Those with an understanding of how the embassy in Washington works describe it as being almost like a government department itself in size – and, crucially, with connections to so many aspects of the Whitehall government machine, given the importance of the UK-US relationship. This is particularly true on military …
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👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 The ghost of Peter Mandelson returns as more than 1,000 documents, emails and WhatsApp’s messages are due to be released – but how damaging will it be for the government? With ministers, officials and advisors braced for impact, Sam …
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A government spokesperson said the documents “will be among the largest publications ever laid in Parliament”. BBC News
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The former Scottish first minister’s security in her own power and authority seems to have gone, writes Laura Kuenssberg. BBC News
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BBC Scotland’s political editor Glenn Campbell gives his take on Nicola Sturgeon’s first media interview since her estranged husband admitted embezzling £400,000 from the SNP. BBC News
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Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg, Sturgeon said: “I am not responsible for the crimes that my former husband committed and I’m not going to apologise for somebody else’s crimes”. BBC News
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Allies of Andy Burnham will form a new “council” of cross-party figures to discuss working together to stop a Reform UK government. The “council for the progressive majority” is being instigated by Compass, a centre-left thinktank whose founder Neal Lawson is an influential supporter of the Greater Manchester mayor. The …
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On Sunday, Reform sources claimed to a newspaper that their leader’s phone may have been hacked. BBC News
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The Tory leader sends an open letter to former Labour PM Sir Tony Blair following his critique of the government. BBC News
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During a series of questions, Wood said she “didn’t need to know everything in council” because there were 68 other councillors to collaboratively offer support, while Cooper spoke about the length of his tenure, noting that his first election was in 1999. BBC News
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<a href='https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-tories-criticise-delay-in-publishing-defence-funding-plan-12593360?postid=11777167#liveblog-body'>AI to be used to check age of asylum seekers posing as children</a> Source link
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👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈 Is the UK on its way to becoming ungovernable? And what does a £5m gift to Nigel Farage from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne tell us about scrutiny and transparency in British politics? Harriet Harman, Beth Rigby and …
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The Home Office says the tool will make it easier to identify adult migrants “attempting to game the system”. BBC News
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The former first minister said she was “coming to terms with being married to someone she did not know” after Peter Murrell’s guilty plea. BBC News
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Makerfield by-election Green candidate Saraf Wakefield pledfdaction on two” big buckets of issues” BBC News
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Former Labour PM Sir Tony Blair has accused the government of having “no coherent plan” for the country. BBC News
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Lib Dem Makerfield by-election candidate Jake Austin says only his party is bringing normal politics. BBC News
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The constituency is suddenly at the epicentre of British politics – and the by-election result could decide the next prime minister. BBC News
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First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth answers quickfire questions at the Urdd Eisteddfod BBC News
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The Home Office says the UK won’t pay France if the site doesn’t open, under a deal to curb migrant crossings. BBC News
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