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Express Politics23 Apr 2026

'Your true stories are our last chance to save assisted dying bill' - Dame Esther's plea

EXCLUSIVE: Dame Esther Rantzen is urging Express readers to help keep pressure on MPs to ensure the legislation becomes law.

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Guido Fawkes23 Apr 2026

Bursting the Bubble: Two Weeks to Go…

Poll of Polls Past 7 days · Westminster voting intention REF 24.8% LAB 18.5% CON 17.8% GRN 16.8% LD 12.5% Average of four polls with fieldwork in the past 7 days. Reform still leads. Labour nudges into second on the average, a nose ahead of the Tories. The Greens are within a point of both.…

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The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

Has Starmer’s sacking of Olly Robbins backfired? – podcast

After Keir Starmer’s statement to the House of Commons and gripping evidence from the sacked top civil servant Olly Robbins, Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey talk about how the story of Peter Mandelson’s vetting for his job as UK ambassador to the US, which was first broken by the Guardian last Thursday, has unfolded this week Continue reading...

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BBC Politics23 Apr 2026

Hillsborough Law to progress in next parliamentary session

Liverpool MP urged the government to "end the delays" without any "carve-outs".

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The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

The Foreign Office should have intervened to stop Mandelson’s deeply flawed appointment | Richard Dearlove

If Olly Robbins stood firm the government could have avoided this disastrous episode of bad political judgment that could cost the PM his job Richard Dearlove is the former head of the British Secret Intelligence Service The restricted compartments of the UK’s national security infrastructure are clearly defined and closely controlled. To work across them requires “a developed vetting certificate”. The primary qualification for holding a “DV” is integrity, honesty and transparency in one’s per

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The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

Nine in 10 UK voters across parties support right to abortion, poll finds

YouGov survey shows cross-party consensus – but that many fear abortion access could be reduced New polling has found that whatever their party political leanings, an overwhelming majority of people support the right to access an abortion – although young people, in particular, fear reproductive rights may be reduced. The YouGov polling, commissioned by MSI Reproductive Choices to mark its 50th anniversary, found nine in 10 people support the right to access an abortion. Continue reading...

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The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

UK to pay for French officers to deport asylum seekers from war-torn countries

Removal site in Dunkirk will hold people of 10 nationalities trying to reach UK in small boats under new deal with French UK politics live – latest updates The UK will pay for 200 French officers to detain and deport people seeking asylum from some of the world’s most oppressive and war-ravaged regimes under a new UK-France deal to try to reduce Channel crossings. In what is being billed as the first time the French government has agreed to target those heading to the UK in small boats, a remo

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The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

Cat Little’s evidence to MPs is destined for civil service textbooks | John Crace

The Cabinet Office permanent secretary’s 100 minutes before the foreign affairs committee are required viewing UK politics live – latest updates Here we go again. Some of the public may have had enough of the Peter Mandelson scandal by now, and would rather the focus returned to things such as the Iran war and the cost of living crisis. But Westminster has barely started on Mandy. Can’t get enough of him. This one will run and run. You can almost hear the groans from No 10. By now it has final

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The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

In Peter Mandelson evidence, Cat Little had the best weapon: an audit trail

Where Olly Robbins relied on recollections, Cabinet Office’s top civil servant was at pains to link her account to paper trail Seen through the Westminster bubble, the Peter Mandelson vetting affair looks like an age-old conflict pitting ministers against mandarins. Yet the latest top civil servant to testify to parliament over what some are now calling “Mandygate” gave an intriguing account that suggested it has never been as simple as that. Cat Little, the top civil servant at the Cabinet Off

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Guido Fawkes23 Apr 2026

WATCH: Starmer Unable to Say He Has Cabinet’s Support

Out and about Starmer could not say he had the Cabinet’s backing. They are depressed or agitating to replace him in private and sullen on broadcast… Asked “are you confident the cabinet is fully behind you?” Starmer could only say: “The Cabinet is working really hard on huge amount of issues on what we’re delivering…

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The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

Former Labour MP calls for Starmer to face Commons committee over Mandelson vetting

Karl Turner, who lost Labour whip after criticising PM, calls for privileges committee to examine if Starmer misled parliament UK politics live – latest updates A former Labour MP has joined opposition parties calling for Keir Starmer to face a Commons committee to examine whether the prime minister misled parliament as the government’s crisis surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington continues. Karl Turner, who lost the Labour whip last month after making a se

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BBC Politics23 Apr 2026

Key takeaways from senior official on Mandelson vetting

Cat Little, the top official at the Cabinet Office, tells MPs "due process" was followed in the appointment.

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