Posted by The Guardian | Apr 17, 2026 | India, Narendra Modi, Politics, South and Central Asia, The Guardian, World News |
Opposition accuses Narendra Modi government of using quotas as cover for redrawing electoral mapThe Indian government has failed to pass a bill to increase female representation in parliament after being accused of using the...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Apr 17, 2026 | Commonwealth immigration, Home Office, Politics, The Guardian, UK news, Windrush scandal |
Data shows only a third of concluded claims in scheme for those wrongly classed as illegal migrants resulted in pay outsThe Home Office has refused to pay compensation for more than half the claims made by victims of the...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Apr 17, 2026 | Keir Starmer, Labour, Peter Mandelson, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Keir Starmer says it is ‘staggering’ and ‘unforgivable’ that he was not told Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting before taking up the role of US ambassador. The comments follow a Guardian investigation that exclusively...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Apr 17, 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Keir Starmer, Labour, Peter Mandelson, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Almost all officials working in Foreign Office’s HQ undergo the process before gaining access to top secret materialAfter Keir Starmer announced Peter Mandelson as his pick to be ambassador to the US in December 2024, officials...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Apr 17, 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Keir Starmer, Peter Mandelson, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
How did the PM’s chosen US ambassador fail security vetting, what exactly did he know, and what next?Downing Street has tried to do a lot of explaining, as has Keir Starmer himself. But there are still plenty of things we do not...
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