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PoliticsReformRestore26/02/2026

Exclusive Interview: "Rising Star" Switches to Restore Britain — "I Want a Political Home That Respects Me"

Kieran Mishchuk, 19, who won his seat for Reform UK aged 18, tells Restore News why he made the switch and why he hasn't looked back.

ReformRestoreRupert Lowe25/02/2026

Troubling Evidence Of Corruption

The attacks continue as Restore Britain's popularity is causing panic at Reform

RestoreRemigration24/02/2026

Young Bob Assaulted By Muslim Gang

Prominent remigration activist Young Bob was assaulted and robbed in Whitechapel on Tuesday evening by a gang of muslims gathered for a debate outside a mosque.

PoliticsReformRestore23/02/2026

The Advance UK Merger Collapse: Ego, Entitlement, and the Fight for Britain's Future

Ben Habib's proposed merger with Restore Britain collapses after Rupert Lowe refuses to hand over the keys. The reaction from Advance UK's inner circle reveals more about their motivations than they intended.

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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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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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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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The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

Five things we learned from Cat Little’s evidence to MPs about the Mandelson saga

Top civil servant reveals more details of vetting process and lack of paper trail for approval of Mandelson’s appointment UK politics live – latest updates In more than 90 minutes of evidence to the foreign affairs select committee about the Peter Mandelson scandal, Cat Little, the head civil servant in the Cabinet Office, was low key and often cautious. But she did reveal several pieces of new information – or at times information different to that given to the same committee by Olly Robbi

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Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

Austen Morgan: We now know more than we did about the Mandelson affair – so what happens next?

Robbins could insist on justifying civil service discretion in the face of ministerial rights to know? Starmer will have diminishing political support. Robbins, the support of the former cabinet secretaries and other mandarins. Public opinion, unimpressed with the former, may warm to the latter. The post Austen Morgan: We now know more than we did about the Mandelson affair – so what happens next? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Express Politics23 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer faces sleaze probe demands as letters sent to Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle

Karl Turner has joined the Conservatives, Lib Dems and others demanding Starmer be hauled before the Privileges Committee over his Mandelson statements.

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Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

Emma Revell: Growth is the most over-used and under-delivered word in modern politics

Since the global financial crisis, growth has been held up as the solution to all our problems: the answer to stagnant wages, creaking public services, and a rising cost of living. And it would be, if we had done any of the things necessary to allow it to happen. The post Emma Revell: Growth is the most over-used and under-delivered word in modern politics appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

Olly Robbins refused to hand Mandelson vetting summary to Cabinet Office, says Cat Little

In evidence to MPs, Cabinet Office’s top civil servant disputes claim her department suggested vetting might not be needed UK politics live – latest updates Olly Robbins refused to hand Peter Mandelson’s vetting summary to the Cabinet Office, the civil servant who leads the department has said. The summary – which would have revealed that Robbins, the now-sacked Foreign Office head, had granted Mandelson clearance against the advice of security officials – was instead provided to Cat Little by

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