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Starmer uses disappearing messages on WhatsApp, No 10 admits after Mandelson files released

Use of disappearing messages mean messages between the prime minister and Peter Mandelson may have been wiped

The Independent UK

Full timeline of Mandelson ambassador appointment scandal as latest files released

The Independent UK

Chaos over Trump’s red box ‘like something out of The Thick Of It’ – Mandelson

Efforts in Whitehall to arrange a bespoke case sought after by the US president were branded ‘incompetence’ by Lord Mandelson.

Evening Standard

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How I ended up in the Mandelson files

Political editor David Maddox discusses being named in exchanges involving Peter Mandelson and how The Independent’s stories have embarrassed the government

The Independent UK

What is new in the latest release of Peter Mandelson documents?

Massive tranche reveals ex-ambassador’s scorn for Starmer’s leadership and his unwillingness to share information

The Guardian - UK

Secret Mandelson WhatsApp messages set to be released – here’s when

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The Independent UK

Mandelson files to be published on Monday afternoon, Downing Street says

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said the publication of the files would be an ‘unprecedented piece of Government transparency’.

Evening Standard

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Swinney vows he will not ‘kowtow to Downing Street’ over Scottish independence

The First Minister has insisted he will use the ‘independence majority’ at Holyrood.

Evening Standard

Mandelson failed security vetting for US ambassador role over links to figures in China, Russia and Israel

Concerns were raised over Peter Mandelson’s security vetting because of links to a Chinese finance minister, a sanctions-hit Russian oligarch and a former Israeli military intelligence general

The Independent UK

John Swinney to seek Section 30 order for indyref2 in talks with Keir Starmer

JOHN Swinney will request a Section 30 order from the Prime Minister when they meet in “the next few weeks” following Holyrood calling for…

The National (Scotland)

Downing Street rejects Holyrood call for independence referendum

THE UK Government has rejected the Scottish Parliament’s call for a second independence referendum.

The National (Scotland)

Labour says Reform UK ‘in chaos’ as Zia Yusuf publicly tells Jenrick he’s got party’s deportation policy wrong – as it happened

‘Robert’s answer is not Reform policy’, Yusuf said about an answer that Jenrick gave to journalists days earlier

The Guardian - UK

UK PM Keir Starmer facing political litmus test. Here's who could replace incumbent Prime Minister

Politics in UK: Home to nearly 80,000 people, Makerfield sits in Labour's traditional "red wall" former industrial heartlands increasingly deserting the party.

The Economic Times

Burnham ‘seeks advice’ from Starmer’s former chief of staff Sue Gray for potential government

Sue Gray resigned as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff in 2024

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham seeks advice from Sue Gray on forming future Labour government

Discussions highlight how seriously senior Labour figures are treating Burnham’s path back to Westminster

The Guardian - UK

Arsenal’s title win should be studied by politicians everywhere – and especially Keir Starmer. Here’s why

The sensational victory didn’t happen by accident, it took years of dedication and clever planning, something the PM – himself a fan – should note, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Electoral reform and reversing Brexit: they’re more connected than you might think

Labour’s emerging leadership contest is reopening the EU debate. But if we want to rejoin, Britain needs a more European voting system first, says former senior adviser to the Labour party, Tom Baldwin

Evening Standard

PM ‘reaffirms’ Ukraine backing in call with Zelensky amid sanctions criticism

Downing Street said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had ‘reaffirmed the UK’s steadfast support for Ukraine’ in his call with Volodymyr Zelensky.

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The Guardian - UK

UK struggles to reassure Ukraine after easing new sanctions on Russian oil

Diplomats mount salvage operation after ‘clumsy’ announcement upsets Kyiv

The National (Scotland)

Andy Burnham tipped to reward 'ship people smugglers to Scotland' ally with top job

ANDY Burnham is tipped to reward the former boss of a dodgy think tank who called for people smugglers to be sent to Scotland with a Government job…

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham would beat Keir Starmer in leadership contest, new poll reveals

The prime minister has vowed to fight any future leadership challenge despite calls to resign

The Independent UK

Downing Street accused of plot to derail Andy Burnham’s by-election hopes

Exclusive: Labour MPs are being briefed that Burnham could bring back Corbyn amid claims of a dirty tricks campaign to stop the Greater Manchester mayor

The Guardian - UK

‘Why are we even doing this?’ The week that left Britain’s PM looking like an interim leader

Week of leadership jostling has left Keir Starmer looking vulnerable and short of time – even though no challenger has officially come forward

The Guardian - UK

From Blair to Burnham, jogging as political metaphor has just run and run

The mayor of Greater Manchester is the latest in a long line of politicians to try to show he’s on the right track … etc

The Guardian - UK

Far-right activists barred from UK before Tommy Robinson rally

Keir Starmer accuses Robinson of ‘peddling hatred and division’ and archbishop of Canterbury urges people to ‘choose hope’

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