World news | The Guardian2d ago
Ministers have no authority to withhold Mandelson vetting file, committee says https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/15/peter-mandelson-vetting-file-withheld-isc #PeterMandelson #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #KeirStarmer #Labour #Politics #UkNews
Ministers have no authority to withhold Mandelson vetting file, committee says

Group of MPs and peers in effect accuse government of failing to comply with parliament’s will over release of files

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World news | The Guardian3d ago
Wife of Briton pleads for Saudi Arabia to release him from ‘arbitrary detention’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/14/ahmed-al-doush-wife-pleads-saudi-arabia-for-his-release-social-media-posts #SaudiArabia #ForeignPolicy #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #AmnestyInternational #UkNews #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #HumanRights #Law #WorldNews
Wife of Briton pleads for Saudi Arabia to release him from ‘arbitrary detention’

Ahmed al-Doush’s health said to be in sharp decline since his arrest in 2024 in relation to social media posts

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World news | The GuardianMay 1
Foreign Office cuts will weaken oversight of international law, MPs warn https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/01/mps-foreign-office-cuts-international-law #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #ForeignPolicy #InternationalLaw #HumanRights #Politics #UkNews #Law
Foreign Office cuts will weaken oversight of international law, MPs warn

Cross-party group says closure of humanitarian unit will undermine monitoring of legal violations and arms exports

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Opinion | The Guardian USApr 28
Starmer seems to think he can do no wrong – two weeks of Mandy-mania hearings point to the opposite conclusion | Marina Hyde https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/28/keir-starmer-mandelson-hearings #MorganMcsweeney #PeterMandelson #KeirStarmer #EmilyThornberry #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #Politics #UkNews
Starmer seems to think he can do no wrong – two weeks of Mandy-mania hearings point to the opposite conclusion

Bereft of any big ideas, or indeed policies, the PM is in his happy place: a never-ending parliamentary procedural process, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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World news | The GuardianApr 28
Keir Starmer to face vote on Mandelson vetting scandal as key figures give evidence to MPs - UK politics live https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/apr/28/keir-starmer-labour-peter-mandelson-vetting-morgan-mcsweeney-kemi-badenoch-vote-uk-politics-latest-news-updates #Politics #UkNews #KeirStarmer #PeterMandelson #MorganMcsweeney #LabourPartyLeadership #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #HouseOfCommons #KemiBadenoch #Conservatives #LiberalDemocrats #Refo...
Morgan McSweeney says advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson was ‘serious error of judgment’ – UK politics live

Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff, who advised PM on appointment, questioned by the foreign affairs committee

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World news | The GuardianApr 27
Top Foreign Office official ‘felt pressure’ for ‘rapid outcome’ on Mandelson vetting https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/27/top-foreign-office-official-felt-pressure-for-rapid-outcome-on-mandelson-vetting #PeterMandelson #KeirStarmer #Politics #UkNews #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #Labour
Top Foreign Office official ‘felt pressure’ for ‘rapid outcome’ on Mandelson vetting

Ian Collard tells MPs he had not seen UKSV assessment summary before briefing Olly Robbins on clearance

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World news | The GuardianApr 25
Key figure in Mandelson vetting scandal will not give evidence before MPs https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/25/key-figure-in-mandelson-vetting-scandal-will-not-give-evidence-before-mps #PeterMandelson #UkNews #Politics #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #KeirStarmer
Key figure in Mandelson vetting scandal will not give evidence before MPs

Chief property and security officer Ian Collard set to submit written answers to foreign affairs committee questions

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UK government issues do not travel warning for Mali after attacks

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World news | The GuardianApr 24
No, Minister: the week Keir Starmer had his own Sir Humphrey moment https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/24/no-minister-the-week-keir-starmer-had-his-own-sir-humphrey-moment #Politics #KeirStarmer #PeterMandelson #CivilService #UkNews #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #AnnWiddecombe #TonyBlair #Media
No, Minister: the week Keir Starmer had his own Sir Humphrey moment

Olly Robbins gave MPs a classic civil servant’s performance – and there are lessons from history about how ministers should respond

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World news | The GuardianApr 24
Who is ‘cravat man’? Neckwear steals the show in Olly Robbins parliamentary grilling https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/apr/24/cravat-man-andrew-edwards-olly-robbins-parliament-committee-live-stream #MensFashion #CivilService #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #HouseOfCommons #PeterMandelson #Wiltshire #Fashion #Politics #UkNews #LifeAndStyle
Who is ‘cravat man’? Neckwear steals the show in Olly Robbins parliamentary grilling

Wiltshire town councillor Andrew Edwards has ‘a big collection’ and was visible throughout livestreamed proceedings

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