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BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

Reform challenges other parties to cost their policies in heated Welsh election debate

Parties clash in heated TV debate less than two weeks before voters decide the new Welsh Parliament.

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Express Politics28 Apr 2026

Reform UK pledges major crackdown on illegal traveller camps

Nigel Farage's party vows to clamp down on unauthorised encampments

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The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

Starmer buys some time – but he could be running out of political capital

With a possible election ‘shellacking’ coming up, the PM is not out of danger despite his MPs backing over Mandelson Keir Starmer deployed the entire Labour machine – cabinet ministers, whips, even Gordon Brown – to shore up his support ahead of what was set to be a critical day for his premiership on Tuesday. And it worked. Labour MPs trooped dutifully through the voting lobbies to block Conservative attempts to refer him to the privileges committee – a process that would have dragged out the P

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BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

America's special relationship 'probably Israel', says UK ambassador to US

The remarks, made in February and first reported by the Financial Times, came to light during the King's state visit.

BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

PM won't face inquiry over claims he misled MPs on Mandelson vetting

A Conservative-led motion sought to have the prime minister's remarks assessed by Privileges Committee.

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The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

The Guardian view on Starmer and Mandelson: questions that won’t go away | Editorial

The prime minister’s account is not false, but it seems partial. The omissions raise serious questions about his judgment and parliamentary accountability Whether a prime minister misled parliament is a serious matter. The pattern of statements made by Sir Keir Starmer about appointing Lord Mandelson as US ambassador may justify a parliamentary sleaze inquiry. Opposition parties claim that the prime minister misled MPs over the process that led to the peer taking the Washington job. But they wou

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Express Politics28 Apr 2026

The 15 Labour MPs who rebelled in Keir Starmer sleaze vote

More than a dozen defy the whip despite being ordered by the PM to block Tory bid for a parliamentary probe

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BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

Find out how your MP voted on Mandelson vetting inquiry

Check whether your MP voted for or against a parliamentary investigation into whether the PM misled the Commons.

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The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

No 10 dismisses Reeves’s reported plan for freeze on private rents

Downing Street says focus to remains on cutting bills, backing renters and lowering energy prices Downing Street has dismissed a freeze on private sector rents even as Rachel Reeves left the door open to the idea, after the Guardian revealed the chancellor has been considering it as an option to cut the cost of living. A No 10 spokesperson said on Tuesday freezing private sector rents was “not the approach we will be taking” after sources told the Guardian it was Reeves’s preferred solution for

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Express Politics28 Apr 2026

How your MP voted on Keir Starmer sleaze inquiry

Check your representative's decision on whether to refer the PM to a parliamentary investigation

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Express Politics28 Apr 2026

Labour MPs have just chosen to become part of the Peter Mandelson 'cover-up'

PM clearly misled Parliament, but Keir Starmer's side conspired to vote down an investigation, writes Kemi Badenoch

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BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

PM won't face inquiry over claims he misled MPs on Mandelson vetting

A Conservative-led motion sought to have the prime minister's remarks assessed by Privileges Committee.

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