Posted by The Guardian | Apr 18, 2026 | David Lammy, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Keir Starmer, Peter Mandelson, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Exclusive: deputy prime minister says it is ‘inexplicable’ top civil servant kept Downing Street in darkKeir Starmer would have blocked Peter Mandelson from serving as the UK’s ambassador to Washington had he known he failed...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Apr 18, 2026 | England, Isle of Wight, Local elections 2026, London, Nigel Farage, Politics, Reform UK, Rupert Lowe, The Guardian, UK news |
Labour calls on Nigel Farage to sack candidates and says his party’s checks ‘clearly not fit for purpose’Reform UK’s checks on candidates are “clearly not fit for purpose”, Labour has said after two more candidates in May’s...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Apr 18, 2026 | Chicken, Chocolate, Coffee, Fish, Food, Food science, Food waste, Fruit, Health & wellbeing, Ice-cream and sorbet, Life and style, Meat, Rice, Snacks, The Guardian, Tofu, Vegetarian food and drink |
From wood pulp in ice-cream to peat in portobellos, science has transformed how we dine. Do you know exactly what’s lurking in the grub we eat?Microbial slime and a side helping of sand doesn’t sound like much of a meal, but a...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Apr 18, 2026 | Conservatives, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour party leadership, Peter Mandelson, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
PM said he was ‘staggered’ not to have been told that Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting before becoming ambassador to the USKeir Starmer faces ‘judgment day’Five unanswered questionsSir Olly Robbins was “basically...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Apr 18, 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Keir Starmer, Labour, Peter Mandelson, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Sir Simon McDonald says Olly Robbins was ‘thrown under a bus’ by the prime minister and the decision feels ‘wrong’The Peter Mandelson security vetting scandal is the biggest crisis for the diplomatic service in decades, a former...
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