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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

Starmer ‘not up to the job’ says Labour MP as PM faces furious backlash over Mandelson: UK Politics live

PM’s top aide under scrutiny over reports he pushed hard for Labour grandee’s appointment as US ambassador

The Independent UK

Trump’s top team slammed for ‘unbelievably stupid’ security breach after Signal group chat leak

Gordon Brown’s former security adviser slammed Trump’s administration for the ‘extraordinary’ breach

The Independent UK

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US support to maintain UK’s nuclear arsenal is in doubt, experts say

Malcolm Rifkind joins diplomats and analysts urging focus on European cooperation to replace Trident

The Guardian - UK

Tory MSP Liz Smith to step down at next year’s Holyrood election

Conservative Liz Smith has announced she is stepping down after almost 20 years as an MSP, saying it is “time for new blood” at Holyrood.

The National (Scotland)

Starmer backs Ukraine’s ‘irreversible path to Nato’ in apparent swipe at Trump

In the first talks between the pair since Donald Trump and his defence secretary said it was unlikely Ukraine would join Nato, the prime minister reiterated the UK’s commitment to the country’s path into the alliance

The Independent UK

Starmer and Lammy warned not to repeat Chamberlain’s mistakes in Munich over Ukraine

Exclusive: Former foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind has issued a warning ahead of the Munich conference this weekend that the prime minister and foreign secretary need to stand up to Trump over Ukraine

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Japanese filmmaker whose arrest caused international outcry backs calls for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release

Toru Kubota backed calls from three former foreign secretaries William Hague, Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release from Myanmar’s brutal dictatorship

The Independent UK

Free Aung San Suu Kyi, demand three former UK foreign secretaries

The pro-democracy Nobel Peace Prize winner turned global pariah was toppled by the military leaders of Myanmar in 2021 and sentenced to 27 years in prison

The Independent UK

British tanks used to drive back Putin’s forces during Ukraine’s attack in Russia

Former defence secretaries Ben Wallace and Malcolm Rifkind praise government for allowing the Challenger 2 tanks to be at the forefront of Ukraine defending itself, and are optimistic about their impact on the battlefield

The Independent UK

Lord Selkirk of Douglas obituary

Former Conservative MP, MSP and Scottish Office minister who had an unshakeable commitment to the idea of public service

The Guardian - UK

David Cameron in shock return as Sunak sacks Braverman in right-wing cull

Sunak risks civil war as he finally fires Braverman and shocks MPs with a sensational recall for ex-PM David Cameron – while ex-home secretary’s furious allies plot their revenge

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson hands over his WhatsApps and urges Cabinet Office to give them to Covid inquiry

Rishi Sunak under pressure to end farce and sanction the release of the documents to the inquiry ahead of Thursday’s deadline

The Independent UK

HowTheLightGetsIn Festival 2023 preview: The event looking to overhaul the UK’s ‘suspicion of philosophy’

Louis Chilton looks ahead to the 2023 philosophy and music event in Hay-on-Wye, and speaks to the festival’s founder Hilary Lawson

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‘Indefensible disgrace’: Former head of Nato backs our campaign to stop Afghan war hero’s deportation to Rwanda

Exclusive: Ex-foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind also expresses deep concerns

The Independent UK

Scottish independence ‘dead’ after Humza Yousaf SNP win, claim Labour and Tories

Nicola Sturgeon’s successor to demand referendum ‘straight away’ and vows to lead Scotland back into EU

The National (Scotland)

Scottish independence emerges victorious at Cambridge union debate

SCOTTISH independence has emerged victorious during a debate at the world’s oldest debating society: the Cambridge union.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss warned ‘the game is up’ as Tory MPs call for her to resign

Calls for PM to be replaced come as defence secretary’s allies said to be shoring up support for a takeover

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The Independent UK

Time may have come for reform of House of Lords – Malcolm Rifkind

The former minister said the upper chamber should reflect ‘the age we live in’ more.

The Independent UK

Voices: Mikhail Gorbachev was a hero of our time

Former foreign secretary Malcolm Rifkind pays tribute to a great statesman

The Guardian - UK

Thatcher ministers turn on Liz Truss over tax cut plans

Chris Patten, Norman Lamont and Malcolm Rifkind warn former PM would never have approved borrowing to fund £30bn cuts

Daily Record

Former Tory leader Michael Howard tells Boris Johnson to quit after by-election thrashings

Former Scottish Secretary Malcolm Rifkind joined Michael Howard in calls for Tory cabinet ministers to get a grip and force the Prime Minister to go.

Daily Mirror

Toxic Boris Johnson hit by FIFTH resignation - minutes after top Tory says 'move on'

Tory grandee Malcolm Rifkind branded the Prime Minister 'toxic' as aide Elena Narozanski became the fifth Downing Street aide to quit - despite minister Greg Hands saying yesterday's resignations were 'the end of the matter'

The Independent UK

Minister attempts to claim resignation of four advisers shows Boris Johnson is ‘taking charge’

But Tory grandee Sir Malcolm Rifkind says PM is now ‘toxic’

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