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The Guardian Politics17 Apr 2026

Pressure on Starmer amid Mandelson revelations as Foreign Office official forced out – UK politics live

Opposition parties call for Starmer to go over news that the Foreign Office overruled a decision not to clear the former minister for the US ambassador role Good morning and welcome to the UK politics amid the revelation that Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting clearance but the decision was overruled by the Foreign Office to ensure he could take up his post as ambassador to the US. Sir Olly Robbins, the UK Foreign Office’s top civil servant, has already been forced out of his post overn

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Express Politics17 Apr 2026

Politics LIVE: Keir Starmer under pressure as top civil servant sacked over Mandelson

The Prime Minister is facing calls to resign over the latest Lord Mandelson revelations.

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The Guardian Politics17 Apr 2026

‘Starmer in peril’: what the papers says about Mandelson vetting row

Speculation over the prime minister’s future dominates UK front pages after the Guardian revealed Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting On Thursday, the Guardian revealed that Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting clearance, but that decision was overruled by the Foreign Office to ensure he could take up his post as ambassador to the US. The revelation dominated the front pages on Friday, after Downing Street released a statement confirming the Guardian’s story. It stressed the prime

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Conservative Home17 Apr 2026

Starmer’s credibility is now on the line with Mandelson

He once demanded resignations for misleading Parliament. Now he faces the same accusation. With each revelation, the focus shifts away from Mandelson's appointment — and towards the Prime Minister himself. The post Starmer’s credibility is now on the line with Mandelson appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Sky News Politics17 Apr 2026

Is this the election that makes Nigel Farage unstoppable?

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The Guardian Politics16 Apr 2026

Rachel Reeves warns other budgets may be cut to lift defence spending

Chancellor says she is ‘working through a range of options’ to boost the armed forces but does not want to put up taxes UK politics live – latest updates Rachel Reeves has warned “difficult choices” are required to increase defence spending and other budgets may have to be cut, including welfare. Under pressure for a faster rise in military spending amid the Iran conflict and Russia’s war in Ukraine, the chancellor said she was “working through a range of options” but preferred not to increase

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The Guardian Politics16 Apr 2026

Badenoch calls Farage an ‘opportunist’ after he urges Scottish nationalists to back Reform

Leader of Tories criticises Farage after he says holding another independence vote ‘probably quite reasonable’ Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the Conservative party, has accused Nigel Farage of being an opportunist who does not believe in unionism after he urged Scottish nationalists to back Reform. Farage said earlier this week he believed in “genuine nationalists” who do not support the Scottish National party’s bid to rejoin the EU, and urged them to vote Reform in the Holyrood election on 7 Ma

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The Guardian Politics16 Apr 2026

Labour and Lib Dem MPs demand ‘shameful’ Palantir NHS contract be scrapped

The spytech company and founder Peter Thiel should ‘have their hands ripped off our NHS’, say MPs during impassioned Westminster debate MPs have queued up to demand the government scraps its £330m NHS contract with the spytech company Palantir, calling it “dreadful” and “shameful” in a debate on Thursday, after which the government said it was “no fan” of the US company’s politics. Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs led the calls for Palantir, which also works for Donald Trump’s ICE immigration cra

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The Guardian Politics16 Apr 2026

Orbán’s defeat threatens to halt Hungarian support of populist right

Individuals such as Matt Goodwin and Lord Frost benefited from largesse of self-styled ‘illiberal democracy’ UK politics live – latest updates The last 16 years of Viktor Orbán’s rule have been kind to a number of British political figures – from the Tory peer David Frost to Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin and James Orr. All benefited from largesse extended by the self-styled “illiberal democracy” established by the Hungarian leader’s ruling Fidesz party, which took a particular liking for those on t

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The Guardian Politics16 Apr 2026

NHS patients should be able to write up their own medical records – and not have to rely on Post-it notes | Will Parman

The lack of a unified digital repository for patients and healthcare workers means that key medical changes are often missed. But the NHS can learn from US intelligence sharing Will Parman is the winner of the The Guardian Foundation’s 2026 Emerging Voices award (19-25 age category), recognising young talent in political opinion writing As she battles cancer, my mum fears that she will forget to tell her consultant something important. Like many people with complex and chronic health needs, sh

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Guido Fawkes16 Apr 2026

Rumours Team Streeting Offered Yvette Cooper Job of Chancellor

Downing Street is in meltdown over the news that Mandelson failed security vetting. The latest well-sourced tale doing the rounds in SW1 is that Team Streeting offered Yvette Cooper the chancellorship if she backed Wes. This was around the time Anas Sarwar went over the top and called for Starmer to go. A fluid situation…

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The Guardian Politics16 Apr 2026

What are the UK government’s plans to regulate social media for under-16s?

As Starmer tells tech bosses to take urgent action to make their sites safer, ministers are weighing up what they can do Starmer tells social media firms: ‘Things can’t go on like this’ Keir Starmer has told social media firms that “things can’t go on like this” in a meeting with tech bosses in Downing Street as pressure mounts for tougher restrictions on the industry. Ministers are considering imposing an under-16 age restriction on social media as well as other options to limit app use. Con

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