Month: February 2026

Health secretary publishes messages as he seeks to draw line under his relationship with former peerUK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting predicted he would be “toast” at the next general election, according to private WhatsApp messages with Peter Mandelson published by the health secretary in an effort to draw a line under his relationship with the disgraced peer.The exchanges, in which Streeting said the government had no growth strategy […]

The same cabinet ministers who failed to speak up for the PM in the morning were soon offering their undying supportNot another one. On Sunday it was Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, who took one for the team by resigning over the Peter Mandelson appointment. On Monday, No 10’s head of communications, Tim Allan, did likewise without offering much by way of an explanation.Presumably it was a last […]

While the herd is yet to move against Keir Starmer, many believe his tenure may be coming to an endWhen Boris Johnson resigned as the British prime minister in 2022, he explained that the politicians who had once loyally supported him had turned against him.This had sealed his fate. “The herd instinct is powerful and when the herd moves, it moves,” he said. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article

Mountbatten-Windsor suspected of forwarding reports to child sex offender when he was government trade envoyKing Charles has expressed his “profound concern” over allegations about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and will “stand ready to support” the police if approached over the claims, Buckingham Palace has said.Thames Valley police confirmed on Monday they were assessing claims that Mountbatten-Windsor shared confidential reports from his role as a government trade envoy with the child sex offender […]

Financial crimes squad opens inquiries into former ambassador Mona Juul and her husband, Terje Rød-Larsen, ex-president of International Peace InstituteTwo high-profile diplomats are under investigation by Norwegian authorities in connection with their relationship to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Norway’s financial crimes squad, Økokrim, is investigating Mona Juul, who resigned as ambassador to Jordan and Iraq on Sunday, on suspicion of gross corruption while working at the ministry of foreign […]

Director of state broadcaster Rai Sport welcomed viewers to wrong stadium and mistook Italian actor for Mariah CareySports journalists at the Italian state broadcaster are staging protests in response to blunders made by the sports directorthroughout his commentary on the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.Paolo Petrecca, who was appointed to the role at Rai Sport in 2025, first welcomed viewers to Rome’s Stadio Olimpico instead of Milan’s […]

Prosecutor claims Juan Pablo Guanipa was re-arrested due to non-compliance with terms of releaseOne of Venezuela’s most prominent opposition politicians, Juan Pablo Guanipa, has been detained by security forces just hours after being released from prison, as the South American country’s leaders sent mixed signals about their commitment to political reform after Nicolás Maduro’s downfall.Guanipa, who is a close ally of the Nobel laureate María Corina Machado, emerged from nearly […]

New documents show some thought disgraced US financier had links to Israeli intelligence services and settler groups.BISource: www.aljazeera.comRead full article