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The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

Bibby Stockholm asylum barge contractor admits overcharging UK government £118m

Australia’s Corporate Travel Management is ‘negotiating commercial arrangements’ to refund the money The Australian company that ran the Bibby Stockholm asylum barge has admitted it overcharged the British government by £118m. Corporate Travel Management (CTM) said its auditor had found evidence of “erroneous billing” of its UK clients, increasing its estimate of how much it owes the government by £40m. Continue reading...

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Conservative Home23 Apr 2026

Emma Revell: Growth is the most over-used and under-delivered word in modern politics

Since the global financial crisis, growth has been held up as the solution to all our problems: the answer to stagnant wages, creaking public services, and a rising cost of living. And it would be, if we had done any of the things necessary to allow it to happen. The post Emma Revell: Growth is the most over-used and under-delivered word in modern politics appeared first on Conservative Home.

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The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

The international right has CPAC. Has the left finally found its answer? | Owen Jones

Spain’s PM, Pedro Sánchez, hosted the inaugural meeting of the Global Progressive Mobilisation. Keir Starmer and other social democrats were notable by their absence Can progressives push back the rising tide of authoritarianism? Thousands of people gathered in Barcelona this weekend in search of an answer. The occasion was the inaugural Global Progressive Mobilisation – an ambitious initiative backed by the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez – which drew an impressive cast: Brazil’s Lula, Me

The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

Olly Robbins refused to hand Mandelson vetting summary to Cabinet Office, says Cat Little

In evidence to MPs, Cabinet Office’s top civil servant disputes claim her department suggested vetting might not be needed UK politics live – latest updates Olly Robbins refused to hand Peter Mandelson’s vetting summary to the Cabinet Office, the civil servant who leads the department has said. The summary – which would have revealed that Robbins, the now-sacked Foreign Office head, had granted Mandelson clearance against the advice of security officials – was instead provided to Cat Little by

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Guido Fawkes23 Apr 2026

Faulty HMS Dragon Stuck at Port in Crete for an Entire Month

HMS Dragon – Britain’s only high-end destroyer in the Middle East region – has now spent a full month at Souda Bay in Crete, 920 kilometres away. It arrived there on 23 March after a short patrol of Cyprus… Dragon’s operation has been marred by what the MoD said was a “minor technical issue” which…

Express Politics23 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer can't possibly cling on till 2029 – even Labour recoil at his policies

The Peter Mandelson saga is just one item on a long list of grievances held by a long line of people who are absolutely sick of this PM.

The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

‘This is not the country I moved to’: the British Indians showing support for Nigel Farage

Savitha Prakash, a first-generation immigrant running in local elections in Harrow, says Reform UK aims to ‘put Britain first’ Savitha Prakash, an NHS doctor living in the London borough of Harrow, believes there are similarities between the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, and India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi. “He’s [Modi] one of those people, like Nigel, he walks the talk. He made [a] difference to the country,” said Prakash, who chairs Reform UK’s branch in Harrow. In particular, the 47-y

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Guido Fawkes23 Apr 2026

Blue Labour Ringleader: We Have to Look at Where Next After the Locals

Speaking to BBC Newsnight the Blue Labour group’s primary ringleader Dan Carden suggested that the local elections will be game over for Starmer. Asked if he had confidence in the PM, Carden said: “He’ll take us into the local elections and I think that will be a moment where the public have been consulted and…

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Sky News Politics23 Apr 2026

Elections 2026: Where are votes being held - and when will we find out the results?

Local elections are being held across the UK on 7 May, which will see millions of people vote for councillors, members of the devolved parliaments and local mayors.

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Express Politics23 Apr 2026

Lords blocking assisted dying 'have behaved absolutely disgracefully'

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Parliament to show their anger.

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Guido Fawkes23 Apr 2026

LIVE: Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary Launches Counter-Attack on Sacked Robbins

Cat Little is up at the Foreign Affairs Select Committee. A key actor in the Mandelson drama…

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Guido Fawkes23 Apr 2026

Tories Push for Starmer to be Referred to the Privileges Committee Over Commons Claims

The Tories, supported by the LibDems and the SNP, are pressing Lindsay Hoyle to refer Starmer to the Privileges Committee. Sound familiar? Badenoch claims Starmer misled the house by saying “due process” was followed in the Mandelson appointment. Starmer also claimed in the Commons with regard to Olly Robbins and Mandelson’s appointment that “no pressure…

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