BBC Politics12 Mar 2026
Minister defends PM's handling of Mandelson appointment
Documents show Sir Keir Starmer was warned the peer's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein posed a "reputational risk".
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BBC Politics12 Mar 2026
Starmer vows to crack down on 'profiteering' from fuel crisis
The prime minister is in Northern Ireland and is expected to hold talks with party leaders and visit a community centre.
Guido Fawkes12 Mar 2026
READ: King’s Order in Council Striking Mandelson Out of Privy Council
Privy Council minutes from Tuesday have now been published regarding Peter Mandelson. “An Order striking out The Lord Mandelson from the List of Members of His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council.” The Order in Council stripping Mandelson of his peerage has also been published: Mandelson is no longer the Right Honourable… The government is briefing…
Guido Fawkes12 Mar 2026
Labour Minister: Epstein’s Victims ‘Re-Traumatised Every Time We Discuss Mandelson’
A brutal morning round for Nick Thomas-Symonds, who was forced to repeatedly parrot the government’s line that inadequate vetting is to blame for Starmer’s woeful judgement in appointing Mandelson. Even with reams of publicly available material revealing his continued friendship with a convicted paedophile… He even tried the ‘we should stop talking about this’ excuse…
Express Politics12 Mar 2026
Rachel Reeves humiliated as Keir Starmer slaps her down over petrol prices
The Prime Minister said the proposed fuel duty increase would be "under review".
The Guardian Politics12 Mar 2026
There is no denying Labour is in crisis – but in a strange way, Keir Starmer is equipped to save it | Zoe Williams
The fact that the PM is a pragmatist, light on ideology, could allow him to forge now essential links with other parties Even before Labour took power, since the first whispers that Keir Starmer wasn’t the Corbyn-in-a-tie candidate his leadership bid had promised, the same argument has been going on among Labour members. Should Starmer be trying harder to include the left flank of the movement? Perhaps he should, at the very least, stop trying to expel them. The same question informs orientation
The Guardian Politics12 Mar 2026
The assault on freedom with Mehdi Hasan and Arwa Mahdawi
Join us for Zeteo’s first-ever London event as award-winning journalist and editor-in-chief Mehdi Hasan leads a wide-ranging and timely conversation on the emerging global order. Date: Monday 8 June 2026 Times: 7.30pm-9.30pm (BST) Tickets for this event go on sale on 13 March at 6pm Are we witnessing a new rise in fascism and authoritarianism across the world, and how do we stop it? In the wake of the assault on Gaza and, now, the war against Iran, is international law dead? And who is really
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Express Politics12 Mar 2026
Politics LIVE: Keir Starmer under fire as Mandelson scandal explodes
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Conservative Home12 Mar 2026
Starmer’s Mandelson problem isn’t process, it’s judgement
A due diligence report to Starmer spelt out the reputational risks in plain English. The real question is not what the Prime Minister didn’t know. It is why, having been told what he did know, he went ahead anyway. The post Starmer’s Mandelson problem isn’t process, it’s judgement appeared first on Conservative Home.
Express Politics12 Mar 2026
Keir Starmer wrecks the UK's world standing – yet they think Ed Miliband is the answer
OPINION - VIRGINIA BLACKBURN: Lord knows why Starmer even wants the job at this point!
Conservative Home12 Mar 2026
John Oxley: A serious defence policy demands serious political honesty
If the voters are going to accept the costs of rearmament, the positive case needs to be made. This includes bluntly explaining the risks that those of us who obsessively monitor the news are already aware of. It also requires setting out why our military power matters. The post John Oxley: A serious defence policy demands serious political honesty appeared first on Conservative Home.
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Conservative Home12 Mar 2026
Callum McGoldrick: Labour’s raid on motorists
The prime minister insisted this week at PMQs that fuel duty has not increased under Labour. This was gaslighting. The freeze is set to end in September in order to pay for the benefits bill, bloated public sector and various other squanderings of taxpayers money. The post Callum McGoldrick: Labour’s raid on motorists appeared first on Conservative Home.
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