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The Guardian Politics19 Apr 2026

MoD has lost track of veterans on recall list, says defence adviser

Exclusive: George Robertson calls on officials to identify the ‘fit and willing’ in UK’s 95,000-strong strategic reserve The Ministry of Defence has lost track of military veterans they intend to recall at a time of national danger, according to a key government adviser. About 95,000 former soldiers and officers are in the strategic reserve but it is claimed that officials have failed to maintain a full record of their contact details. Continue reading...

Defence
Express Politics19 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer 'should resign' over Mandelson as Prime Minister – 'dishonest and weak!'

Voters 'loathe' the way Sir Keir tried to blame officials, say critics

Express Politics19 Apr 2026

Trump takes another brutal veiled swipe at Keir Starmer and UK - 'Shown true colours'

Donald Trump has taken several shots at the UK over the last few weeks.

Conservative Home19 Apr 2026

Our top ten picks of the week

ConservativeHome's round-up of ten of our best articles from the preceding week. The post Our top ten picks of the week appeared first on Conservative Home.

Express Politics19 Apr 2026

The behind the scenes story of how Keir Starmer's 'stupid' Chagos deal was wrecked

Dame Priti Patel fought in Washington DC to reverse the US support for the deal which would have transferred sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius

Express Politics19 Apr 2026

Queen Elizabeth's legacy lives on with transformation of public spaces

Places which bring communities together will receive support through a new charity launched to honour the memory of the much-missed Queen

BBC Politics19 Apr 2026

Foreign secretary concerned ministers not told of Mandelson vetting fears sooner

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to resign over the scandal and will address MPs on Monday.

Politics
Sky News Politics18 Apr 2026

Influential soft-left MP to 'unite Labour' in new intervention

Former transport secretary Louise Haigh will outline an economic agenda to help voters with the cost of living in one of her most significant interventions since being forced out of cabinet 18 months ago.

PoliticsEconomy
Express Politics18 Apr 2026

Sadiq Khan told 'it's unacceptable' as shocking London crime stat revealed

The Labour mayor of London has been told to ramp up efforts to plug a £260m gap in police funding.

Crime
Express Politics18 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer's days numbered as Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham meet in secret

The Prime Minister is facing mounting pressure amid the ongoing Mandelson scandal.

The Guardian Politics18 Apr 2026

Starmer would have blocked Mandelson role over vetting failure, says Lammy

Exclusive: deputy prime minister says it is ‘inexplicable’ top civil servant kept Downing Street in dark Keir Starmer would have blocked Peter Mandelson from serving as the UK’s ambassador to Washington had he known he failed security vetting, David Lammy has said, as he attempted to shore up the prime minister amid damaging fallout from the row. In his first public comments on the vetting affair, Lammy said it was “inexplicable” that Oliver Robbins, the former top civil servant who was forced o

Politics
Express Politics18 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer facing 'resignation time' as Peter Mandelson scandal hits new low

D-Day looms for the embattled PM and Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage are adamant Sir Keir Starmer must resign

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