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The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer to face vote on Mandelson vetting scandal as key figures give evidence to MPs - UK politics live

Morgan McSweeney among those giving evidence to foreign affairs committee ahead of Commons vote Good morning. The former US president Lyndon Johnson is credited with saying the most important skill in politics is knowing how to count, meaning that ultimately what matters is being able to win a vote. But sometimes in politics what matters just as much, or even more, is the ability to win the argument. Today Keir Starmer will be tested on both these measures. Winning the vote should be easy. Here

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Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

Bridget Phillipson: ‘It Is up to Andy’ Whether to Become an MP

The Education Secretary has said that Andy Burnham would have “a lot to offer” in the House of Commons. Asked on Sky News if he should become an MP, Bridget Phillipson said: “I think that is up to Andy, course he would have a lot to offer. He’s doing a great job as Mayor of…

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BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

'Some form' of social media restrictions for under-16s, minister promises

Education Minister Olivia Bailey says the government will introduce “age or functionality restrictions”.

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The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

It’s time MPs levelled with us: Britain is already at war, and we’ll need to do two things to survive it | Gaby Hinsliff

Cyber-attacks, disinformation and blockading of supplies. This is what living in a war zone can look like now We are at war. Four words that sound ludicrously melodramatic on a sunny spring day, when all may not be exactly right with the world – but when you can still shut your eyes to a lot of it just by switching off the news and cracking on with life. No bombs are falling, no bullets flying, no sirens sounding. Though the idea that Britain is already under a form of hybrid attack is commonpla

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Express Politics28 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer LIVE: PM nightmare day over Mandelson scandal with double bombshell

Former chief of staff to give evidence to MPs before PM faces a crunch Commons vote.

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Conservative Home28 Apr 2026

Barton is back –  to do a far far better thing, in a tale of two Select Committees

Barton is a straight shooter, who could finally explain that the whole Mandelson saga was not normal, not due process, and in his professional view not a good idea from the get-go. The post Barton is back –  to do a far far better thing, in a tale of two Select Committees appeared first on Conservative Home.

Conservative Home28 Apr 2026

David Willetts: Is there a neat solution for NEETs?

For many people who are not working, especially if they are young, their benefits are very low indeed. The big trend of the past decade or more has been to shift benefit spend away from young people and families towards pensioners. The post David Willetts: Is there a neat solution for NEETs?  appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home28 Apr 2026

James Crouch: Badenoch continues to build momentum, one week at a time

With each set-piece moment, Badenoch appears to be persuading more voters that she might just be the right person to lead her party after all. The post James Crouch: Badenoch continues to build momentum, one week at a time appeared first on Conservative Home.

Sky News Politics28 Apr 2026

'Profiting from crisis morally wrong', says Millband as BP announces huge rise in earnings

The oil and gas producing giant BP has recorded a more than doubling of profits as it benefits from high prices from the Iran war.

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Conservative Home28 Apr 2026

Seb James: How the Conservatives are opening the doors to the young

The party has changed, the faces have changed, and the values have never been clearer. The Conservative Party can enable anyone to achieve their potential. The post Seb James: How the Conservatives are opening the doors to the young appeared first on Conservative Home.

The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

Welsh Labour faces ‘existential’ change as party braces for May election defeat

‘Critical debate’ about party’s identity and direction looms if it loses control of Senedd next month after 27 years in power Welsh Labour is the democratic world’s most successful election-winning machine, coming first in Wales in every general election since 1922 and every devolved election since 1999. Come next month’s Senedd election, however, this history-making run is expected to end. Labour’s collapse has left a vacuum, and former Labour voters are going to opposite ends of the political

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The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules buffer should be ‘significantly larger’, say peers

Lord committee says chancellor and recent predecessors have allowed themselves too little room for manoeuvre Business live – latest updates Rachel Reeves should aim to run a “significantly larger” buffer against her fiscal rules, according to a report from a House of Lords committee that says the UK’s public debt is on an unsustainable trajectory. The chancellor raised taxes at last year’s budget in order to more than double the “headroom”, or buffer, against her fiscal rules to £22bn – some o

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