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Keir Starmer opens investigation into Josh Simons over targeting of reporters

PM asks ethics adviser to examine conduct of Cabinet Office minister amid Labour Together scandal fallout

The Guardian - UK

Labour minister faces calls to be sacked over false claims against journalists

Guardian investigation showed Josh Simons falsely linked journalists to ‘pro-Kremlin’ network in emails to GCHQ

The Guardian - UK

Labour minister falsely linked journalists to ‘pro-Kremlin’ network in emails to GCHQ

Exclusive: Josh Simons pressed intelligence officials to investigate reporters, in emails described as ‘McCarthyite smear’

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Starmer defends cabinet secretary frontrunner amid questions over her management style

The prime minister’s official spokesperson insisted that Antonia Romeo’s record ‘speaks for itself’

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer denies knowledge of Labour Together-linked ‘probe’ into journalists

The Prime Minister said he ‘didn’t know anything about’ the investigation as he confirmed the Cabinet Office would look into the accusations.

Evening Standard

Cabinet Office looking into Starmer-linked thinktank after it investigated journalists

Liz Kendall says officials will be ‘establishing the facts’ about report that made false claims about journalists

The Guardian - UK

Peter Mandelson to be stripped of peerage under new laws 'as soon as possible', confirms minister

The government has been engulfed in scandal over the Prime Minister’s decision to appoint Lord Mandelson Britain’s ambassador to the US despite his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

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Government unsure if deleted Mandelson messages can be recovered

They may have been permanently lost due to a common setting on WhatsApp

The Independent UK

Government unsure if deleted Peter Mandelson WhatsApp messages can be retrieved

Cabinet Office minister Chris Ward said he would come back to MPs on the question of whether it is possible to retrieve deleted messages.

Evening Standard

Who is Antonia Romeo and why is she tipped to be the next cabinet secretary?

With Chris Wormald forced out, Romeo is a frontrunner with a reputation for being forthright but also warm

The Guardian - UK

Former top civil servant warns ‘more due diligence’ to be done over replacement of Chris Wormald

Simon McDonald says if Antonia Romeo is the frontrunner for cabinet secretary role then ‘due diligence has some way still to go’

The Guardian - UK

Mandelson’s US ambassador payoff ‘to be reviewed by government’

Peer was dismissed in September after new emails detailing his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein came to light

The Independent UK

‘Pestering for a role’: how Mandelson talked his way back into the Labour fold

Officials, MPs and other insiders recall a need for clarity and Blair-era frisson before election – even if Sue Gray was wary

The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner leads Labour revolt against Keir Starmer on Mandelson files release amid 'cover-up' warning

London MPs also urged the PM to give Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee oversight on publishing the Mandelson papers

Evening Standard

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Starmer faces calls to strip Mandelson of his peerage

Former ambassador to the US Lord Mandelson resigned his membership of the Labour Party after the latest release of Epstein documents.

The Guardian - UK

‘My kids buy me food’: civil service pensioners offered emergency loans as nearly 90,000 face delays

Government to lend up to £10,000 to worst-affected new retirees as minister admits there is ‘unacceptable’ backlog

The Guardian - UK

Minister tells MPs that China mega-embassy will have ‘clear security advantages’ – as it happened

Dan Jarvis answers questions in the Commons over the decision to approve a new ‘super-embassy’

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: West Midlands crime commissioner resists calls for immediate sacking of chief constable – as it happened

Simon Foster says he will give report into force’s handling of Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban ‘careful consideration’ in deciding Craig Guildford’s fate

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The Independent UK

Government signals U-turn on mandatory digital ID

The apparent climbdown leaves open the possibility that other digital documents could be used to prove someone has the right to work in the UK.

Evening Standard

Plans dropped for mandatory digital ID in latest Starmer U-turn

The apparent climbdown leaves open the possibility that other digital documents could be used to prove someone has the right to work in the UK

The Guardian - UK

UK government rolls back key part of digital ID plans

Workers will be able to use other identification for right to work, meaning digital form not mandatory

The Independent UK

Compulsory digital ID plan axed as Labour makes another U-turn

New identity verification scheme aimed at deterring illegal migration is reportedly to become optional

The Guardian - UK

Starmer prepares for parliamentary battles over imminent EU ‘reset’ bill

Planned legislation could hand ministers significant powers to forge closer regulatory ties with Brussels

International Business Times UK

'Deeply Sinister' Labour Plans For Newborn Digital IDs Revealed—What Can Britons Expect?

Labour's secret plans to issue digital IDs to newborns have sparked outrage among Opposition politicians and the public, raising serious questions about the true scope of the Government's mandatory identification scheme beyond employment verification.

The Independent UK

Redacting Andrew files ‘like removing Trump from Epstein documents’

Cabinet Office accused of cover-up after release of official papers referring to the King’s brother blocked

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