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Lights. Camera. Lindsay! Speaker’s show lands Starmer with yet another headache

It seemed like a fait accompli that Hoyle would deny the application for a Commons vote – but he had other ideas

The Guardian - UK

Starmer urges Labour MPs to vote against parliamentary probe into Mandelson row

The Commons will vote on Tuesday on whether the Privileges Committee should consider if the Prime Minister misled the House.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer faces toughest week as Prime Minister yet as MPs to hold sleaze vote

Speaker Lindsay Hoyle has granted a debate on whether Sir Keir should be referred to the Privileges Committee

Evening Standard

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No 10 publishes previously confidential memo to refute claim that Starmer misled MPs over Mandelson appointment – as it happened

Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle earlier confirmed that MPs will decide whether to let inquiry into Keir Starmer’s statements over Peter Mandelson proceed

The Guardian - UK

Starmer facing another bruising week over Mandelson vetting scandal

The Prime Minister will seek to shift focus from the fallout over the vetting for Lord Peter Mandelson.

Evening Standard

Partygate v Mandelson: Keir Starmer faces attack from his own playbook

Some familiar, arcane terms are returning to the fore as the Tories study the tactics Labour used against Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying Bill runs out of time but supporters vow fight is not over

The Bill had proposed allowing adults in England and Wales to apply for an assisted death.

Evening Standard

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'Back off you bully': Falkland Islanders and veterans send Trump message over Argentine claim support

Argentina calls for talks with the UK over the Falkland Islands amid reports the US could review its position on the South Atlantic territory

Evening Standard

Ousting Starmer over Mandelson would be madness – yet it’s open season in Westminster

Defenestration has become the modus operandi in politics, instead of MPs working through the real issues of the day, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

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

Starmer faces increasing backlash from ministers as second senior civil servant grilled over Mandelson scandal

Cat Little, the most senior Cabinet Office official, appeared before MPs on Thursday morning to be questioned about the scandal

Evening Standard

Starmer-Mandelson latest: Dismissal of Robbins over vetting scandal ‘wholly unacceptable’, says ex-Labour minister

Denis MacShane said he had never seen such a ‘fallout’ between No 10 and the civil service

The Independent UK

Senior civil servant faces Mandelson questions from MPs amid ‘Cabinet divisions’

Cabinet divisions have emerged over Sir Keir’s handling of the process, according to multiple reports.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Starmer sacked Olly Robbins before he could defend himself over Mandelson scandal, allies say

Exclusive: Kemi Badenoch says the ‘whole thing stinks’ and suggests that the PM would have misled MPs if the claims were true

The Guardian - UK

No one can look Starmer in the eye … and the Mandy saga is not going away

The PM’s failure was being a spectator as Morgan McSweeney set about finding jobs for his mates

The Independent UK

I’ve covered Labour for decades – ask me anything about what happens next for Starmer

ASK ME ANYTHING: With Keir Starmer under pressure from the deepening Mandelson vetting scandal, chief political commentator John Rentoul is here to answer your questions and offer his insight from Westminster

Euronews

Keir Starmer defies resignation calls over Mandelson envoy row

Mandelson was named to the top diplomatic post in December 2024, just weeks before US President Donald Trump was inaugurated the following month.

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The Independent UK

Starmer admits his former spin doctor was considered for top ambassador job

Calls for an inquiry as Tory leader Kemi Badenoch accuses PM of delivering ‘cronyism and an old boy’ club’

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’.

The Independent UK

Starmer looks less like a PM and more like a lawyer desperately trying to defend himself

NEWS ANALYSIS: Starmer has found himself standing in the courtroom of public opinion, battling to save a threadbare case, says political editor David Maddox

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer fails to deny Lord linked to paedophile was considered for top diplomatic job during fiery PMQs

During a fiery Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir faced grilling over his former spin doctor Matthew Doyle

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Labour MP calls for Starmer’s resignation to end ‘psychodrama’ – as it happened

Jonathan Brash says ‘own goals’ are distracting from Labour’s achievements

Evening Standard

'Don't ditch Keir,' Cabinet ally Pat McFadden urges Labour MPs but won't say Starmer right to sack Olly Robbins

Sir Keir Starmer was facing a grilling at Prime Minister’s Questions over the Mandelson vetting storm

The Independent UK

Starmer-Mandelson latest: PM could face Privileges Committee after claims he misled MPs

The Tories, SNP and Lib Dems are asking Sir Lindsay Hoyle to refer Sir Keir over the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson - the PM has denied misleading MPs

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