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The Guardian Politics27 May 2026

Revealed: Mandelson vetting warned of ties to China, Russia and Israel – The Latest

Peter Mandelson’s links with senior figures in China, Russia and Israel were among the concerns raised by the UK’s vetting agency when it concluded he should be denied clearance, multiple sources have told the Guardian. It comes after a powerful parliamentary committee said the government was failing to fully comply with a parliamentary motion ordering the release of all papers relating to Mandelson’s appointment. Lucy Hough speaks to the head of investigations Paul Lewis – watch on YouTube Con

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Express Politics27 May 2026

Labour civil war explodes as Andy Burnham furiously hits back at Tony Blair

The Greater Manchester Mayor responded to the former PM's highly critical essay.

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BBC Politics27 May 2026

Starmer warns of Russian aggression as UK agrees new treaty with Poland

The PM met his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk at RAF Northolt to formalise the agreement.

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BBC Politics27 May 2026

Starmer warns of Russian aggression as UK agrees new treaty with Poland

The PM met his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk at RAF Northolt to formalise the agreement.

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Express Politics27 May 2026

Top spy chief reveals Britain is in a critical race - as she reveals Russia's death toll

Anne Keast-Butler, Director of GCHQ, revealed the Kremlin's killers are going "backwards" on the battlefield.

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The Guardian Politics27 May 2026

Revealed: Mandelson vetting warned of ties to senior figures in China, Russia and Israel

Vetting officials also flagged £1m loan when recommending he should be denied security clearance Key questions: did ‘mitigations’ cover links to China and Russia? Peter Mandelson’s associations with senior figures in China, Russia and Israel were among the concerns raised by the UK’s vetting agency when it concluded he should be denied clearance, multiple sources have told the Guardian. Mandelson’s links to China’s minister of finance, Lan Fo’an, the sanctions-hit Russian oligarch Oleg Deripas

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Guido Fawkes27 May 2026

THE BURNHAM RECEIPTS: Andy Burnham’s Passionate Defence of New Labour and Blair’s Government

Burnham passionately defended Blair’s government in an address to the Cambridge Union in 2015. Not making those noises any more, is he… Tony Blair has smarted at Burnham’s recent declaration that the North has been blighted by “40 years of neoliberalism” and has made criticisms of Burnham’s current platform in his push for the Labour…

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The Guardian Politics27 May 2026

Energy price cap in Great Britain to rise by 13% from July

Average gas and electricity bill to jump to £1,862 a year from July until end of September, in part because of Iran war Business live – latest updates Households will face the steepest summer rise in energy charges in four years after months of soaring market prices caused the government’s energy price cap for Great Britain to climb by 13%. Under the cap the average gas and electricity bill will increase to the equivalent of £1,862 a year from July until the end of September to take account of

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Conservative Home27 May 2026

Rafe Fletcher: Civic nationalism needs civic pragmatism

Britain cannot survive on so-called muscular values if external factors are constantly in flux. Like Singapore, Britain needs a vision of what it looks like to decide what it stands for. The post Rafe Fletcher: Civic nationalism needs civic pragmatism appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home27 May 2026

Bob Seely: Net Zero is economic suicide – and it is now endangering our national security

What began life as, at best, a noble objective and at worst, a piece of virtue signalling with little thought as to the eventual cost, has not only become a destroyer of jobs and industry, but it's now also directly impacting on our foreign and defence policy The post Bob Seely: Net Zero is economic suicide – and it is now endangering our national security appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics27 May 2026

Labour must put policy first, politics second, Tony Blair says

Former PM urges party to take a step back and ‘analyse the world’ amid speculation over Keir Starmer’s leadership UK politics live – latest updates Tony Blair has continued his attack on the Labour government, saying it should be about “policy first, politics second”. Hours after he published a scathing essay in which he warned that the party’s “almost infinite capacity for self-delusion” meant it was likely to lose the next election, the former prime minister said it should “take a step back,

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The Guardian Politics27 May 2026

Minister rejects Blair intervention, accusing ex-PM of retreading old arguments – UK politics live

Tony Blair has accused Starmer, Burnham and Streeting of putting Labour’s future at risk amid leadership speculation Good morning. Labour is in the midst of ‘phoney war’ leadership contest. The formal bit has not started yet, but Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting are already actively engaged, Angela Rayner is taking an interest, and Keir Starmer is defending his legacy with renewed vigour. The last thing anyone expected was for Tony Blair to join in. But he has, sort of, with a 5,700-word essay, pu

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