End the 'sentimental' approach to the US 'special relationship' and boost defence spending to keep Britain safe, urges ex-Labour minister Starmer tasked with writing his defence review ⊕⊕
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66 days ago
Labour should set a 'clear and costed' path to spending 5 per cent of GDP on defence in order to end the 'dependency culture' on Donald Trump's United States, according to a new report.
Starmer's support starts to crack: Sacked civil servant plunges knife into reeling PM as Labour MPs call on Cabinet to act - with Miliband and Cooper the first to show dissent ○
In an extraordinary parliamentary hearing on Tuesday, a mandarin sacked by the Prime Minister revealed the 'atmosphere of pressure' created by No 10.
67 days ago
It’s a nightmare on Downing Street: Starmer has no one left to blame for this Mandelson horror show | Marina Hyde ⊖⊖
Olly Robbins’s testimony will have been painful for the PM. The No 10 omnishambles was publicly laid bare – and Keir’s fresh out of scapegoats
‘How dare Olly Robbins not have made me look like a chaot…
No 10 secretly 'pushed for Starmer's spin doctor to get plum diplomatic job abroad' - before he was kicked out of Labour over links to paedophile ⊖
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The Prime Minister's private office was said to have to told Sir Olly Robbins he must not even tell the Foreign Secretary about the plan to find a posting for Matthew Doyle.
No 10 considered giving Starmer aide diplomat job, sacked official says ⊖
Sir Olly Robbins says he felt "uncomfortable" after No 10 discussed finding a role for Lord Doyle.
Watch live: Olly Robbins gives evidence to MPs ⊖
Hearing comes after Starmer blamed civil servant for keeping him in the dark over vetting failure
Angela Rayner to urge 'bolder action' in latest sniping at Starmer as Labour unrest mounts ahead of elections meltdown ⊕
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Days after holding a secret meeting with fellow leadership hopeful Andy Burnham the former deputy Prime Minister will speak at an event in London tonight.
Sacked Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins to face MPs’ questions over Mandelson vetting – UK politics live ⊕
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Robbins was forced out as Foreign Office permanent secretary over the Mandelson vetting revelations in the Guardian
Good morning. In about an hour Olly Robbins will give evidence to the Commons foreig…
Will Olly Robbins’ testimony jeopardise Keir Starmer’s defence? ○
What questions will sacked head of the Foreign Office be asked, and what might they mean for the PM’s future?
On Monday, Keir Starmer testified in front of the Commons about what he knew about the ve…
QUENTIN LETTS: Labour MPs listened to Starmer's legalistic 'yes, buts' and many of them, I fear, heard only a wriggler ⊖
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When it is packed and icily silent the House of Commons can still shrivel the parts other beers cannot reach.