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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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Express Politics16 Apr 2026

6 times Starmer told Boris to resign for misleading Parliament

Sir Keir has been accused of misleading Parliament over the appointment of Lord Mandelson. Here are six times he demanded Boris Johnson resign for the same thing.

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BBC Politics16 Apr 2026

Badenoch accuses PM of misleading MPs over Mandelson vetting

It follows a report Lord Mandelson failed his security vetting for the role of US ambassador but this was overruled by the Foreign Office.

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Guido Fawkes16 Apr 2026

Bursting the Bubble Gets a Makeover…

Welcome to new-look Bursting the Bubble, the data deep-dive that tells you what’s really happening outside the Westminster village. Exclusively for Guido members… Not a member? Click here to join…

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Express Politics16 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer hit by new Mandelson scandal over claims he failed security vetting

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has accused the Prime Miniser of misleading the Commons.

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Guido Fawkes16 Apr 2026

Mandelson Failed Security Vetting: Starmer’s Excuse for Appointment Explodes

The Guardian reports that UK Security Vetting services actually denied Peter Mandelson clearance for Developed Vetting after the usual process. That decision was overruled. A nuclear bomb has just detonated inside Starmer’s main excuse for appointing and defending Mandelson… This rejection came after a due diligence process by the Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics team…

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Guido Fawkes16 Apr 2026

Rayner to Hit London Campaign Trail With Favourite Leftist Minister

Rayner is picking her local election campaign partners carefully. Only allies… Housing minister Miatta Fahnbulleh has been sending out the invites to Labour members with the title: “Get the Vote Out with Anegla Rayner & Miatta Fahnbulleh.“ Yes, that is her typo – so much for friendship… Fahnbulleh is former chief executive of the leftist…

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The Guardian Politics16 Apr 2026

Five key questions: Who overruled the decision to deny Mandelson security clearance?

Ministers and civil servants face scrutiny after revelation Foreign Office overruled vetting procedure for US ambassador appointment Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision Officials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament The revelation that Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting clearance, only for the decision to be overruled by the Foreign Office so he could take up his post as ambassador to the US, raises a number of questions.

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The Guardian Politics16 Apr 2026

Officials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament

Exclusive: Opinions split on ‘unprecedented’ release of files, despite demand for ‘all papers’ related to ex-US ambassador’s appointment Senior government officials have been considering whether to withhold from parliament sensitive documents that show Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting before he assumed the role of US ambassador, the Guardian can reveal. Any such decision could amount to an extraordinary breach of a parliamentary vote which ordered the release of “all papers” relevant

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The Guardian Politics16 Apr 2026

Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision

Guardian investigation uncovers decision by UK security officials to deny clearance before Mandelson took up role as US ambassador Officials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament Five key questions: Who overruled the decision to deny Mandelson security clearance? 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, an investigation by the Guardian can rev

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The Guardian Politics16 Apr 2026

SNP pledges to cap bread and milk prices if it wins Scotland’s parliamentary elections

John Swinney unveils his party’s manifesto, saying cost of living is the ‘defining issue’ for voters on 7 May The SNP will cap supermarket prices for essential goods like bread and milk if it retains power, John Swinney has pledged, after describing the cost of living as “the defining issue of this election”. With polls pointing to a fifth Holyrood term for the Scottish National party, its leader said he would use devolved public health powers to fix prices on 20 to 50 items such as bread, milk,

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