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Independent UK - Politics

Full timeline of how Mandelson appointment scandal unfolded

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Starmer grilled on Independent exclusive on Mandelson

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

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

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Farage's claim Reform migrant plan will save billions 'not credible'

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Former parliamentary staff member arrested under anti-hacking laws

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Starmer will survive the Mandelson vetting scandal – but not for long

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All the unanswered questions over the Mandelson vetting scandal

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Reform vows to deport 'hundreds of thousands' of asylum seekers

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Judgement day for Starmer over Mandelson vetting scandal

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Inside Starmer's nightmare in 'bellwether' general election seat

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Under-16s could be banned from using AI chatbots, minister suggests

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Residents on street that won energy bills prize say Reform hasn't paid

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Burnham allies plotting path back to Westminster amid Mandelson crisis

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No way Lammy wasn't told Mandelson failed vetting, says Cleverly

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PM 'threw Olly Robbins under the bus' in wake of Mandelson vetting row

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More than half of UK voters support rejoining the EU, study finds

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This is what should have happened in Mandelson's security vetting

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No 10 knew Mandelson failed security vetting seven months ago

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Starmer accused of a 'cover-up' over Mandelson vetting scandal

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Starmer's Mandelson nightmare never ends. This time, it may cost him his job as UK leader

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Trump tells Nato 'stay away' after UK vows to protect Strait of Hormuz

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Exclusive: Has Keir Starmer made a huge mistake sacking Olly Robbins?

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Labour warned against 'ill-thought-out' welfare cuts to boost defence

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Polish leader Tusk claims Russia-linked crypto firm backed Nawrocki's presidential bid

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Watchdog launches scheme to tackle AI deepfakes ahead of May elections

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In The Room | 'We are not ready for war': Can Starmer protect the UK?

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Question Time crowd heckles MP swerving Starmer resignation question

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Rachel Reeves backs further North Sea drilling

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Edinburgh Castle lights up with images of female footballers

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Paddington's meeting with the late Queen recreated with new Steiff bear

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Trump posts 'My Way' in late night Truth Social spree – and people are concerned

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Trump called 'delusional' after making bizarre claim about his age

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Joe Rogan labelled a 'sellout' for appearing at the White House just weeks after calling MAGA 'dorks'

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Inside Mollie's: the hotel shaping Manchester's next chapter

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Trump is now boasting about being able to sign his own name

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Bulgaria's pro-Russian former president is seen as strong front-runner in Sunday's election

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I'm a security expert. The UK is unprepared for the threats it faces

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Senior British official resigns over Mandelson appointment, but Starmer insists he won't go

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Readers react as Conservatives close gap on Reform in latest poll

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UK in 'worst-case scenario' planning for food shortages amid Iran war

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Reopening Strait of Hormuz is a 'global responsibility', Starmer says

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Foreign Office chief to leave role after Mandelson vetting row

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Trump slams UK North Sea policy: 'Windmills put you out of business'

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Mandelson failed US ambassador vetting – but was given the job anyway

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Reeves vows to break link between cost of gas and electricity prices

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Lack of trust in government 'fuelled disinformation during Covid'

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UK 'badly exposed' and 'needs 10 years to rebuild its defence'

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Labour civil war as Streeting enters defence versus welfare row

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England lags behind rest of world by allowing greyhound racing

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Risks to children on social media 'can't go on like this', PM tells tech bosses

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UK economy grew faster than expected before Iran war

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Rachel Reeves steps in to support businesses amid Iran war

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MPs reject social media ban for under-16s a second time

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'Social media companies must step up' on child safety, Starmer says

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PM summons TikTok, Meta, X bosses to No 10 to push for children's online safety

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British lawmakers are in a jam over changes to the definition of marmalade

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Starmer spends £30,000 of taxpayer money on Downing Street flat refurb

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Reeves: Trump's Iran war is a mistake and has not made the world safer

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Support collapsing for Reform as Tories close gap, poll shows

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UK to send £752m and 120,000 drones to Ukraine

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What is in the UK-US trade deal – and has it benefitted the UK?

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Ex-Labour councillor pleads not guilty to 'honeytrap' allegations

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Labour accused of 'fiddling while Rome burns' after sex toy pledge

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Labour MP calls for 2026 to be 'summer of sex'

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Reeves digs heels in over defence boost despite fears over UK security

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Reeves 'not sorry' for PMQs tears – but will stay in office next time

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Reeves to meet with US counterpart after criticism of Iran war

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Hundreds of asylum seekers moved to army barracks as more hotels close

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Trump's Iran war could trigger global recession, IMF warns

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The criminal law changes backed by MPs including pornography and theft

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Trump demands Starmer 'drill, baby, drill' in the North Sea

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Chancellor slams Trump's Iran war 'folly' as threat of recession looms

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Poll shows Labour in fourth place behind Greens weeks before elections

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Robertson's damning indictment will set alarm bells ringing in No 10

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

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Can the fine bromance of Lammy and Vance save the UK-US relationship?

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Minister refuses to rule out banning doctors from striking

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'With Trump, it's not madman theory – it's madman practice'

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Starmer and Macron to hold summit in bid to reopen Strait of Hormuz

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Rogue landlords to be hit with £40,000 fines in new council crackdown

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Councils warned they will lose funding if they fail to tackle potholes

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Reeves hands Rolls-Royce £600m to develop UK's first mini-nukes

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Starmer refuses to back Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade

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Will adopting single market rules work?

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Hundreds of UK council staff earning more than the prime minister

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