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Independent UK - Politics

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Esther Rantzen's daughter condemns assisted dying bill failure

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Kim Leadbeater warns UK 'not in better place' since Jo Cox's murder

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Ex-Brexit boss says Britain should rejoin EU after 'failed promises'

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Starmer hits back at Trump's criticism on immigration and North Sea

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Trump says King's US visit could 'absolutely' repair UK relations

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Starmer 'concerned' about countries using proxies for crimes in the UK

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Starmer made 'biggest mistake of his life in appointing Mandelson'

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Mandelson vetting data sought after Independent revealed he failed

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Reform wins council seat after by-election slammed as 'indefensible'

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Ex-Nato chief says Starmer's 'complacency' is putting UK 'in peril'

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Why this London borough is the Greens' top target

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Starmer pays tribute to nurse who cared for dying brother

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Watch in full: Top civil servant grilled over Mandelson vetting row

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Labour MP says Starmer's decision to sack Olly Robbins was a mistake

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Government pensions plan remains deadlocked over 'mandation' rules

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Starmer sacked Olly Robbins before he could defend himself, allies say

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Watch in full: Starmer faces grilling over Mandelson vetting at PMQs

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MPs vote against social media ban for under-16s for third time

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Starmer admits former spin doctor was considered for ambassador job

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Why did Lord Mandelson fail his vetting for US ambassador role?

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Give Robbins his job back, ex-cabinet secretary tells Starmer

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Starmer looks less like a PM and more like a lawyer defending himself

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'Violation of personal freedom': Readers divided over smoking ban

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Labour set for worst election result in London in nearly 50 years

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Act now on 'devastating' temporary accommodation crisis, MPs urge

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No 10's 'constant pressure' on Foreign Office to get Mandelson in post

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No 10 'secretly pushed for ambassador job for disgraced Starmer aide'

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Farage urged to act against Reform candidates with 'grotesque views'

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Robbins asked if No 10 told 'just f***ing approve' Mandelson vetting

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UK can't claim to take security seriously after new Mandelson claims

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Every revelation from Robbins' bombshell evidence over Mandelson

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Police arrest former parliament worker under anti-hacking laws

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Anti-Islam influencer Valentina Gomez threatens to defy UK ban

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Robbins reveals cronyism under Starmer is worse than we ever thought

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Why The Independent's evidence from last year is a problem for Starmer

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Starmer grilled on Independent exclusive on Mandelson

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Trump: Starmer made 'really bad pick' in Mandelson

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Cabinet minister grilled on unvetted staff after Mandelson scandal

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Watch live: Olly Robbins gives evidence after being sacked by Starmer

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Miliband: I feared Mandelson's appointment appointment would 'blow up'

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I knew that Mandelson failed security vetting. So why didn't Starmer?

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Full timeline of how Mandelson appointment scandal unfolded

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Timeline on The Independent's role in the Peter Mandelson scandal

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