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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 hour ago

We owe it to Epstein's victims and to British democracy to demand historic change | Gordon Brown

Wealthy, powerful men used impunity to sexually traffic women and girls, causing deep victim trauma and eroding public trust in politics.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 hour ago

Reform faces police investigation after distributing letters from concerned neighbour' in byelection campaign

Reform UK faces a police investigation after non‑imprinted campaign letters funded and distributed by the party were sent in Gorton and Denton.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 hour ago

Gordon Brown deeply regrets' bringing Peter Mandelson into his government

Gordon Brown regrets appointing Peter Mandelson after revelations that Mandelson passed market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein and betrayed public trust.
#peter-mandelson
UK politics
fromBusiness Matters
5 hours ago

Why the Epstein files have become a serious political risk for Labour

Fresh revelations linking Peter Mandelson to Jeffrey Epstein pose a major political and ethical crisis for Labour and threaten Keir Starmer's leadership.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

Police search two homes connected to Peter Mandelson over Epstein scandal

Police are searching two properties linked to Peter Mandelson as part of an investigation into alleged passing of market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 hours ago

Labour minister was provided with intelligence files on journalists

Labour minister Josh Simons received APCO-compiled intelligence files on journalists who investigated Labour Together, including efforts to identify reporters and their sources.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours ago

Court battle over Picasso art exposes offshore finances of Farage's billionaire Davos sponsor

Legal dispute over a Picasso reveals Sasan Ghandehari's offshore trust links, his funding of Nigel Farage's Davos pass, and payment disputes with Christie's.
#jeffrey-epstein
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
12 hours ago

Labour made mistakes in its Caerphilly byelection defeat. It may be about to repeat them in Gorton and Denton | Will Hayward

The Gorton and Denton by-election will test national political tides, with Greens challenging Reform and Labour amid parallels with Caerphilly's Plaid victory.
#reform-uk
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fromTruthout
5 hours ago

The UK's Anti-Migrant Right Is Surging. Local Elections Will Test Their Power.

Labour plans hardline immigration changes: double indefinite leave to ten years, 20-year refugee citizenship waits, seize asylum seekers' assets, and curb family reunification.
#labour-party
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

There's one argument Starmer could make to save his skin but he won't dare do it | Jonathan Freedland

Donald Trump's influence led to Keir Starmer appointing Peter Mandelson, linking Starmer to the Epstein scandal and critically undermining his integrity and premiership.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
11 hours ago

Senior government figures forced to hand over private messages with Mandelson

Senior government figures must hand over communications with Peter Mandelson while the government publishes his vetting documents and Parliament's ISC assesses national-security redactions.
#lord-mandelson
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fromwww.bbc.com
4 hours ago

Police carry out searches at Mandelson's addresses

Metropolitan Police are searching properties linked to Peter Mandelson investigating allegations he passed market-sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein.
#keir-starmer
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 hours ago

Bad and getting worse: for students like me, the loan system is the disaster that never ends | Rohan Sathyamoorthy

Freezing the student loan repayment threshold increases repayments for millions, worsening financial burden on students amid rising fees, rents, and shrinking job prospects.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 hours ago

Labour thinktank close to Morgan McSweeney paid firm to investigate journalists'

Labour Together allegedly hired APCO Worldwide in 2023 to investigate journalists and identify sources amid undisclosed donations controversy involving Morgan McSweeney and Josh Simons.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 hours ago

Readers slam old boys' club' over Mandelson replacing Dame Karen Pierce

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fromBusiness Matters
11 hours ago

Award-winning builder quits UK for Switzerland, due to tax pressure and skills crisis

Those changes were the tipping point,
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UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
4 hours ago

Trial hears ex-MP is person of 'highest integrity'

Shahid Malik, a former MP, denies fraud, money laundering and public nuisance charges linked to RT Diagnostics and will not give evidence at his trial.
#uk-immigration
fromwww.bbc.com
3 hours ago

County council facing 'effective bankruptcy'

"If we don't get what we need [in terms of extra government help] then a Section 114 Notice will come in, which is effective bankruptcy. We'd then get administrators come in, in effect - they'd then make a plan for where the money gets spent in Worcestershire. It would be a catastrophe. We're going to have to halt projects that were put into the budget by the previous administration, things that maybe were 'nice to have', but we can't afford them."
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
20 hours ago

The agonising wait disabled people face under Access to Work scheme

Disabled people are enduring average waits exceeding 100 days for crucial support applications designed to help them secure or maintain employment, a new report reveals. A leading disability equality charity has condemned the findings from the National Audit Office (NAO), describing the public spending watchdog's report as "laying bare the brutal reality for disabled people trying to get into and stay in work."
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
5 hours ago

London to get 1.5bn share of housing loan scheme

We're doing something that hasn't been done in decades providing low-interest loans to build the affordable homes Londoners desperately need.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 hours ago

Experts warn slashing climate aid would be act of self-harm' for UK

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fromTime Out London
3 hours ago

A radical new plan could create a new public plaza in London's West End

The road between Piccadilly Circus and St James's Park could be transformed into a massive public plaza and vehicles could be banned from Regent Street St James's, Waterloo Place and the south side of Piccadilly Circus. If the proposals are enacted, the pedestrianisation of certain roads would lead to more than 35,000 square metres of new public space, equivalent to more than five football pitches, created in the West End.
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UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
9 hours ago

Warning millions more could be stung by Reeves' tax raid on pensions

A 2029 £2,000 cap on salary-sacrifice pension savings will expose many workers to additional National Insurance and reduce tax-efficient retirement saving.
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fromTheregister
10 hours ago

UK council dips into capital assets to fund Oracle project

West Sussex County Council is tripling use of capital receipts to fund a £27 million ERP switch from SAP to Oracle.
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 hours ago

Most of Britain's smart motorways are poor value for money, official reports find

Official evaluations from National Highways, some of which had been held back by the Department for Transport (DfT) since completion in 2023, showed that a slew of big projects to convert the hard shoulder on the M1, M4, M6 and M25 were rated as poor or very poor value. The AA said the long-awaited reports revealed smart motorways had been a catastrophic waste of time, money and effort, although the government said they showed the project could allow more vehicles to travel safely.
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UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
9 hours ago

TV licence fee will go up in April, BBC reveals

The TV licence will rise to £180 from £174.50 from 1 April, and The Independent seeks donations to fund paywall-free investigative journalism.
UK politics
fromTheregister
10 hours ago

DWP proposes AI chatbots to replace welfare advisors

The UK is piloting AI-driven assistants for Universal Credit to manage rising caseloads while AI-driven automation simultaneously risks displacing millions of jobs.
fromThe Nation
10 hours ago

Barbara Pym's Archaic England

Thatcher rose to power on the back of a campaign to Make Britain Great Again-a promise to reverse the previous two decades of austerity, imperial contraction, and stagnating modernization. By 1979, the country was undeniably in decline-not just materially but on a more ineffable level, too. Divested of the unifying effect of global superpower status, the increasingly dis-United Kingdom's common identity was now an open, and anxious, question.
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UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

MPs approve release of Mandelson-Epstein files as police issue warning live

Mandelson-related documents will be reviewed by the Cabinet Secretary with independent lawyers or transferred to the Intelligence and Security Committee, with no ministerial political involvement.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

The Green surge shows British politics has reached a turning point - and it has surprisingly little to do with Zack Polanski | Aditya Chakrabortty

On a dreary Saturday morning, they stream in from all over London, hare along Kent's A-roads, pour off Suffolk and Surrey trains, to converge on this primary school. It's the largest venue the volunteers could hire and the corridors, the loos, even the little library with its impressive range of Julia Donaldsons, are all heaving with grownups. We cram into the assembly hall, where the crowd is declared as the biggest turnout in Green history.
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UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Farage apology over school racism allegations does not go far enough, ex-pupil says

A former Dulwich College pupil calls Nigel Farage's BBC apology a non-apology and demands urgent answers about alleged racist schoolboy behaviour and its political influence.
UK politics
fromIrish Independent
1 day ago

You're in our country, DUP's Gregory Campbell tells President Connolly

A DUP MP confronted President Connolly during her Co Derry visit, warning against "rewriting the past" while she stressed listening and mutual respect.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

The Guardian view on Downing Street in crisis: Keir Starmer's judgment looks fatally flawed | Editorial

Sir Keir Starmer appointed Peter Mandelson despite known ties to Jeffrey Epstein; Mandelson lied about the relationship and was sacked.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

No 10 defies calls to sack Morgan McSweeney over Mandelson appointment

Downing Street retains Morgan McSweeney as chief of staff despite demands for his removal over delayed Mandelson vetting papers and Epstein-related controversy.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Calls to halt UK Palantir contracts grow amid lack of transparency' over deals

Calls increase to halt UK public contracts with Palantir over transparency, privacy, and controversial ties as its AI expands into policing and NHS data.
fromwww.theguardian.com
22 hours ago

Home Office says nearly 60,000 people deported from UK or left voluntarily since 2024 election

Nearly 60,000 unauthorised migrants and convicted criminals have been removed or deported from the UK since Labour took office, the Home Office has said. The announcement came amid claims that the government was promoting harmful stereotypes by equating migration with criminality. Officials said the figure was the highest number in a decade. The department said 15,200 people who were in the UK illegally were removed since the 2024 election a 45% increase on the previous 19 months.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

New party Advance UK unveils by-election candidate

Nick Buckley, an author and YouTuber, will represent right-wing party Advance UK in the Gorton and Denton by-election, focusing on reducing knife crime and anti-social behaviour.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Here is a political lesson progressives need to learn, and fast: British pubs are crucial | Simon Jenkins

Cut child benefit for families with more than two children and redirect savings to subsidise pubs and lower hospitality taxes amid accelerating pub closures.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Community investment 'backs people' - Starmer

Pride in Place will expand to 40 more areas across England, giving communities a say over how up to £20m is spent, funding 380 areas.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

How Epstein-Mandelson files rocked the UK government

Prime Minister Keir Starmer knew of Peter Mandelson's ties to Jeffrey Epstein when appointing him ambassador and will disclose Labour's vetting process after file revelations.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Restoring the Palace of Westminster could cost eye-watering' 40bn

Restoring the Palace of Westminster could cost up to £40bn and take as long as 61 years, with options varying in duration, cost, and disruption.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Minister defends long delays to UK military spending plan

The UK's Defence Investment Plan is repeatedly delayed, creating a £28bn funding gap and stalling the Tempest fighter programme while funding options are debated.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Blanket rule on trans women in men's prisons would deny their identity, says Scottish government

Forcing transgender women into men's prisons regardless of assessed risk denies their gender identity and may breach human-rights and rehabilitation obligations.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Parliament revamp could cost 40bn and take 61 years

Restoring the Palace of Westminster could cost up to £39–40 billion, take decades, and may require relocating MPs and peers for up to 24 years.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Ban on asylum seekers using taxis for medical appointments comes into force

The UK has banned taxis for asylum seekers attending medical appointments, with exemptions for disabilities, chronic illness and pregnancy requiring Home Office sign-off.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Apologise to sacked bus driver - London Assembly

The Assembly further calls on the mayor to ensure that clear guidance is put in place so that transport workers who act in good faith to protect passengers are treated fairly and supported, not punished.
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