The Latest Breaking News from Kemi Badenoch

Mandelson not given in-depth vetting before appointment, says Foreign Office

Letter to MPs says former US ambassador went through process only after his new role was announced to public

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2025

Mandelson ‘did not have national security vetting before he was appointed US ambassador’

Labour grandee was sacked by prime minister Keir Starmer after the publication of emails that detailed his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025

Starmer’s standing on world stage ‘diminished’ by Mandelson scandal, MPs told

Kemi Badenoch accused Sir Keir of ‘hiding from Parliament’ because he was not present for the emergency debate on Lord Mandelson’s dismissal.

Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2025

Maria Caulfield defects to Reform as Nigel Farage claims another former Tory minister

Pressure on Kemi Badenoch as ex-Conservative MP becomes the latest to join Farage’s party

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025

Danny Kruger takes Reform back to full strength – so who’ll be next to quit?

Nigel’s gang has its own ‘one in, one out’ policy, having lost two MPs since the election – now it’s all eyes on the next one to exit

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2025

MP Danny Kruger says Tory party ‘is over’ as he defects to Reform

East Wiltshire MP says he hopes others follow his path and accuses former party of clinging to ‘defunct institutions’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2025

'The Conservative Party is over': Tory MP defects to Reform in huge blow to Kemi Badenoch

Danny Kruger, a Tory shadow minister and the MP for East Wiltshire, said he was joining Reform to help “prepare” Reform for government

Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2025

Frontbench Tory MP defects to Reform UK in blow to Kemi Badenoch

THE Conservatives have suffered an embarrassing frontbench defection to Reform UK ...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 15, 2025

Labour MP: ‘Inevitable’ Starmer will be ousted if 2026 elections are bad

Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure over the handling of Lord Mandelson’s appointment and sacking and Labour’s poor poll ratings.

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2025

Labour Insiders Say Starmer Must Quell Epstein‑Mandelson Scandal or 'Lose' Leadership

Leaked emails show Mandelson urged Epstein's early release; Starmer defended him 48 hrs after No 10 got them, then sacked

International Business Times UK · Sep 15, 2025