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Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

Cathy Newman’s Sky News Debut With Starmer Still Beaten by GB News

Even with a 30-minute sit-down with the PM, Cathy Newman’s debut show on Sky News still recorded lower BARB ratings than GB News Tonight with Martin Daubney. Sky trailed throughout the entire hour, including every minute Starmer was onscreen… Newman’s show, which aired for the first time at 7pm last night, peaked at 97,600 viewers.…

Conservative Home28 Apr 2026

Jonathan Guttentag: When the state mistakes a yeshivah for a school, liberty is at risk

Conservatives ought to be especially alert. We are meant to understand that society is made up not only of individuals and the state, but of families, communities, churches, synagogues, schools, clubs, traditions, and inherited forms of moral life. The post Jonathan Guttentag: When the state mistakes a yeshivah for a school, liberty is at risk appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

What did Morgan McSweeney and Philip Barton tell MPs about Mandelson’s vetting?

Key takeaways from appearance at select committee of PM’s former chief of staff and former Foreign Office chief UK politics live – latest updates Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister’s former chief of staff, gave his first public appearance at a high-stakes hearing of the foreign affairs select committee to be grilled on the appointment – and vetting – of the disgraced US ambassador Peter Mandelson. He was preceded by the former Foreign Office chief Philip Barton, the man who oversaw the early

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Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

WATCH: Reeves Fails to Deny Private Rent Freeze Proposals

Rachel Reeves has hinted at her plans for a one-year rent freeze in the Commons: “This Government have already taken action to reduce the cost of living and to bear down on inflation with the changes around energy prices, around fuel duty, prescription charges and rail fares, and I will do everything in my power…

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The Guardian Politics28 Apr 2026

Man who heckled Shabana Mahmood dismisses ‘laughable’ white liberal claim

Protester says he migrated from Malaysia as a child and describes home secretary’s immigration policies as cruel UK politics live – latest updates A protester who heckled Shabana Mahmood said he came to the UK as a child from Malaysia, describing the home secretary’s claim that he was a white liberal as “laughable”. Joe, 32, who did not wish to give his last name, migrated from Malaysia at the age of four with his family. He said the home secretary’s proposed immigration reforms would have lef

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BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

Watch: PM's ex-top aide interrogated on Mandelson appointment

Key moments as Morgan McSweeney gives evidence to MPs about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador.

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Guido Fawkes28 Apr 2026

United Arab Emirates Leaves OPEC Oil Cartel

The UAE’s state-run news agency WAM says the country will leave OPEC and OPEC+. The twelve (now eleven) country-cartel produced around 40% of global oil supply… The UAE usually accounts for 4% of global oil production. The country says it will ramp up production and the move to leave OPEC is in response to changing…

Express Politics28 Apr 2026

Furious Labour MP skewers Keir Starmer as civil war erupts over Mandelson saga

Labour MP Emma Lewell has hit out at the government's three-line whip over privileges vote later on Tuesday.

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BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

I made 'serious mistake' advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson, PM's ex-top adviser says

Morgan McSweeney says the peer did not give the "full truth" about his relationship with Epstein.

Express Politics28 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer's former aide ridiculed after blaming Brexit for Peter Mandelson fiasco

Keir Starmer's former chief of staff made the startling claim as he was grilled by MPs over the scandal

Politics
BBC Politics28 Apr 2026

No way to raise Mandelson concerns, former senior official says

Sir Philip Barton says he was worried Lord Mandelson's links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein "could be a problem".