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BBC Politics26 Apr 2026

Quickfire questions with Darren Millar

Welsh Conservative leader Darren Millar answers quickfire questions ahead of the Senedd election.

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BBC Politics26 Apr 2026

Quickfire questions with Anthony Slaughter

Wales Green Party leader Anthony Slaughter answers quickfire questions ahead of the Senedd election.

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Guido Fawkes26 Apr 2026

Darren Jones: Starmer Has “No Case to Answer” on Mandelson Vetting

Darren Jones on BBC Sunday Morning with Laura Kuennsberg, responding to calls for a privileges committee probe into Starmer’s appointment of Mandelson: “You have to remember, what are these privileges committees about? The last time it was used was when Boris Johnson told the House of Commons there were no parties in Downing Street. It…

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The Guardian Politics26 Apr 2026

Lonely at the top: who are Keir Starmer’s allies as daunting May elections loom?

Prime minister has shed trusted staffers but can still turn to many genuine friends in and out of government UK politics live – latest updates Given that the signs of an embattled premiership are all around – defensive-sounding interviews insisting he will be in post at the next election; a rush of stories about supposed cabinet plotting – now, more than ever, Keir Starmer needs real allies. And here, at least, there is something to feel positive about. If you talk to most Labour MPs, Starmer

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The Guardian Politics26 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer vows to lead Labour into next general election after bruising week

Prime minister says his job is not at risk over Mandelson vetting as allies back him against claims of wrongdoing Keir Starmer has said he will lead Labour into the next general election as his Downing Street allies denied claims of any wrongdoing over the appointment and vetting of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, told Sky News’s Trevor Phillips on Sunday show that “no wrongdoing by the prime minister has been proven in relation to Lord

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The Guardian Politics26 Apr 2026

Voters contend with ‘grotesque’ leaflets and ‘dodgy’ data in English elections

Exclusive: Investigation into campaigning materials for local polls in May challenges tactical voting claims Election leaflets are providing “grotesque” information about how to vote tactically in the May elections, using national polling data, “dodgy” bar charts and doorstep surveys to support claims about parties’ chances of winning. Leaflets distributed by local politicians across England are claiming that either only their party can win, or another party “can’t win here” when “there is no g

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Express Politics26 Apr 2026

Labour will take 13 years to hit army reserves target as welfare spending trumps defence

Labour will take 13 years to meet its own pledge to boost the army reserves, as Starmer is accused of putting welfare spending ahead of defence.

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Express Politics26 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer on brink of axing huge name as allies claim 'nothing to see here'

Sir Keir Starmer may sack Rachel Reeves in a post-election reshuffle as allies insist there is 'no proof' he misled the House over the Mandelson scandal.

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Express Politics26 Apr 2026

POLL: Should Keir Starmer sack Rachel Reeves? Vote now

Starmer is understood to be considering axing Reeves in a desperate post-election reshuffle branded his 'one final roll of the dice'. Should he? Vote in the Express poll.

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Express Politics26 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer must go - UK voters demand immediate election to kick out 'clueless' PM

New polling shows that if Sir Keir Starmer is forced to quit then Energy Secretary Ed Miliband would be among the strongest contenders to move into Number 10

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The Guardian Politics26 Apr 2026

Starmer says ‘vast majority’ of Labour still supports him, despite Mandelson controversy – UK politics live

Prime minister says ‘you never hear from … the people who are supportive, loyal and just want to get on with the job’ Good morning and welcome to today’s live coverage of UK politics. Despite several calls for his resignation from within his own party, Keir Starmer told the Sunday Times that the “vast majority” of the Labour party are supportive of his leadership. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics26 Apr 2026

Dozens of MPs oppose Streeting’s new power to say what NHS pays for drugs

Health secretary’s ‘power grab’ to override Nice comes amid growing concern move may be illegal and benefit big pharma Dozens of MPs are opposing Wes Streeting’s decision to award himself power to dictate what the NHS pays for drugs amid growing concern the move may be illegal. Thirty-one MPs have signed a House of Commons motion voicing their disapproval of the health secretary being handed the power to override the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (Nice) judgment on how much

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