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Reform denies rules broken by Farage after benefits from ally not declared
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedNick Eardley, Political correspondent and Richard Wheeler, Political reporter5 July 2026, 02:33 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoRobert Jenrick says "no rules have been broken whatsoever"...
Farage denies rules broken after reports benefits from ally were not declared
ReutersNick EardleyPolitical correspondent5 July 2026, 02:33 BSTUpdated 55 minutes agoNigel Farage's spokesman has denied fresh allegations the Reform UK leader may have broken parliamentary rules, after reports the MP failed to declare benefits provided by an ally...
Police leadership needs ‘ethical reset’, Lord Blunkett tells BBC
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedLaura Kuenssberg, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg and Jessica Rawnsley4 July 2026The police service in England and Wales is "not good enough" and its leadership needs an...
The massive scramble behind the scenes before the new PM arrives
Laura KuenssbergSunday with Laura KuenssbergWelcome to limbo land. Unless a meteorite crashes to earth, Scotland wins the World Cup after all, or the ravens leave the Tower, in just over a fortnight, Andy Burnham will walk up Downing Street as the 59th British prime...
Starmer tells of ‘intensely personal’ decision to quit and warns Burnham in first interview since resigning
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedHenry ZeffmanChief political correspondent3 July 2026Sir Keir Starmer has warned his likely successor Andy Burnham will have to spend just as much time dealing with global...
Burnham rules out calling early election as PM
Getty ImagesJames GregoryPolitical reporter3 July 2026, 18:10 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoAndy Burnham has ruled out calling an early general election if he becomes prime minister later this month.Taking part in an online Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit, one user...
Labour MPs seek cap on political donations
PA MediaJoshua NevettPolitical reporter3 hours agoLabour MPs are proposing a cap on UK-based donations to political parties that they believe Andy Burnham will support in some form if he becomes the next prime minister.One Labour MP, Alex Sobel is putting forward a...
Burnham says there is some room for movement on tax
ReutersKate Wannel and Joshua Nevett, Political reporter2 July 2026Updated 22 minutes agoAndy Burnham, who is widely expected to take over as prime minister later this month, has said there is "some room" for movement on tax.In an interview with LBC, Burnham suggested...
Burnham meets trade union leaders ahead of expected premiership
Getty ImagesJames GregoryPolitical reporter2 July 2026, 13:06 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoAndy Burnham is meeting the leaders of the trade unions which help fund the Labour Party, as he looks for support ahead of his expected premiership.The meeting is being held at the...
Starmer accused of ‘skulking’ and shunning Sarwar in Scotland
It is the first time the prime minister has been north of the border since the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called for him to step down in February. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this...
Why Starmer still can’t move on from the Mandelson mess
Step two: crucially after the prime minister had given the former Labour minister the job, there was a security check, known as developed vetting. As we reported in the autumn, that's a standalone confidential process, which involved an in-person interview, financial...
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. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnFormer Former Office chief Sir Olly...
‘Staggering’ I was not told Mandelson failed vetting, says PM
The PM is facing calls to resign over the revelation that Lord Mandelson did not pass security checks. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe PM is facing calls to resign over the...
What we know about Mandelson’s vetting and security clearance
The process is designed to identify whether people applying for government jobs pose a security risk, either because they might seek to abuse their position, or because their personal lives make them a potential blackmail target - for example, if they are in high...
Top Foreign Office official to leave post after Mandelson vetting row
Calling for the PM to stand down earlier, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said: "It is either, he knew that Mandelson failed the security vetting and lied to us in Parliament, on TV repeatedly, or he didn't know, didn't ask and said he had passed the security...
Chris Mason: Mandelson nightmare haunts Starmer again
Sir Keir is, I understand, absolutely furious. Several figures we have spoken to who worked in No10 at the time insist they had no idea about all this. Friends of Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister's chief of staff at the time, say he didn't know either. Article...
UK seeks closer EU ties in volatile times – but at what cost?
By this summer, and the second post-Brexit EU-UK summit (an exact date for that summit has yet to be announced), the UK says it will have concluded a food and agricultural safety agreement with Brussels to reduce the burden on businesses exporting sausages, for...
Starmer did not know Mandelson failed vetting, government says
A decision to go against the recommendation of the vetting agency was taken by officials in the Foreign Office, spokesperson says. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnA decision to go...
Home Office investigating after BBC finds migrants making false claims to stay in UK
Asked whether the PM was confident claims were being scrutinised closely enough, the spokesman added: "The asylum system is built on robust safeguards, so every claim is rigorously and fairly assessed, abuse is actively uncovered, and these procedures are continually...
UK economy grew faster than expected ahead of Iran war
The economy saw its biggest monthly rise in more than two years just before the outbreak of the US-Israeli war with Iran. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe economy saw its biggest...
Chris Mason: Ministers have to close asylum loopholes while protecting genuinely vulnerable
There has been a stickiness to the electorate's concerns about issues of immigration and asylum, Chris Mason writes. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThere has been a stickiness to the...
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