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Struggling taxpayers have been forced to pay £3,000 for a painting of Chancellor Rachel Reeves preparing her first Budget, which will hammer families with record tax rises.
Four senior London Labour figures – Joel Bodmer, Shila Bodmer, Gabriel Leroy and former councillor Carole Bonner – have been charged with conspiracy and Computer Misuse Act offences after police found Labour Party member data was allegedly manipulated to rig the 2024 Croydon East candidate selection.
Sir Olly Robbins has revealed that Sir Keir Starmer lobbied the Foreign Office to find an ambassadorship for his disgraced former spin doctor Lord Doyle – and ordered officials not to tell then-Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
Dame Emily Thornberry has revealed that Morgan McSweeney, Starmer’s former chief of staff, rang the Foreign Office and ordered officials to “just f***ing approve” Lord Mandelson’s vetting – as Sir Olly Robbins confirmed there was “constant pressure” from No 10.
Sacked Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins has told MPs No 10 put “constant pressure” on officials to clear Lord Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador “as quickly as humanly possible” – directly contradicting Starmer’s defence.
Carole Malone has fiercely defended Reform UK MP Lee Anderson after he was thrown out of the Commons for accusing Sir Keir Starmer of lying over the Mandelson vetting scandal, declaring: “That man couldn’t lie straight in bed.”
Sir Keir Starmer has launched a security review into whether Lord Mandelson leaked sensitive information during his time as US ambassador, amid growing unease in Whitehall and Washington over the disgraced peer’s access to classified material.
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is in talks to use taxpayers’ money to pay off energy debts for the poorest households as part of a targeted Iran war bailout, with the existing £500m scheme now delayed and potentially expanded.
Starmer’s National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell is facing fresh scrutiny over whether he underwent and passed full Developed Vetting for the sensitive role, with critics highlighting his China ties and the lack of public confirmation of clearance.
Reform UK has announced it will immediately review every asylum claim granted in the last five years, with up to 400,000 people liable for deportation if they arrived illegally, overstayed visas or come from countries now deemed safe.
A buried document from the Humble Address bundle reveals Cabinet Secretary Simon Case explicitly advised Sir Keir Starmer to complete security clearance BEFORE confirming Lord Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador – but the Prime Minister ignored the guidance.
Reform UK MP Lee Anderson was ordered out of the House of Commons after refusing to withdraw his claim that Sir Keir Starmer has been lying over the Mandelson vetting scandal, telling MPs: “That man couldn’t lie straight in bed.”