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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

No 10 refuses to say whether PM will correct the record on Mandelson appointment

The Prime Minister will battle to save his job in an address to MPs later on Monday.

Evening Standard

Why did Lord Mandelson fail his vetting for US ambassador role?

Details on what issues were flagged during the vetting process remain unclear

The Independent UK

Cabinet secretary apparently advised Starmer to wait for vetting before appointing Mandelson

Documents also show PM’s choice for US ambassador was offered ‘higher tiers’ briefing before vetting was finalised

The Guardian - UK

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UK Government ‘asleep at the wheel’ over Mandelson, says Swinney

John Swinney accused the UK Government of being distracted by the Mandelson scandal, rather than helping people with the cost of living.

Evening Standard

All the unanswered questions over the Mandelson vetting scandal as Starmer faces grilling from MPs

The prime minister is set to address the Commons amid calls to resign

The Independent UK

'I was wrong': Starmer battles to save premiership in Commons showdown over Mandelson scandal

An emergency debate is set to be held in the Commons on Tuesday after Sir Keir claimed he was not told Lord Mandelson had failed security vetting

Evening Standard

Starmer will survive the Mandelson vetting scandal – but not for long

NEWS ANALYSIS: As Keir Starmer prepares to address MPs in the Commons over the latest scandal involving Peter Mandelson, political editor David Maddox explains why the end of his premiership may be just weeks away

The Independent UK

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Why Starmer faces ‘one of worst crises’ between ministers and senior civil servants

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The Independent UK

Starmer says it ‘beggars belief’ he wasn’t told about Mandelson vetting failure as he faces down the Commons – UK politics as it happened

MPs jeered as PM said it is ‘incredible’ he was not told full story and he was wrong to appoint Mandelson as US ambassador

The Guardian - UK

Naming Mandelson as ambassador before vetting was mistake, minister says

Douglas Alexander says lessons need to be learned but he expects Keir Starmer will continue as PM

The Guardian - UK

What time will Keir Starmer address parliament over Mandelson scandal?

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The Independent UK

Teenagers arrested in connection with arson attack at Kenton Synagogue

The Community Security Trust (CST) said that minor smoke damage to an internal room was caused.

Evening Standard

The UK’s radical ‘Preston model’ faces an uncertain future with local elections looming

A Lancashire council has pushed on with plans to keep wealth and power in the area, despite such ideas being out of fashion in Westminster. But Reform could unravel it all, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Starmer-Mandelson latest: PM braces for difficult day as Olly Robbins to hit back over vetting scandal

Sir Olly Robbins, who was sacked as head of the Foreign Office last week, will reportedly ‘not hold back’ in his defence when he gives evidence on Tuesday over Mandelson’s appointment

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: How is it possible the prime minister didn’t know about Mandelson’s vetting failure?

In today’s newsletter: As questions mount over transparency and accountability in the ambassadorial appointment process, the political fallout continues to spread across Keir Starmer’s government

The Independent UK

Voices: Keir Starmer will survive his Commons grilling

COMMENT: As the prime minister faces MPs over the Mandelson vetting scandal, former Downing Street special adviser Cleo Watson – who helped prepare Boris Johnson for his high-stakes appearances in parliament – says Starmer will live to fight another day

The Guardian - UK

The key questions Keir Starmer must answer over Mandelson appointment

PM to give Commons statement on Monday, a day before sacked civil servant Olly Robbins tells his side of the story

Evening Standard

Starmer faces Commons showdown over Mandelson vetting scandal

Sir Keir Starmer will tell MPs that he did not know Lord Mandelson had failed the initial vetting process and it was ‘unforgivable’ not to tell him.

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Evening Standard

Cooper says talks between US and Iran must lead to toll-free Strait of Hormuz

The Foreign Secretary said that proposals have been circulating from Tehran to introduce tolls on the crucial waterway.

The Independent UK

Starmer should resign for ‘shameful role’ in appointment of Mandelson – Flynn

The SNP Westminster leader is calling on Scots to vote SNP at the Holyrood elections to ‘sack Keir Starmer’.

The Independent UK

Quarter of a million people could lose their jobs by 2027 as UK ‘flirts with recession’

The job market will endure its ‘biggest hit since the pandemic’

Evening Standard

Cooper to warn of dangerous precedent of any Iranian tolls in Strait of Hormuz

The Foreign Secretary is expected to focus on UK–Japan co-operation amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty during a trip to Tokyo.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer will not be swayed by Trump’s ‘small and petty’ insults, says Lammy

Exclusive: deputy PM says UK will not join Iran conflict despite Trump’s sometimes ‘incomprehensible’ social-media barbs

Evening Standard

Does Olly Robbins have Mandelson scandal smoking gun to finish off Keir Starmer as PM?

Commentary: The Prime Minister is fighting for his political life after the security vetting revelations in the Mandelson storm

The Guardian - UK

Judgment day as Starmer faces Commons showdown over Mandelson scandal

Prime minister to deliver high-stakes statement to MPs over vetting controversy that has put his position in peril

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