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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

The Independent UK

Starmer still faces more questions than answers after Olly Robbins’ quietly damning defence

Sacked civil servant told Commons committee there was pressure from No 10 to approve appointment of Mandelson

The Guardian - UK

UK ‘mustn’t cut ourselves off’ from China over risks, says CBI boss

Rain Newton-Smith highlighted that British firms see increased trade with Chinese firms as an opportunity to drive growth.

Evening Standard

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With talk of closer EU alignment, the UK is signalling to Europe that it’s a partner worthy of trust

It is now almost a decade since the UK voted for Brexit and since the tariffs of US president Donald Trump’s first term increased global trade frictions. Brexit removed the UK from the European single market for goods and services. Now though, the country is proposing a pivot back towards…

The Conversation

PM pledges unrelenting fight against antisemitism as seven more arrested

Suspects were held in London and Birmingham over a new alleged plot amid a spate of arson attacks on Jewish sites.

Evening Standard

Starmer’s response after sacked civil servant Olly Robbins piles pressure on PM

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The Independent UK

Mandelson vetting scandal ‘raises serious judgment questions’ about PM – O’Neill

The Northern Ireland First Minister was asked if she believed Sir Keir Starmer had taken sufficient accountability over recent revelations.

Evening Standard

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It’s a nightmare on Downing Street: Starmer has no one left to blame for this Mandelson horror show

Olly Robbins’s testimony will have been painful for the PM. The No 10 omnishambles was publicly laid bare – and Keir’s fresh out of scapegoats, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Robbins v Starmer: the key points they disagree on over Mandelson vetting

Sacked civil servant says it was right not to tell PM that Mandelson had failed vetting – a view Starmer rejects

The Guardian - UK

Stormont leaders call for answers over vetting of former police ombudsman

Gavin Robinson suggested there were security concerns around the appointment of Marie Anderson.

Evening Standard

Parts of Treasury review ‘absolutely preposterous’, says Little-Pengelly

Northern Ireland’s political leaders have been sharply critical of the Treasury exercise.

The Independent UK

Every revelation from Olly Robbins’ evidence over Mandelson’s appointment

The former top official at the Foreign Office was sacked last week over failings around Peter Mandelson’s vetting

The Independent UK

Key points: Olly Robbins gives evidence on Lord Mandelson vetting scandal

The sacked civil servant was answering questions at the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee.

Evening Standard

Sir Olly Robbins ‘desperately sad’ to be sacked over Mandelson vetting process

The former permanent secretary at the Foreign Office celebrated his birthday on Monday.

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The Independent UK

No 10 ‘secretly pushed Olly Robbins to give ambassador job to disgraced Starmer aide’

Matthew Doyle, Keir Starmer’s former communications chief, was suspended by Labour over his past association with paedophile councillor Sean Morton

The Independent UK

Olly Robbins reveals cronyism under Starmer is worse than we ever thought

NEWS ANALYSIS: The sacked Foreign Office chief gave evidence to MPs over the Mandelson scandal – and exposed the rotten core of Keir Starmer’s government, says political editor David Maddox

Evening Standard

Robbins defends actions in Mandelson case after being fired by Starmer

Sacked Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins appeared before MPs to explain his actions in granting Lord Mandelson security clearance.

The Independent UK

Pope Leo pays tribute to ‘great gift’ Pope Francis on first anniversary of his death

Pope Leo XIV has paid tribute to Pope Francis on the first anniversary of his death

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Evening Standard

Stormont decisions could unlock £3.3bn in spending power, Treasury review finds

The review identifies ‘a persistent gap between Northern Ireland Executive spending and available funding’.

The Times of India

'Felt political pressure': Sacked UK official blames Starmer’s office over Mandelson US appointment

The former civil servant who oversaw the approval of Peter Mandelson’s appointment as Britain’s ambassador to Washington has said he felt “political pressure” to fast-track the decision despite "security concerns."

Evening Standard

Starmer fighting for political life after bombshell Mandelson and Doyle revelations from Foreign Office chief

Sacked foreign office boss Robbins accused Downing Street of a ‘dismissive approach’ to vetting Peter Mandelson and claimed Lord Matthew Doyle, who was handed a peerage despite links to a convicted sex offender, had been considered for an ambassadorship

The Guardian - UK

Olly Robbins says he faced ‘constant pressure’ to get Mandelson in post

Sacked civil servant discloses he overturned vetting ruling without knowing full extent of national security concerns

Evening Standard

‘Dismissive approach’ from No 10 over Mandelson vetting process, Robbins says

Former Foreign Office official Sir Olly Robbins set out the pressure from No 10 to get Lord Mandelson into the Washington ambassador’s post.

The Independent UK

Trump says Starmer made ‘really bad pick’ in Peter Mandelson

The US president weighs in on the scandal over Keir Starmer’s appointment

The Guardian - UK

Ed Miliband says he and Lammy feared Mandelson appointment could ‘blow up’

Energy secretary says he and the then foreign secretary were worried making Mandelson US envoy was risky

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