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office. He has since acknowledged it has proved much harder than he initially thought it would be. Ukraine on Monday officially started European Union membership negotiations, launching a process that will require its government
Keir Starmer, on a trip to Palantir’s Washington DC showroom. Last month its chief executive, Alex Karp, published a [mini-manifesto](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/21/palantir-manifesto-uk-contract-fears-mps) extolling the benefits of US power and implying some cultures
Failures once regarded as serious are at risk of becoming normalised,” the report concludes. Cases highlighted by the report include a man in HMP Garth, Lancashire, who died in a cell fire after the alarm
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
Keir Starmer has spent much of the last 24 hours working on a plan for what senior government figures are already describing as his “judgment day”: his showdown with MPs on Monday over the [latest
Keir Starmer accused Nigel Farage of exploiting the death to create "grievance and division" after the Reform UK leader had suggested the public should react with "pure cold rage" and accused the police
Keir Starmer has admitted he was wrong to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington, but rejected mounting calls to resign. Starmer told the UK Parliament on Monday that, while the appointment was a mistake
failures on this.  Farage with Trump in the Oval Office in September. Photograph: X “We have seen
failure? Good morning. Today the prime minister will face parliament in the wake of the [Guardian’s exclusive revelation](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/16/revealed-mandelson-failed-vetting-but-foreign-office-overruled-decision) that during the process of appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador
Keir saying again and again he's angry, when that's exactly how the public feels about him!" The prime minister's original decision to give Peter Mandelson the US ambassadorship, one of the best
failure, claims No 10 with release of briefing paper – UK politics live Good morning. There are occasions when a prime minister wakes up knowing that how they perform in the Commons that day will decide
Starmer [in volume one](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a1d73d265bc5f798327f5b1/HA_Volume_II_part_I.pdf) brings up an email from **Peter Mandelson** to Lord Vallance, the science minister, written in July 2024 says: > double quotation markLabour has, let’s say, two terms
Keir Starmer has given a devastating account of his government, saying Downing Street put [huge pressure on the civil service](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/21/olly-robbins-peter-mandelson-vetting-keir-starmer) to approve the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Washington ambassador despite
office in Millbank Tower, volunteers from around Britain are taking turns to staff phone banks. Their call list is informed by another app, ReformPro, which is used by senior activists pounding the streets of Essex
Keir Starmer is said to be furious with himself for allowing Mandelson to be appointed US ambassador. Photograph: Alamy Starmer himself was never friendly with Mandelson personally, though a leaked message to the Spectator made
Keir Starmer may be ousted as prime minister if Labour does badly in the May elections. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters He said Starmer had at one point been “pretty clearly on the ropes” and his future
Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer), has said officials were under pressure from Downing Street to get Mandelson to Washington, but said the pressure did not influence his decision to grant him clearance. Robbins has said
Starmer has confirmed conversations took place about a potential diplomatic role for his senior aide Matthew Doyle. The ex-communications chief was made a Labour peer after leaving Downing Street in March
Keir Starmer’s premiership. As MPs attempt to unravel the facts, McSweeney is to appear next Tuesday to respond to allegations that Downing Street put huge pressure on the civil service to approve his appointment
Keir Starmer's woes? "It's just so huge," says a senior Labour MP who's been knocking on voters' doors in recent days. But these elections aren't remotely all about the government