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Inside the dirty tricks campaigns trying to stop Andy Burnham in race for No 10

NEWS ANALYSIS: As the phantom leadership contest rumbles on ahead of a by-election in Makerfield, political editor David Maddox looks at the dirty tricks campaigns being unleashed by Labour MPs to stop Andy Burnham making it into No 10

The Independent UK

Streeting will expose ‘human shopping trolley’ Burnham, say allies of ex-health secretary

Exclusive: Burnham has faced criticism for backtracking on his stance on Brexit and economic policies

The Independent UK

Politics latest: Starmer under pressure over Mandelson vetting files release after fresh delay

Burnham confirmed as Labour’s Makerfield by-election candidate in make-or-break battle with Reform

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Starmer needs sharper survival strategy if he is to stay on

Tepid cabinet support and a blunted No 10 operation are making it harder for the prime minister to face down critics

The Guardian - UK

Why the path to No 10 is not an easy one for any of Starmer’s would-be challengers

Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, Andy Burnham and surprise candidate Al Carns all face significant hurdles to be PM

The Independent UK

Labour must offer more than ‘better managed decline’ on economy, MPs urge

Soft-left Tribune group issues thinly disguised attack on Keir Starmer, calling for bold policy renewal

The Guardian - UK

Starmer faces fight to survive as Streeting and Rayner eye leadership bids

Chances of Starmer remaining in No 10 appear to be diminishing as about 40 Labour MPs call on him to quit

The Guardian - UK

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Who are the main threats to Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership?

PM is determined to fight on in No 10 but various contenders to replace him have been organising for some time

The Guardian - UK

How King Charles’s speech was written – and how to read it

King’s carefully crafted address to US Congress was the result of close liaison with aides, No 10 and Foreign Office

The Guardian - UK

No 10 dismisses Reeves’s reported plan for freeze on private rents

Downing Street says focus will remain on cutting bills, backing renters and lowering energy prices

The Guardian - UK

McSweeney denies giving intentionally false details to police after phone stolen

Concerns have been raised that the theft of the phone could result in important messages about Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment being lost.

Evening Standard

No 10: Falklands sovereignty ‘not in question’ amid fears over US stance

A Pentagon email suggested Donald Trump’s US administration could review its position on the UK’s claim to the Falkland Islands.

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

Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff, to be questioned by MPs

Exclusive: McSweeney summoned by foreign affairs select committee in rare step, as Mandelson vetting row continues

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The Guardian - UK

After Starmer and Robbins, McSweeney faces a grilling on Mandelson. Can this government survive? Our panel responds

The civil servant says he was pressured by No 10 to get Mandelson’s vetting done; the PM says he wasn’t informed. Who emerges most damaged?

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 and Badenoch clash at PMQs over Mandelson’s vetting – what was said

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Evening Standard

Starmer says Robbins evidence ‘puts to bed’ claims that he misled MPs

The Prime Minister insisted he did not mislead the Commons over details of Lord Mandelson’s appointment.

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The Independent UK

Starmer facing fresh pressure over Mandelson scandal – here’s why

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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

The Guardian - UK

Olly Robbins’ account of Mandelson vetting piles pressure on Keir Starmer

Sacked civil servant tells select committee of ‘pressure’ to give clearance and ‘dismissive’ attitude to vetting

The Guardian - UK

Anger remains white hot in Whitehall over Olly Robbins sacking

Keir Starmer’s decision to oust senior official may have knock-on effect for No 10’s relationship with civil service

The Independent UK

An inquiry into Lord Mandelson vetting leak under way, MPs told

Sir Olly Robbins said it was deeply worrying that the story was given to The Guardian

Evening Standard

Inquiry under way into Lord Mandelson vetting leak, MPs told

Sir Olly Robbins said it was deeply worrying that the story was given to The Guardian.

The Independent UK

No 10 put ‘constant pressure’ on Foreign Office to get Mandelson in post

Downing Street also accused of trying to find diplomatic job for former Starmer aide Matthew Doyle, later suspended by the party for his links to a convicted paedophile

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