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Guido Fawkes21 Apr 2026

Matthew Doyle Denies Lobbying for Ambassador Job

Matthew Doyle this afternoon: “I have never sought any head of mission, ambassador or any equivalent leadership-type posting. I was never aware of anyone speaking to the FCDO about such a role for me. My desire after leaving No 10 was to stay in UK politics.” ICYMI: Downing Street Doesn’t Deny Trying to Give Doyle…

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Express Politics21 Apr 2026

Labour civil war as Yvette Cooper slams No 10 plan to hand job to friend of sex offender

No 10 tried to quietly install Lord Doyle as an ambassador - a move kept secret from the foreign secretary - the Mandelson vetting scandal has heard.

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The Guardian Politics21 Apr 2026

It’s a nightmare on Downing Street: Starmer has no one left to blame for this Mandelson horror show | Marina Hyde

Olly Robbins’s testimony will have been painful for the PM. The No 10 omnishambles was publicly laid bare – and Keir’s fresh out of scapegoats ‘How dare Olly Robbins not have made me look like a chaotic, unprincipled plonker?” is an interesting defence for a prime minister to go for. But we are where we are. Never mind “this is the future liberals want”: this is the past that Keir Starmer wants. What follows is the alternative branch of history the endlessly victimised PM apparently wishes we’d

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BBC Politics21 Apr 2026

Electricity bills targeted in planned shakeup to energy pricing

The war in the Middle East has brought renewed attention to Britain's vulnerability to energy price shocks.

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Express Politics21 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer loves to blame others – but he was absolutely determined to have Mandelson

OPINION - TIM NEWARK: It should be blindingly obvious even to this prime minister that he has nobody to blame but himself.

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Express Politics21 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer's taken no responsibility for his latest blunder - the UK can see through him

At the heart of the Mandelson scandal is a simple fact: The Prime Minister was warned of the risk and Sir Keir Starmer gave him the job

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Conservative Home21 Apr 2026

Brandon To: The rise of the nihilists and why “youth clubs” won’t fix that Clapham chaos

Clapham was not the start of a crisis, but it is a final warning. The scenes in Clapham didn’t show a generation struggling to find a place to go; they showed a generation unconcerned with how it behaves once it gets there. The post Brandon To: The rise of the nihilists and why “youth clubs” won’t fix that Clapham chaos appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes21 Apr 2026

Olly Robbins: ‘Dismissive’ Downing Street Created ‘Atmosphere of Pressure’ to Hire Mandelson

Robbins fired a blockbuster letter at the Foreign Affairs Committee before his appearance. Some of the main points: No 10 was dismissive of the DV process throughout as a result UKSV saw Mandelson as “borderline,” leaning towards denial; risks were not Epstein-related FCDO, not UKSV, is the DV decision-maker; FCDO security assessed the risks as…

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The Guardian Politics21 Apr 2026

UK jobs market was in a fragile state – even before Iran war threatened recovery

Despite surprise fall in unemployment, weak wage growth and inflation pressures put the squeeze on workers UK unemployment shows surprise fall to 4.9% Business live – latest updates Despite a surprise fall in the unemployment rate, the latest jobs data show the labour market in a fragile state, even before the Iran war threatened to derail the UK’s nascent economic recovery. At 4.9% in the three months to February, the unemployment rate was down from 5.2% in the previous three months, accordi

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Guido Fawkes21 Apr 2026

LIVE: Sacked FCDO Chief Olly Robbins Fights Back Against Starmer

Olly Robbins is offering his “blockbuster” defence against Starmer at the Foreign Affairs Select Committee right now. Round two…

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Express Politics21 Apr 2026

Huge Rachel Reeves warning as ‘new wave of stealth taxes’ incoming – £20bn hole

The Chancellor is thought to be facing a need to raise yet more cash without headline tax rises.

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Express Politics21 Apr 2026

Labour civil war rages as Ed Miliband takes huge swipe at Keir Starmer

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband admits "worry" over Lord Peter Mandelson appointment.

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