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Are Rachel Reeves’s days as chancellor numbered?

NEWS ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox looks at what it means for Reeves after Starmer failed to guarantee the future of his chancellor once again

The Independent UK

Unlucky chancellor? Iran shock hits Reeves just as UK seemed to turn corner

The economy and public finances were on the right path, bond yields were falling, interest rates likely to drop further … then came the US-Israeli attack

The Guardian - UK

Who is ‘cravat man’? Neckwear steals the show in Olly Robbins parliamentary grilling

Wiltshire town councillor Andrew Edwards, who has large collection of neckwear, is a regular at committee hearings

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer says opponents making ‘any allegation they can’ over Mandelson vetting

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is reportedly pressing for Sir Keir Starmer’s referral to the Privileges Committee claiming he misled MPs.

Evening Standard

Senior civil servant says due process followed in Peter Mandelson vetting

Cabinet Office permanent secretary Cat Little has been uncovering documents related to the peer’s appointment as US ambassador.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer does not deny No 10 considered giving Lord Doyle diplomatic job

The Prime Minister said there were ‘often conversations about other roles’ when staff leave roles ‘in any organisation’.

Evening Standard

Key points: Olly Robbins gives evidence on Lord Mandelson vetting scandal

The sacked civil servant was answering questions at the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee.

Evening Standard

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Robbins defends actions in Mandelson case after being fired by Starmer

Sacked Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins appeared before MPs to explain his actions in granting Lord Mandelson security clearance.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer to face further scrutiny over Peter Mandelson in emergency debate

The Prime Minister told the Commons he would not have appointed Lord Mandelson if he had known the peer had failed vetting checks.

Evening Standard

Starmer ‘deliberately and repeatedly’ kept in the dark over Mandelson vetting

The Prime Minister said it ‘beggars belief’ that he was not told Lord Mandelson had failed vetting checks.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer urged to apologise for ‘contemptuous behaviour at PMQs’

Jesse Norman claimed the Prime Minister had ‘ignored the question and changed the subject’ in 23 out of his last 24 responses to Kemi Badenoch.

Evening Standard

Starmer says he disagrees with former Nato chief’s ‘corrosive complacency’ claim

Lord George Robertson claimed the UK is underprepared for war and ministers are unwilling to make the necessary investment.

Evening Standard

South East Water chief to forgo bonus following Kent and Sussex water outages

Chief executive David Hinton, who receives a £400,000 salary, said he has made the decision not to receive any performance payment this year.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer accused of bailing out those on benefits instead of reducing bills

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claimed the Prime Minister is at fault for rising energy costs.

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Evening Standard

PM failed ‘to do his duty’ in appointing Mandelson as US ambassador – Badenoch

The PM repeatedly refused to say whether he had spoken to Lord Mandelson about details relating to his relationship with convicted paedophile Epstein.

The Conversation

MPs’ vote against a social media ban didn’t kill the idea – it may have made it easier later

At first glance, the House of Commons vote on March 9 seemed to send a clear political message. MPs have decided against an amendment from the House of Lords to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would have introduced an outright ban on social media use for under-16s.

The Independent UK

Defiant Starmer tells Trump ‘I stand by my decision’ not to join attacks on Iran

The prime minister gave a statement to the Commons explaining his policy on only taking defensive action regarding Donald Trump’s war with Iran, and has ‘learnt the lessons of Iraq’

The Independent UK

Labour minister Josh Simons resigns after probe into smear campaign against journalists

Josh Simons said he had resigned as a Cabinet Office minister because he had "become a distraction from this government's important work'' as fellow Labour MPs put in requests for personal information to find out if they were smeared too

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Evening Standard

We will look at ways to make student loan system fairer, says Starmer

He was pressed on the issue at Prime Minister’s Questions by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch.

Evening Standard

Ethics watchdog to investigate minister Josh Simons over think tank allegations

Labour Together is accused of paying PR firm Apco Worldwide £36,000 to look into the background of journalists in 2023.

The Guardian - UK

Reeves urged to reassure MPs over public finances amid £6bn-a-year Send costs

City analysts say financial market investors will be worried if cost is deducted from budget surplus

Evening Standard

‘Clearly not’: Lucy Powell asked if she would have ennobled Lord Doyle

The peer, who has had the Labour whip removed, earlier apologised and said he believed Morton’s initial assertions of innocence.

Evening Standard

Starmer urged to appoint a woman as first secretary of state to tackle misogyny

It comes as the Prime Minister was accused of ‘stuffing Government with hypocrites and paedophile apologists’.

The Independent UK

Starmer-Mandelson latest: Ex-ambassador ‘could face police interview over Epstein in days’ after PM’s apology

Starmer in ‘crisis situation’ as he insists ‘none of us knew the depth and the darkness’ of Mandelson-Epstein relationship

Evening Standard

Fact check: Most humble addresses filed without national security exemption

A 2022 humble address said that ‘redactions shall be solely for the purposes of national security’.

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