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Express Politics18 Apr 2026

Britain must stand up to Brussels and not surrender sovereignty of Cyprus bases

The Government is warned there is a 'coordinated effort' with the EU to undermine the status of the Britain's sovereign military bases on Cyprus

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Express Politics18 Apr 2026

'Brexit fightback' begins as veterans reunite to stop Keir Starmer's EU reset plan

Chief Brexit Negotiator Lord Frost claims Starmer is trying to 'smuggle Britain back into the EU orbit' as leading Brexiteers reunite

Express Politics18 Apr 2026

Crisis in Russia as Putin 'running out of soldiers' in war against Ukraine

Injured soldiers are being sent back to the front line

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Express Politics18 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer's blathering baloney proves one critique to be as devastating as drone strike

OPINION - NICK FERRARI: It's better not to plant a bomb in your way in the first place rather than do so and hope to disarm it later!

Express Politics18 Apr 2026

Britons at 'breaking point' with energy bills now bigger worry than food prices

Worry about paying bills is driving family arguments and pushing up anxiety as people look to new parties to tackle the crisis

Express Politics18 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer warned to prepare for war without Trump's help – or 'betray Britain's future'

The prime minister has been warned that failure to take action on defence will amount to a "betrayal of Britain's history and future".

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The Guardian Politics18 Apr 2026

Mandelson scandal is biggest crisis for diplomatic service in decades, says ex-Foreign Office chief

Sir Simon McDonald says Olly Robbins was ‘thrown under a bus’ by the prime minister and the decision feels ‘wrong’ The Peter Mandelson security vetting scandal is the biggest crisis for the diplomatic service in decades, a former Foreign Office chief has said. Sir Simon McDonald, who was the permanent under-secretary of the government department until 2020, has spoken out in defence of Sir Oliver Robbins, saying the civil servant was “thrown under a bus” by the prime minister, Keir Starmer, when

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Express Politics18 Apr 2026

POLL: Should Rachel Reeves slash fuel duty now?

The Chancellor has pledged to "do everything in her power" to protect Brits from rising energy costs - but will she scrap planned fuel duty hikes?

The Guardian Politics18 Apr 2026

‘Pure shock’: how ministers reacted to revelation of Mandelson vetting failure

Inquiries into who knew what, and when, will be pored over in coming weeks and could ultimately decide Starmer’s fate When the Guardian revealed that Peter Mandelson had failed his vetting checks before being appointed as British ambassador to Washington, members of Keir Starmer’s cabinet, who were scattered around the world on government business, were caught by the same element of surprise. In Washington for the spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund, the chancellor, Rachel Reeves,

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BBC Politics18 Apr 2026

Senior official ousted over Mandelson security row to face MPs

Former Former Office chief Sir Olly Robbins is expected to be grilled by the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday.

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The Guardian Politics18 Apr 2026

Pressure grows on Starmer over Mandelson vetting despite ousting of Foreign Office official – UK politics live

PM said he was ‘staggered’ not to have been told that Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting before becoming ambassador to the US Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of UK politics on Saturday 18 April. Keir Starmer is facing “judgment day” according to senior government figures over the failure in Peter Mandelson’s vetting process. Continue reading...

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Express Politics18 Apr 2026

Brexit bombshell as shocking report reveals UK gave £1.3bn to EU last year

EXCLUSIVE: Frank Furedi, executive director of the think tank MCC Brussels, said the payment "underlines how the Withdrawal Agreement locked Britain into a long tail of liabilities that few voters fully understood".