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Chris MasonPolitical editorGetty Images"It's not been our finest 24 hours in government," one senior figure in government acknowledged to me, after mudslinging one way and another, some in public, plenty more in private.I have been…
EPALord Peter Mandelson had contact with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein as late as 2016, according to newly released documents.The latest previous reported contact between the pair was when the then-business secretary took advice from Epstein…
Baroness Helen Newlove, the victims' commissioner for England and Wales, has died aged 63 following a short illness, her office has said.The Conservative peer was appointed to the role twice after becoming a campaigner and…
Ian YoungsCulture reporterGetty Images/BBCSir Keir Starmer said the "argument for impartial British news service is stronger than ever"The prime minister has said the BBC must "get their house in order" when mistakes are made, but…
Labour MPs 'furious' as leadership row goes public
Kate WhannelPolitical reporterWatch: Sir Keir Starmer says any any attack on cabinet members "unacceptable"Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he has "never authorised" attacks on his cabinet ministers, calling briefings against them "unacceptable".The PM was speaking…
Reform's only Senedd member faces a two-week suspension over offensive comments she made in a WhatsApp chat.In August 2023 Laura Anne Jones used a racial slur to describe Chinese people. She has since apologised.Recommending the…
Yes, it really is only 496 days since Sir Keir Starmer won a colossal general election landslide.That feels like a different era this morning: a morning on which health secretary Wes Streeting, the government's designated…
ReutersWes Streeting has said suggestions from the prime minister's allies that he is seeking to challenge for the leadership are "self-defeating nonsense" and has urged Sir Keir Starmer to sack whoever is briefing the media.On…
Nick TriggleHealth correspondentPA MediaThousands of NHS staff redundancies in England will now go ahead after a deal was reached with the Treasury to allow the health service to overspend this year to cover the cost…
