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BBC Politics1 Jun 2026

PM wants delayed defence investment plan published by Nato summit, MPs told

Unions and defence firms warn delays are a "threat" to British jobs, skills and national security.

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Guido Fawkes1 Jun 2026

Everything You Need to Know About the Mandelson Files Volume 2

Mandelson refused to hand over his phone. The Cabinet Office wrote to Mandelson via his solicitors on 31 March asking for material on his personal phone. He told them to forget it, and the Government admitted it has “no further recourse”… Pat McFadden thought the government was a mess. He told Mandelson “every meeting I…

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The Guardian Politics1 Jun 2026

Mandelson criticised Starmer’s lack of ‘verve’ and tendency to buckle under pressure

Criticisms revealed in major release of files relating to Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to US UK politics live – latest updates Peter Mandelson exchanged WhatsApp messages with a senior cabinet minister criticising Keir Starmer’s lack of “verve” and tendency to buckle under pressure, suggesting the prime minister should behave in a more “Trumpian” fashion. The former US ambassador said Number 10 was “beleaguered and bereft” and that the public were “crying out for leadership”. Continu

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BBC Politics1 Jun 2026

Key messages between Mandelson and ministers

The 1,000 pages include criticisms of Labour MPs, No 10 and the prime minister.

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Express Politics1 Jun 2026

The one sentence buried in the Mandelson files that should terrify every UK taxpayer

Even senior Cabinet Ministers despaired of Labour MPs - and the state of Number 10, writes Jonathan Walker.

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Guido Fawkes1 Jun 2026

Cabinet Minister Pat McFadden: Every Meeting I Have Is About Hiking Tax and Paying More Benefits

Peter Mandelson → Pat McFadden (then Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster) WhatsApp, 24 May 2025 Mandelson: I have spoken to Morgan a lot this week and last night I was direct with him – Keir is not leading from the front and Morgan is not organising the centre as it needs to be. Gordon…

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Sky News Politics1 Jun 2026

Life after Keir - will any Labour leadership race be a coronation or contest?

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Guido Fawkes1 Jun 2026

EXC: Labour’s ‘Trade Envoy’ MPs Spend Record £224,000 in a Year on Business Class Flights

Labour’s ‘trade envoy’ programme for MPs has racked up a record annual bill of £224,331 in travel costs. Hop on the jolly express… Costs for 2022-23 and 2023-24 were £202,000 and £219,000 respectively. With a month still to account for Labour’s envoys have far exceeded that over a total of 52 trips… Starmer’s government has…

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Guido Fawkes1 Jun 2026

Russia Posts Deepen Controversy Over Unite Union’s Backing of Reform Jersey Party

The imminent election on the Channel Island of Jersey on 7 June is becoming an unusually significant political story. The ballot will see 28 deputies, 12 constables and nine senators chosen for the States Assembly. As Guido revealed for the first time, Labour’s key donor the Unite union has a weirdly strong hand in the…

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Conservative Home1 Jun 2026

Stephen Goss: The ‘Celtic alliance’ is not a mandate to break up Britain

It may produce speeches, joint statements and carefully staged photographs. It may unsettle some in Westminster who only remember devolution when it becomes a problem. It is not a mandate to break up Britain – but a nationalist attempt to utilise protest votes for permission. The post Stephen Goss: The ‘Celtic alliance’ is not a mandate to break up Britain appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes1 Jun 2026

ROLLING LIST: Everyone Banned From Britain in Labour’s War on Free Speech

Shabana Mahmood continues to ban foreigners from travelling to Britain to speak on political issues. Or indeed give musical performances… Last night Mahmood revoked travel authorisations for leftist podcasters Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker, both of whom were booked to speak at the SXSW London conference on Thursday. They have allegedly been banned for their…

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The Guardian Politics1 Jun 2026

Two US political commentators say they have been banned from entering UK

Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker say UK has stopped them travelling to speak at SXSW London Two prominent US political commentators who were due to speak at events in the UK this week have said they have been banned from entering the country. Cenk Uygur, the host of the Young Turks online political talkshow, and Hasan Piker, who runs his own hours-long stream each day, said they had been stopped from appearing at SXSW London, while the former claimed also to have been prevented from speaking at an eve

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