spent on subsidies for former PMs

Annual cost of allowance has more than doubled in recent years because of quick turnover of prime ministers

The National (Scotland) · Sep 10, 2025

Hotel mobbed by protesters before Isaac Herzog meets Keir Starmer

Protesters demonstrated outside a hotel believed to be sheltering Israeli president Isaac Herzog.

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