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

Opposition MPs urge Labour to pause public contracts with the US tech firm after attempts to examine deals blocked

The Guardian - UK

Trump says Starmer’s Chagos Islands deal was ‘the best he could make’

The US president said he had ‘very productive discussions’ with the Prime Minister about Diego Garcia, where a UK-US military base is located.

Evening Standard

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

Editorial: The prime minister has said sorry for believing Peter Mandelson’s lies – but the Epstein connection should have been disqualification enough

The Guardian - UK

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Trump approves Starmer’s Chagos deal despite calling it an ‘act of great stupidity’

US president backs down over Labour prime minister’s plans to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in a deal the government says is necessary to secure the future of the crucial UK-US Diego Garcia military base

The Independent UK

‘If someone had pulled the trigger’: MPs rue lack of challenger to oust Starmer

PM clings to power after a day when Commons mutiny filled the air, as fallout over Mandelson appointment continues

The Guardian - UK

I’m sorry for appointing Mandelson and believing his Epstein lies, Starmer says

Prime minister apologises to Epstein victims but seeks to pin blame on vetting process, amid growing calls from within Labour to sack his right-hand man

The Independent UK

Wait for Mandelson papers set to drag on as PM apologises for believing peer

Parliament’s intelligence watchdog would not commit to a publication date for the documents.

Evening Standard

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Starmer defends his right-hand man: ‘None of us knew’

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The Independent UK

Farage targets by-election with second constituency visit in a week

Mr Farage opened the campaign offices for Reform UK in Denton, alongside his party’s candidate Matt Goodwin.

Evening Standard

Mr Rules hits tipping point as Mandelson proves the one mistake that can’t be undone

There is a look of despair in Starmer’s eyes – and a feeling in the room that the endgame has begun

The Guardian - UK

Zack Polanski slams Keir Starmer over Mandelson-Epstein row: ‘Serious questions to answer’

Zack Polanski has criticised Sir Keir Starmer after the prime minister admitted he was aware of Lord Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein even after his conviction for child sex offences.

The Independent UK

Starmer should never have even considered Mandelson for US role, says Sarwar

The Scottish Labour, however, insisted the under-fire Prime Minister should stay on in his role.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham-backed Labour group demands 'total overhaul of personnel' in No10 amid Mandelson scandal

Mainstream, which is backed by the Greater Manchester mayor, said its members did not want to watch Labour ‘succumb to the same old sickness’ of ‘elite privilege, spin and toxic factionalism’

Evening Standard

Plans to fix Parliament could take more than 60 years and cost up to £40bn

The restoration and renewal client board has put forward two options

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Who is Morgan McSweeney? Starmer’s former right-hand man set to face Mandelson scandal grilling

Starmer’s right-hand man was considered the driving force behind Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador

Evening Standard

PM warns against rise in politics only interested in ‘exploiting social scars’

The speech came amid a torrid week for Sir Keir Starmer.

The Independent UK

MPs warn of ‘catastrophic’ consequences if UK does not pause aid cuts

In a report contributed to by The Independent, parliament’s international development select committee says the planned cuts are too deep and being pushed through too quickly

The Independent UK

George Mitchell and Jeffrey Epstein links ‘unclear’, Bertie Ahern says

Mr Mitchell chaired the negotiations which led to the 1998 peace agreement.

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Evening Standard

Morgan McSweeney: The rise of Sir Keir Starmer’s right-hand man

The Prime Minister’s chief of staff held many political roles during his journey from building sites to Downing Street.

The Times of India

Explained: Why Epstein emails have become a ticking time bomb for Keir Starmer

The immediate spark was Starmer’s decision to publicly apologise to Epstein’s victims for appointing Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the United States. The apology was unprecedented. A sitting prime minister saying sorry not for something he personally did, but for something he authorised, knowing it would reopen trauma for…

Euronews

UK's Starmer apologises to Epstein victims over Mandelson's ambassador appointment

The British prime minister faces intense pressure over the appointment after newly released documents revealed further details of Mandelson's ties to Epstein, pointing to a closer relationship than Mandelson had previously disclosed.

The Guardian - US

White House doubles down on Tulsi Gabbard’s presence at FBI raid of election center – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Voices: ‘Starmer has to go’: Readers on the Mandelson files and Labour’s relentless infighting

YOUR VIEWS: Our community has been discussing the growing pressure on Sir Keir Starmer, focusing on his handling of Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment, the release of sensitive vetting files, and Angela Rayner’s dramatic Commons intervention, with many questioning his judgment and calling for new Labour leadership

The Guardian - UK

What are files from Mandelson’s US ambassador appointment likely to reveal?

Five key questions MPs are hoping will be answered when records are released after security committee vetting

The Guardian - UK

Starmer apologises to Epstein victims as he seeks to weather Mandelson scandal

PM says he is sorry for believing ‘lies’ told by former Labour minister and that he too is ‘angry and frustrated’

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