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Olly Robbins and Mandelson’s vetting: what did he do, why – and who knew?

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) emphasised that the politicians had been left in the dark. “That I wasn’t told that he’d failed security vetting when I was telling parliament that due process

Planned fuel duty rise to be scrapped, says Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer has announced an extension to the temporary 5p cut in fuel duty, as [widely expected](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/18/rachel-reeves-fuel-duty-cost-of-living), telling the Commons it was a necessary response to cost-of-living pressures. Before

UK steps up plans for potential shortages caused by Iran war

Keir Starmer will chair another meeting of a Cabinet committee on Tuesday set up to deal with any shortfalls and a group of ministers is meeting twice a week to monitor stock levels

Heathrow third runway likely to harm health of millions nearby, official report warns

happen if a third runway was built without any mitigations being put in place – mitigations we are actively working to implement. “We know communities around Heathrow have legitimate concerns about expansion, which

Terror adviser calls for security discussion on migration

happen to be black and brown who appear to have been driven out their houses, so it's extraordinarily destabilising". The barrister said there has also not been a response to [Donald Trump's National

Mandelson scandal is biggest crisis for diplomatic service in decades, says ex-Foreign Office chief

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer), when he was dismissed from his role on Thursday. Robbins was sacked hours after the Guardian revealed that Peter Mandelson [failed his security vetting](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/17/keir-starmer-kept-in-dark-peter-mandelson-vetting-two-top-civil-servants) in January

Police say extra funds to hunt grooming gangs in England and Wales will ‘likely fall short’

Keir Starmer’s government has announced a near tenfold increase in funding for detectives hunting grooming gangs but has been warned by police that the amount will “likely fall short” of what is needed. Operation

Foreign Office was asked to find role for senior Starmer aide, says Olly Robbins

Keir Starmer’s then communications chief, Matthew Doyle, the department’s former lead civil servant revealed on Tuesday. Testifying to MPs at parliament’s foreign affairs select committee, Olly Robbins said he had had several

CCTV shows moments leading up to arrest in anti-Muslim attacks probe

happen here." Aaquil Hussain, a liaison officer who manages parking and safety issues at Broomhouse Mosque, said the attacks were an "affront to British values". He told the BBC: "We understand that these attacks

Man arrested on suspicion of handling Morgan McSweeney’s stolen phone

Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney have arrested a man. The man, who was arrested on Wednesday in Peckham, south London, is suspected of receiving the phone after it was stolen

With Iran deal, Trump told ships to 'start your engines.' That's not happening yet

happening yet ![In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency, residents fish from the shore as cargo and commercial vessels lie at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas on June

Report on Nottingham NHS maternity scandal to reveal ‘horrendous’ failings

Keir Starmer to order a statutory public inquiry into maternity care across [England](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/england) as a whole. “We have every confidence that Donna Ockenden and her team have left no stone unturned

Proxy attacks in UK a real and growing concern, says PM

Starmer expressed worry over the use of proxies - groups used by states to carry out criminal acts - by "a number of countries" during a visit to Kenton United Synagogue, which was targeted witha petrol bomb

Jess Phillips' resignation letter in full

Starmer's cabinet as safeguarding minister. Here is her resignation letter in full: Dear Keir I want to start by first saying that we have worked closely together on Violence Against Women and Girls

Minister defends changes to UK workers’ rights against costs backlash

Keir Starmer as Labour leader. Ministers are consulting on the next aspect of the legislation to be implemented – regulations to oblige workers [to be given regular hours](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/02/zero-hours-contracts-ban-firms-unions), in place of “exploitative” zero

‘Is he getting rid of Starmer?’ Profile boost for Streeting in Ilford North seat

Keir Starmer should be given a chance. He is being blamed for a lot of things that aren’t his fault. He is doing his best.”  Jamila

Shabana Mahmood refuses to rule out sending back failed Afghan asylum seekers

happening.” The government is attempting to drive down the number of people arriving via small boats crossing the Channel. Afghans were the most common nationality arriving by small boat in the year ending June

Asylum seeker sent back to France in ‘one in, one out’ scheme to be returned to Syria

Keir Starmer, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced the [“groundbreaking” deal](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/10/starmer-one-in-one-out-deal-allow-uk-return-small-boat-migrants-france) in July 2025 to stop small boats crowded with asylum seekers from crossing the Channel – by forcibly returning one small

Is Starmer's leadership under serious threat?

Starmer? The former minister Catherine West's interview with Radio 4's PM programme immediately raised eyebrows around Westminster. Plenty of Labour MPs from across the party have told us they didn

Andy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say

Keir Starmer’s premiership. After a fortnight that left [Starmer fighting for his political future](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/28/starmer-buys-some-time-mandelson-election) over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, the number of MPs backing Burnham is understood