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King told me Post Office scandal was 'dreadful', says oldest victim

Post Office scandal has said the King told her it was a "dreadful thing" and "should never have happened". Betty Brown said King Charles III made the comment as she received her OBE at Windsor

Windrush compensation scheme needs significant overhaul, MPs told

Post Office Horizon and infected blood scandals, the independent Windrush commissioner, Clive Foster, told MPs. Claimants found applying for compensation “exhausting and painful” and most received no payment at the end of a difficult process

Morgan McSweeney, Starmer’s former chief of staff, to be questioned by MPs

office would only have been [putting on] this pressure themselves if they were under pressure.” McSweeney [quit his role](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/08/morgan-mcsweeney-resigns-as-keir-starmer-chief-of-staff) in February over Mandelson’s appointment, saying he took “full responsibility” for advising

UK PM Starmer admits Mandelson mistake, rejects resignation calls

scandal. The premier denied misleading parliament and placed the blame squarely on the shoulders of the Foreign Office, saying that it beggared belief that officials “saw fit to withhold this information from the most senior

Partygate v Mandelson: Keir Starmer faces attack from his own playbook

Office](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8338644581f50987e1ab9f331746aae52c411cd6/0_0_5976_3992/master/5976.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Boris Johnson was accused of misleading parliament, the accusation now being thrown at Keir Starmer. Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian Starmer’s problems stem from his decision in late 2024 [to appoint

Olly Robbins is just the latest: a guide to the high-profile exits under Starmer’s tenure

responsibility” for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson, who had been a close ally and political mentor. 3. --- ### Chris Wormald Wormald was cabinet secretary and head of the civil service from 2024 to 2026 ![Chris Wormald

Graham Platner’s Maine Senate bid wobbly with news of sexting infidelity

officers “bastards”. In these posts, Platner used anti LGBTQ+ slurs, questioned why “Black people didn’t tip” and said that survivors and victims of sexual assault should “take some responsibility for themselves

Key figure in Mandelson vetting scandal will not give evidence before MPs

scandal will not give evidence before MPs A key figure in the row over Peter Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to Washington will not appear before a parliamentary committee of MPs to give evidence

Starmer needs sharper survival strategy if he is to stay on

office, during which the prime minister would decide the broad direction of the government but leave much of the daily politics to McSweeney. When faced with a scandal, for example, it was often McSweeney

Starmer to face MPs for first time since Olly Robbins’ Mandelson evidence – UK politics live

scandals and personality spats. But we don’t live in the ideal world; we live in 21st century Britain, where everyone has social media on their phone. And even if you don’t care much

Remove Windrush payout scheme from Home Office control, campaigners urge

Post Office Horizon and infected blood scandals – has meant more than half have been awarded nothing. Among the signatories are the Labour MPs Clive Lewis and Nadia Whittome, the activist Patrick Vernon, the writers Afua

Berlin culture minister resigns over irregular distribution of funds to fight antisemitism

scandal involving the the irregular distribution of €2.6m in public money for programmes to fight antisemitism. As culture senator for the Berlin regional government, Wedl-Wilson had already sacked a state secretary

Keir Starmer to face vote on Mandelson vetting scandal as key figures give evidence to MPs - UK politics live

scandal as key figures give evidence to MPs - UK politics live From Good morning. The former US president Lyndon Johnson is credited with saying the most important skill in politics is knowing how to count

Starmer tells MPs Foreign Office has been stripped of power to overrule vetting

scandal, Keir Starmer has told MPs, as he sought to set out his side of events in a politically crucial statement in parliament. Saying to jeers that he accepted it appeared “incredible” he and other

In Peter Mandelson evidence, Cat Little had the best weapon: an audit trail

post, Little at times looked genuinely pained at the situation in which she found herself: divulging the kind of facts that the British national security state would prefer remains under lock

Journalist Katie Phang sues acting attorney general Todd Blanche over Epstein files

responsible for the DoJ’s alleged failure to publish all the documents the government holds about Jeffrey Epstein, the late sex offender. A full release was mandated by a landmark transparency act [passed by Congress

How India’s CBSE exam scandal set off student outrage against PM Modi

scandal all about, and why is it turning into a political crisis for Modi?  Police officers detain a member of the Students’ Federation of India during a protest against the cancellation

Peter Mandelson scandal: the key questions that remain unanswered

scandal: the key questions that remain unanswered The parliamentary inquiry into Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador has heard more than 77,000 words of evidence from five of the most senior officials

NPR went looking for Polymarket's Panama headquarters. It's elusive

scandal that took down the crypto empire. In a bankruptcy document detailing unpaid FTX debts, the law office is listed as being owed $13,889. Polymarket and the other companies using the Panamanian law firm

New laws expected to be in the King's Speech

post-Brexit relations and forge closer economic ties with the EU without committing to rejoin the single market or customs union. The prime minister [is planning legislation to allow the UK](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1420e1p1l0o)