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The Guardian Politics22 Apr 2026

Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff, to be questioned by MPs

Exclusive: McSweeney summoned by foreign affairs select committee in rare step, as Mandelson vetting row continues UK politics live – latest updates Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister’s former chief of staff, has been summoned before the foreign affairs select committee as the Peter Mandelson vetting row continued to undermine Keir Starmer’s premiership. As MPs attempt to unravel the facts, McSweeney is to appear next Tuesday to respond to allegations that Downing Street put huge pressure on

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Guido Fawkes22 Apr 2026

Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary in Discussions to Leave Government Role

Guido can reveal that Cabinet Office permanent secretary Cat Little is due to leave her role. Labour’s efforts to replace personnel in the hulking Cabinet Office continue… Guido first reported on concerns around Little’s performance in summer last year when a Downing Street source noted that she “seems to promise the earth all the time…

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Express Politics22 Apr 2026

The jaw-dropping poll that shows Nigel Farage could score an unlikely triumph

If Reform can pull off a victory in this Labour heartland, it will give activists a new bolt of energy and ambition to take control of Downing Street

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Guido Fawkes22 Apr 2026

McFadden Repeatedly Refuses to Back Starmer’s Sacking of Olly Robbins

An excruciating morning round for Pat McFadden. First on Times Radio, where he was asked three times if it was “fair” for Starmer to sack Olly Robbins. Eventually, the blood from a stone answer came: “Look, of course as a Cabinet member, I support the Prime Minister’s decisions. He took the decision he couldn’t continue…

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The Guardian Politics22 Apr 2026

Starmer to face MPs for first time since Olly Robbins’ Mandelson evidence – UK politics live

Former cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill has called for Robbins to be reinstated at the Foreign Office after his evidence to MPs Good morning. Keir Starmer faces PMQs today with the Peter Mandelson vetting row still dominating the Westminster agenda and – in the view of most observers familiar with the views of Labour MPs – the wagons of doom circling in, ever closer, on the Starmer premiership. In an ideal world, the fate of prime ministers would be decided by the big issues, not arcane scandals a

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Express Politics22 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer's own Cabinet turns against him - 'it's like the last days of Boris Johnson'

Cabinet Ministers are said to have "had their heads down" and stayed silent in a Number 10 meeting

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Express Politics22 Apr 2026

Cabinet Minister grilled a whopping seven times on whether he quizzed No10 on job scandal

Pat McFadden was grilled by Sky News' Sophy Ridge on Wednesday.

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Express Politics22 Apr 2026

PMQs LIVE: Keir Starmer facing bruising Commons showdown over Mandelson saga

Keir Starmer appears to be losing the support of his Cabinet weeks before what is set to be a local election bloodbath for Labour.

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The Guardian Politics22 Apr 2026

The rush to appease Trump led Keir Starmer into this ethical void | Rafael Behr

Peter Mandelson’s flaws were mistaken for credentials to represent Britain in the court of a rogue president You can’t kill something that is already dead. New details about Peter Mandelson’s disastrous appointment as Britain’s ambassador to Washington can trigger more paroxysms of outrage in Westminster. They can sharpen the pitch of opposition calls for the prime minister to resign. They can reinforce the view among Labour MPs that Keir Starmer shouldn’t lead them into a general election. But

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The Guardian Politics22 Apr 2026

Robbins says officials considered withholding Mandelson vetting files from parliament

Sacked civil servant acknowledges ‘debate’ about release of documents after question about alleged ‘cover-up’ Olly Robbins responded to a question about an alleged “cover-up” on Tuesday by confirming that government officials had considered withholding Peter Mandelson’s secretive vetting documents from parliament. Robbins, who was sacked by Keir Starmer as the Foreign Office’s top civil servant last week, appeared to confirm a report in the Guardian that senior officials were debating whether to

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Express Politics22 Apr 2026

Labour MPs brand Starmer 'dead man walking' as No 10's 'toxic culture' is exposed

Sir Oliver Robbins accused No 10 of placing the Foreign Office under 'constant pressure' and fostering a 'toxic culture' over Mandelson amid 'bullying' claims

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The Guardian Politics21 Apr 2026

Olly Robbins’ account of Mandelson vetting piles pressure on Starmer

Sacked civil servant tells select committee of ‘pressure’ to give clearance and ‘dismissive’ attitude to vetting The civil servant sacked by Keir Starmer has given a devastating account of his government, saying Downing Street put huge pressure on the civil service to approve the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Washington ambassador despite the concerns of vetting officials. Olly Robbins, the former top official at the Foreign Office, said No 10 took a “dismissive” attitude to vetting, and Man

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