Politics
Future UK bids for Olympics and Paralympics must be in the North, mayors say
February 8, 2026Any future bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games on home soil must take place in the north of England, according to a new campaign spearheaded by a team of northern mayors leaders to help rebalance the north-south divide. Staging the Games for the first time in the North, in places like Liverpool and […]
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I think we’ve reached ‘peak Reform’, says senior SNP MSP
February 7, 2026A senior SNP MSP has claimed Reform UK has reached its “peak” in Scotland and the party’s performance at May’s election will not reflect the polls. Reform UK has been surging in the polls in the past year, with a recent survey putting Nigel Farage’s party in second place ahead of Labour. But Mairi McAllan, […]
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Police search two homes connected to Peter Mandelson over Epstein scandal
February 6, 2026Police are searching two properties connected to Peter Mandelson as part of an investigation into claims that he passed market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein. A Metropolitan police statement, which did not name Mandelson, said searches were taking place in Camden, north London, and Wiltshire. Mandelson has been living in a rented property in Wiltshire since […]
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Hit Lord Mandelson with ‘full force of the law,’ says Baroness Hazarika voicing fury from Labour MPs
February 6, 2026Disgraced Lord Mandelson should face the “full force of the law,” says Baroness Hazarika as she voiced the deep anger among Labour parliamentarians over his conduct. She stressed that he should be “investigated robustly by the police without fear or favour” following the bombshell revelations about his links with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. But she […]
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Third African country agrees to migrant returns after visa threat
February 6, 2026Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to stop issuing visas to countries that do not cooperate on taking back their citizens who have no right to be in the UK (James Manning/PA) PA Wire A third African country has agreed to take back illegal immigrants after the Home Secretary threatened to block visas for its […]
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Starmer under pressure from own MPs over Mandelson scandal
February 5, 2026Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership is under growing pressure from Labour MPs, angry at his decision to approve the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson to the role of British ambassador to Washington despite knowing about his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Sir Keir admitted at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday that he knew about Lord Mandelson’s ongoing […]
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The Green surge shows British politics has reached a turning point – and it has surprisingly little to do with Zack Polanski | Aditya Chakrabortty
February 5, 2026“How many?” On the end of the phone is a nice press officer for the Greens, head full from a long day in Gorton, Manchester, showing off their would-be MP. And now, as Friday’s sky turns indigo, I’m calling about reports from Lewisham, south London, that tomorrow they’re expecting a flood of 500 Green activists. […]
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Starmer to warn of communities’ decline in bid to move on from Mandelson scandal
February 4, 2026Sir Keir Starmer will warn that communities’ “devastating decline” could imperil national security, as he seeks to move on from the growing anger over the Lord Peter Mandelson scandal. The Prime Minister will say “Britain has been undermined by political neglect” on Thursday as £800 million in new funding to revamp decrepit high streets is […]
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor moves out of Windsor home
February 4, 2026Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has moved from his Windsor mansion amid the release of new files relating to Jeffrey Epstein. The Press Association understands that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has relocated to Norfolk to a property on the King’s Sandringham estate, reported by the Sun to be Wood Farm Cottage, where he will stay temporarily. It is understood the […]
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Starmer’s appointment of Mandelson under spotlight as criminal probe launched
February 4, 2026Sir Keir Starmer’s appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US is coming under growing scrutiny, after bombshell revelations about the peer’s dealings with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein led to a criminal probe and his departure from the House of Lords. The Conservatives will seek to force the Government to release all papers relating to […]
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