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PM believes ex-Labour minister should not be member of House of Lords or use title, No 10 spokesperson saysUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has suggested that Peter Mandelson should resign from the House of Lords and that the upper chamber should urgently modernise its disciplinary procedures to strip him of his peerage.The cabinet secretary, the UK’s most senior civil servant, will also investigate Mandelson’s actions as business secretary […]

The prime minister called for the House of Lords to modernise procedure so that peers can be more easily removed from the upper chamberPeter Mandelson “leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans”, the Financial Times is reporting.In his story, Jim Pickard says:The memo, dubbed “Business Issues”, was written on June 13 […]

The trip comes as the Gaza ceasefire agreement edges forwardMore than 400 European former top diplomats and officials have urged the EU to increase pressure on Israel to end “excesses and unremitting violations of international law” over Gaza and the West Bank.The statement, due to be sent to EU leaders on Monday, calls on the bloc and its member states to take action in line with its support for a […]

Former Italian PM and ECB chief says Europe must urgently unify on defence and foreign affairsUkraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the country’s energy system remained “seriously” challenged by the impact of recent Russian strikes.More than 200 buildings are still without heating in Kyiv, as temperatures plummeted to -17 Celsius, with “crews from many regions of Ukraine … deployed for the repair work.”“Europe absolutely can defend yourself. Please stop whining. Why is […]

'ICE out', says Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny, whose upcoming Super Bowl appearance is set to be patrolled by ICE agents.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

ICE agents in California detained several residents, including a US citizen, amid a surge in immigration raids.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

The US president tried to kill offshore wind projects – now four are back under constructionConstruction has resumed on four offshore wind mega-projects after they survived a near fatal attack by Donald Trump’s administration thanks to rulings by federal judges. These are being seen as victories for clean energy amid a wider war being waged on it by the Trump administration.The wind farms are considered critical by grid planners as […]

Volunteer workers say increasing case numbers and dozens of dead birds raise fears spread is wider than recordedMembers of the public and charity volunteers are working to contain a suspected outbreak of bird flu among swans in the Thames Valley, amid signs that confirmed cases are continuing to rise.Since October, 324 cases of bird flu in swans have been recorded by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (Apha), which is […]