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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a leadership crisis over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the U.S. The release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggests damaging details about Mandelson, putting Starmer's position at risk

The exit of the Prime Minister’s closest aide leaves Sir Keir’s position in increased jeopardy.

Civil rights, women’s rights: little could have been achieved under the system now being considered by UK ministers. A bad situation could get worse, says Imran Khan KC

Starmer is not accused of misconduct, and Mandelson has consistently denied any impropriety. Yet British politics does not operate solely on legal thresholds. It operates on perception, timing and instinct. The renewed attention on Epstein has revived a broader unease about elite networks, proximity to power and the sense that…

Thinktank analysis says proposed ‘earned settlement’ changes could trap families in prolonged insecurity

Exclusive: Labour peer, who came to UK as a refugee, says some ministers try to show they won’t ‘just do things because of their background’

Home Office minister Mike Tapp was asked about local reports that migrants were ‘checking out’ of Crowborough and coming back to London

Sir Keir Starmer’s grip on power looks increasingly shaky after the latest revelations about Peter Mandelson led to questions on his judgment.

Home secretary threatened visa sanctions on Namibia, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo if they did not take back migrants in the UK

Shabana Mahmood’s threats to impose visa penalties form part of her drive to speed up removals of people with no right to be in the UK

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she would “scale up” the number of deportations even further