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MPs demand release of Mandelson–Starmer–Palantir meeting notes amid £250m contract row
More senior MPs have urged the government to publish notes from a meeting between Lord Mandelson, Sir Keir Starmer and Palantir CEO Alex Karp.
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“Act of domination” remark ignites accusations of Islamophobia in Tory ranks
The Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has stood by her Shadow Lord Chancellor, who called Muslims praying at an annual event in London’s Trafalgar Square an “act of domination” from the “Islamism playbook”.
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Transatlantic network links British Reform Party to Trump-linked US think tanks
Those are the words of Matt Goodwin — Reform UK’s parliamentary candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election — as spoken to Kevin Roberts, the President of the Heritage Foundation and architect of Project 2025.
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From London banks to Russia’s Arctic billions: how Roman Chichkanov crossed into the state’s most sensitive projects
London’s Kremlin influence agent: how Roman Chichkanov — the grandson of pro-Western academic Valery Chichkanov and allegedly connected to British intelligence officer Temerko — gained access to Russia’s strategic facilities.
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From UK’s Nathan Gill’s £40k bribe to Boris Johnson’s secret meetings: How Russian money and intelligence compromised the Tory right
The 10-and-a-half year prison sentence Nathan Gill, former UKIP and Brexit Party MEP and Welsh Leader of Reform UK, for taking Kremlin-linked bribes, has turned an intelligence concern into a criminal conviction – and activated a live constitutional question.
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Net migration drops to 204,000 as post-pandemic surge reverses
Net migration to the UK has fallen by more than two-thirds to 204,000 in a single year, the lowest annual figure since 2021, according to the latest official statistics.
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BBC board member resigns, citing governance failures over director general’s exit
A member of the BBC’s board has resigned after stating he was excluded from the discussions that led to the unexpected resignation of its director general, Tim Davie.
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Nadine Dorries rejects accusations of sexism in Johnson’s No.10, highlights pandemic leadership
Ally of Boris Johnson, Nadine Dorries, has dismissed claims that the former Prime Minister was sexist and ignored women, stating that he was "at his best" during the pandemic.
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Security services ‘very relaxed’ about China’s 20,000 sq m embassy plan
MI5 officers informed the House of Commons speaker in a private meeting that they are capable of handling the risks associated with a proposed Chinese super-embassy in London, paving the way for its approval.
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Boris Johnson’s leadership failures during Covid may have led to 23,000 deaths
Boris Johnson oversaw a ’toxic and chaotic culture’ in government during the Covid pandemic, which prevented good decision-making, the public inquiry has concluded.
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Tim Davy, after resigning from the BBC, said that "Criticism is a weapon they want to take away from us"
Outgoing director general tells staff ‘we have to be very clear and stand up for our journalism’
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Ex-PM Johnson sparks media turmoil over alleged internal BBC coup
When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister, one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the few things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.
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Uniserve named in high court ruling over faulty PPE amid £1.4bn in Covid contracts
Special report: Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included the supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment
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Donald Trump Jr accuses BBC of manipulating footage of his father’s speech
Donald Trump Jr has criticized the BBC over accusations that Panorama altered video footage to make it seem as if the president had encouraged the Capitol Hill riot.
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Inside the Covid contract scandal: How Dominic Cummings lobbied for Trump-linked tech billionaires to run UK testing systems
Boris Johnson’s former Chief of Staff Dominic Cummings lobbied Government officials to hand Covid ‘Test and Trace’ tech contracts to a firm run by a Trump-supporting billionaire, after he held a secret meeting with its founder, alongside the Prime Minister.
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China accuses the UK of ‘lack of credibility’ over stalled embassy plans
Boris Johnson approved China’s super-embassy proposal in 2018 and welcomed the fact it would represent “China’s largest overseas diplomatic investment” anywhere in the world, the Guardian can disclose.
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Sarkozy’s jailing exposes deep cracks in France’s political class
It could have been more dramatic episodes of “Engrenages” (Spiral), the heady hit French TV drama about power, corruption, and high politics among the Vuitton-clad Elysee classes.
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Johnson tells Covid inquiry he was “in a thoroughly homicidal mood” over school exams chaos
Former prime minister Boris Johnson was left in a "thoroughly homicidal mood" by his own Conservative government’s handling of school exams during the Covid pandemic.
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Former PM Johnson blames Sunak and Cameron for immigration rise
Angry Boris Johnson has defended himself against claims that he was responsible for a big rise in immigration.
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Johnson’s £1m backer joined him for meetings with Zelenskyy in Kyiv
As he boarded the night train to Ukraine, Boris Johnson had his usual entourage of aides and bodyguards—plus the man who had donated £1 million to him.
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Boris Johnson states that Farage’s position on Russia is ’extremely dangerous’
Boris Johnson has said Nigel Farage’s stance on Russia is "extremely dangerous" and Reform UK is a threat to national security.
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Boris Johnson in bust-up with Truss and Andrew Neil at right-wing dinner
A state reception dinner for British right-wingers devolved into a confrontation between Boris Johnson and other senior Tories over the party’s record in government.
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Roadworks in Britain double in two years, stretching 425,000 miles across the UK
The number of roadworks in Britain has more than doubled in the past two years - and frustrated drivers are more likely than ever to get stuck behind temporary traffic lights.
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Lewis’s close ties to Johnson resurface amid knighthood nomination and Washington Post turmoil
The publisher of the Washington Post, Will Lewis, is facing fresh scrutiny regarding his independence after leaked files revealed he provided extensive support to Boris Johnson as a secret political adviser during Johnson’s tenure as prime minister.
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Boris Johnson faces scrutiny over use of public funds for private business
Boris Johnson is facing increasing pressure to explain how his private office adheres to rules regarding taxpayer subsidies following further revelations about his staff’s involvement in managing his global commercial operations.
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