Those pushing to oust the prime minister are unlikely to be deterred by his right-hand man’s departure
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Starmer in fight to reassert control over Labour party after McSweeney exit ⊖
Allies hope aide’s departure can quell anger over Mandelson scandal but others say it leaves PM dangerously exposed
Profile: Labour election guru undone by poor judgment
‘Only honourable course’: resig…
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Seized, subverted, shuttered: a year in Trump’s assault on the Kennedy Center ⊕
Since a presidential post on Truth Social the Washington DC arts hub has lost its leadership, had its name changed and will now be closed for years
The Brentano String Quartet had finished their perfo…
Tories demand probe into Keir Starmer's meeting with tech giant Palantir - a client of Peter Mandelson's lobbying firm - ahead of it winning £240m defence contract ⊕
The Prime Minister and Lord Mandelson, who at the time was Britain's ambassador to the US, visited Palantir's offices in Washington DCin February 2025.
Politicians ‘don’t live how we live’, voters tell me. The Mandelson scandal won’t change their minds | John Harris ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Whoever succeeds Keir Starmer will have an almost impossible task: convincing voters that politicians will serve the people, not themselves
Keir Starmer’s side of the ever-unfolding Jeffrey Epstein sc…
NSA detected foreign intelligence phone call about a person close to Trump ⊕⊕
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
Last spring, the National Security Agency (NSA) flagged an unusual phone call be…
Netanyahu to meet Trump in Washington Wednesday to discuss Iran talks ○
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The US and Iran held indirect talks on Friday in Oman that appeared to return to the starting point on how to approach discussions over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Washington Post CEO resigns after sweeping layoffs ⊖
Will Lewis acknowledges 'difficult decisions' made during his rocky, two-year tenure.
Trump's newly-unveiled Board of Peace sets date to meet in Washington, DC ⊕⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
President Donald Trump's newly created Board of Peace will hold its first major Washington meeting on February 19 to raise funds for rebuilding Gaza and coordinate global conflict resolution efforts.
Israel says Netanyahu will meet with Trump on Wednesday about Iran talks ○
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday about American talks with Iran, Netanyahu’s office said on Saturday. Iran’s foreign min…