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Express Politics27 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer dealt fresh blow as key figure in Mandelson vetting row gives brutal verdict

Foreign Office official 'felt pressure to deliver a rapid outcome' to the disgraced peer's security clearance

The Guardian Politics27 Apr 2026

Starmer tells MPs to ‘fight together’ before critical day for his premiership

The prime minister faces a standards investigation over Mandelson affair and testimony from Morgan McSweeney Keir Starmer has told Labour MPs to “stick together and fight together” as ministers launched a massive operation to shore up his fragile position before a critical day for his premiership. The prime minister faces the double threat of a standards investigation into his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US and a potentially damaging testimony from Morgan McSweeney,

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Express Politics27 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer begs Labour MPs with desperate seven-word plea over Commons vote

Under-fire Prime Minister tells parliamentary meeting: 'We need to stand together against it'

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The Guardian Politics27 Apr 2026

Lights. Camera. Lindsay! Speaker’s show lands Starmer with yet another headache | John Crace

It seemed like a fait accompli that Hoyle would deny the application for a Commons vote – but he had other ideas What the hell has Keir Starmer done to upset the speaker? Was it that row they had after prime minister’s questions a few weeks back, when Keir appeared to have taken objection to Lindsay Hoyle’s ad libbed remarks about not being responsible for Starmer not answering any of the questions? Has Hoyle finally had enough of the government announcing policy decisions in press conferences a

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The Guardian Politics27 Apr 2026

Rachel Reeves considering rent freeze to limit Iran war fallout

Exclusive: Sources say chancellor is examining exceptional measures to protect household budgets Rachel Reeves is considering imposing a one-year rent freeze on private sector homes amid growing alarm in government about the impact of the Iran war on voters’ budgets. Landlords in England would be banned from raising rents for a limited period of time under the proposals, which are being debated within government as part of a major cost of living package to be launched in the coming weeks. Conti

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The Guardian Politics27 Apr 2026

What might McSweeney and Barton reveal about Mandelson vetting scandal?

MPs likely to question Starmer’s ex-chief of staff and former top official in Foreign Office on pressure, process and access The evidence of two ex-officials on Tuesday morning will be a key moment in the growing crisis around Peter Mandelson’s vetting for US ambassador which threatens to bring down Keir Starmer’s premiership. The prime minister will later face a crucial vote on a parliamentary inquiry into whether he misled MPs when claiming “full due process” had been followed. Continue readi

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Express Politics27 Apr 2026

Councillor who told call handler to speak English forced to have equality training

The councillor said had to repeat and spell information several times and claimed that the staff member "could not speak English properly".

Express Politics27 Apr 2026

Labour asylum chaos exposed – it’ll take 24 years to remove migrants from 1 country

Tories warn of glacial pace of British system, saying it has 'no deterrent'

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Guido Fawkes27 Apr 2026

Green Party to Try Own ‘Attack Operation’: Every Time Polanski Complained About ‘Smears’

Guido hears Zack Polanski’s Green Party is to attempt an attack and rebuttal operation of its own after a slew of stories have landed on its candidates in the local elections. No longer good enough to be greener than green… plus ça change… Only a year ago the Greens had no real operational press unit…

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The Guardian Politics27 Apr 2026

US ad for ‘eyes and ears’ abroad featuring Big Ben stirs diplomatic unease

UK diplomat says implication of foreign service ad could be that US is ‘watching carefully’ over Britain A US state department post recruiting Americans to be its “eyes and ears” abroad – and featuring a picture of London – suggests “unease” in ties, say US and UK diplomats. In an advertisement for the foreign service over the weekend, the state department invited Americans to “navigate great-power rivalries, defuse global crises, and protect Americans and their interests across the globe”. Con

The Guardian Politics27 Apr 2026

Hannah Spencer riles fellow MPs with attack on parliament’s drinking culture

Green party byelection winner says ‘you can smell the alcohol when people are in between votes’ UK politics live – latest updates When Hannah Spencer spoke of her shock that in Westminster “you can smell the alcohol when people are in between votes”, she may not have expected such a lively response. The Green party MP, who won the Gorton and Denton byelection in February, made the comments in an interview with the Joe website, saying she was “really uneasy” about the drinking culture in parlia

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Express Politics27 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer says he won't resign as Prime Minister because one person told him not to

Prime Minister is under fire from all sides but says he isn't quitting