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‘Critical moment’ for huge £1.2bn upgrade to UK’s busiest railway station

Campaigners are continuing to resist the plans after they were given the green light by the City of London

Morgan McSweeney to Appear Before Foreign Affairs Committee

The Guardian reports that Starmer’s ex-Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney will appear before the Foreign Affairs Select Committee next Tuesday. Cabinet Office perm sec Cat Little is up tomorrow to counter Olly Robbins…

Martin Parsons: Is a permanent peace treaty with the Islamic Republic of Iran even possible?

Islamic regimes like Iran or the Taliban do not think the way we think. They have a wholly different worldview which is essentially eschatological – looking forward to a golden era when Islamic government and shari’a enforcement spread across the entire world. The post Martin Parsons: Is a permanent peace treaty with the Islamic Republic of Iran even possible? appeared first on Conservative Home.

Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff, to be questioned by MPs

Exclusive: McSweeney summoned by foreign affairs select committee in rare step, as Mandelson vetting row continues UK politics live – latest updates Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister’s former chief of staff, has been summoned before the foreign affairs select committee as the Peter Mandelson vetting row continued to undermine Keir Starmer’s premiership. As MPs attempt to unravel the facts, McSweeney is to appear next Tuesday to respond to allegations that Downing Street put huge pressure on

PMQs: Badenoch presses Starmer on Mandelson’s appointment

Kemi Badenoch attacks the Prime Minister over his insistence that "due process" was followed when appointing Lord Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. The post PMQs: Badenoch presses Starmer on Mandelson’s appointment appeared first on Conservative Home.

Bombshell moment Starmer refuses to deny lobbying for second disgraced peer to get top job

PM fails to answer question over whether his office asked for Lord Doyle to be given ambassadorial job

Kemi Badenoch calls Keir Starmer a liar to his face and says 'take responsibility and go!'

Tory leader bluntly tells PM that he should resign over the latest devastating Mandelson scandal revelations

WATCH: Starmer Admits He Considered Giving Doyle Ambassadorship

Starmer at PMQs: “Matthew Doyle worked for many years in public service. When people leave a role there are often conversations about other roles they may apply for… Nothing came of it.” There we have it…

Keir Starmer hit with fresh blow as 'frustrated' ally to give Mandelson evidence

The week is not about to get any easier for the Prime Minister.

Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary in Discussions to Leave Government Role

Guido can reveal that Cabinet Office permanent secretary Cat Little is due to leave her role. Labour’s efforts to replace personnel in the hulking Cabinet Office continue… Guido first reported on concerns around Little’s performance in summer last year when a Downing Street source noted that she “seems to promise the earth all the time…

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The jaw-dropping poll that shows Nigel Farage could score an unlikely triumph

If Reform can pull off a victory in this Labour heartland, it will give activists a new bolt of energy and ambition to take control of Downing Street