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BBC Politics26 Mar 2026

Far-fetched to think McSweeney faked phone theft, says PM

Messages relating to Lord Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador could have been lost in the alleged theft.

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Guido Fawkes26 Mar 2026

MPs’ Register of Interests: Farage Coins It on Cameo and Rayner Rakes It In

The latest update to the Register of Members’ Financial Interests is out. See who has the deepest pockets… Nigel Farage trousered £42,549 from his Cameo video recordings, which must have upset the Guardian. His attempted trip to the Chagos islands – Farage registered it as a “humanitarian aid mission” – cost £25,000, courtesy of Reform…

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The Guardian Politics26 Mar 2026

Doctors waiting on asylum decisions can work in NHS as Home Office lifts ban

Rule change follows high court challenge brought by two doctors prevented from working in specialist fields Doctors who have been prevented from working in the NHS while they wait for asylum decisions are celebrating after the Home Office agreed to lift the ban. The changes come into force on Thursday. The changes to the immigration rules follow a high court challenge by two specialist doctors who had the relevant qualifications to work for the NHS but were prevented from taking up work. Doctors

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BBC Politics26 Mar 2026

Arrests of Palestine Action protesters to resume, Met says

The Met says it remains a criminal offence to support the banned group and it "must enforce the law".

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The Guardian Politics26 Mar 2026

PM rejects ‘far-fetched’ attempts to cast doubt on McSweeney’s account of phone theft

Keir Starmer responds after Kemi Badenoch spokesperson says she ‘raised eyebrow’ in relation to theft of aide’s phone UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has said it is “far-fetched” to suggest that the theft of his former chief of staff’s mobile phone is somehow connected to a subsequent push for the release of documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador. Downing Street has come under pressure to say whether key messages between Morgan McSweeney and the for

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BBC Politics26 Mar 2026

Chris Mason: How will the UK respond to US court ruling on social media?

Will the decision of a Los Angeles jury have an impact on the UK government as it considers potential future regulations on social media, writes the BBC's political editor.

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BBC Politics26 Mar 2026

Chris Mason: How will the UK respond to US court ruling on social media?

Will the decision of a Los Angeles jury have an impact on the UK government as it considers potential future regulations on social media, writes the BBC's political editor.

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Guido Fawkes26 Mar 2026

Starmer Dismisses ‘Far-Fetched’ Questioning Over Timing of McSweeney Phone Theft

Starmer has claimed this morning that it is “a little bit far-fetched” to draw a link between the timely theft of Morgan McSweeney’s phone and the Mandelson files. The quote is vintage Starm-bot: “Well the phone was stolen. It was reported to the police. There’s a transcript of the call in which Morgan McSweeney gives…

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Express Politics26 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer breaks silence over 'Mandelson cover up'

PM says it is "a little bit far-fetched" to suggest the theft of Morgan McSweeney's phone was linked to the release of Mandelson files.

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Sky News Politics26 Mar 2026

Starmer: 'Far-fetched' to link McSweeney phone theft to Mandelson files

Sir Keir Starmer has said it is “a little bit far-fetched” to suggest the theft of Morgan McSweeney’s phone was linked to the release of files relating to Lord Mandelson.

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Express Politics26 Mar 2026

Morgan McSweeney phone theft adds to the stench of a Mandelson 'cover up'

ANALYSIS - MARTYN BROWN: The theft of Sir Keir Starmer's former chief of staff's phone has 'raised eyebrows'

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BBC Politics26 Mar 2026

How will the UK respond to US court ruling on social media?

Attention is now on the UK government on what it will do to get teenagers off social media, the BBC's political editor.

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