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Express Politics16 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer's 'weak' failure to back armed forces causing higher food and petrol bills

A retired Army major says Labour's overdue defence plan is leaving families exposed to high petrol prices and dearer food as Iran war squeezes supply chains.

Defence
BBC Politics16 Apr 2026

Badenoch accuses PM of misleading MPs over Mandelson vetting

It follows a report Lord Mandelson failed his security vetting for the role of US ambassador but this was overruled by the Foreign Office.

Politics
Guido Fawkes16 Apr 2026

Bursting the Bubble Gets a Makeover…

Welcome to new-look Bursting the Bubble, the data deep-dive that tells you what’s really happening outside the Westminster village. Exclusively for Guido members… Not a member? Click here to join…

Politics
Express Politics16 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer accused of allowing asylum scandal to continue for one shocking reason

Fresh revelations detailed how migrants are falsely claiming to be victims of domestic abuse to stay in the UK.

Immigration
Express Politics16 Apr 2026

Keir Starmer hit by new Mandelson scandal over claims he failed security vetting

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has accused the Prime Miniser of misleading the Commons.

Politics
Guido Fawkes16 Apr 2026

Mandelson Failed Security Vetting: Starmer’s Excuse for Appointment Explodes

The Guardian reports that UK Security Vetting services actually denied Peter Mandelson clearance for Developed Vetting after the usual process. That decision was overruled. A nuclear bomb has just detonated inside Starmer’s main excuse for appointing and defending Mandelson… This rejection came after a due diligence process by the Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics team…

Politics
Guido Fawkes16 Apr 2026

Rayner to Hit London Campaign Trail With Favourite Leftist Minister

Rayner is picking her local election campaign partners carefully. Only allies… Housing minister Miatta Fahnbulleh has been sending out the invites to Labour members with the title: “Get the Vote Out with Anegla Rayner & Miatta Fahnbulleh.“ Yes, that is her typo – so much for friendship… Fahnbulleh is former chief executive of the leftist…

PoliticsHousing
The Guardian Politics16 Apr 2026

Five key questions: Who overruled the decision to deny Mandelson security clearance?

Ministers and civil servants face scrutiny after revelation Foreign Office overruled vetting procedure for US ambassador appointment Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision Officials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament The revelation that Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting clearance, only for the decision to be overruled by the Foreign Office so he could take up his post as ambassador to the US, raises a number of questions.

Politics
The Guardian Politics16 Apr 2026

Officials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament

Exclusive: Opinions split on ‘unprecedented’ release of files, despite demand for ‘all papers’ related to ex-US ambassador’s appointment Senior government officials have been considering whether to withhold from parliament sensitive documents that show Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting before he assumed the role of US ambassador, the Guardian can reveal. Any such decision could amount to an extraordinary breach of a parliamentary vote which ordered the release of “all papers” relevant

Politics
The Guardian Politics16 Apr 2026

Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision

Guardian investigation uncovers decision by UK security officials to deny clearance before Mandelson took up role as US ambassador Officials debate withholding Mandelson vetting documents from parliament Five key questions: Who overruled the decision to deny Mandelson security clearance? Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting clearance but the decision was overruled by the Foreign Office to ensure he could take up his post as ambassador to the US, an investigation by the Guardian can rev

Politics
BBC Politics16 Apr 2026

Home Office investigating after BBC finds migrants making false claims to stay in UK

No 10 says the government is working to ensure "anyone potentially abusing our immigration system is held accountable".

Immigration
Conservative Home16 Apr 2026

Attieh Fard: A clear threat, a hesitant Government – why is our PM so slow to act?

With US–Iran talks failing to produce a deal and Washington deploying additional forces to the Middle East, the Prime Minister faces a stark choice. The post Attieh Fard: A clear threat, a hesitant Government – why is our PM so slow to act? appeared first on Conservative Home.