In the end, the PM had little option. Faced with an escalating crisis and ever-louder calls from his MPs that someone had to take responsibility for the Mandelson scandal, the PM’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, is gone. Politics latest: Starmer reacts as chief of staff Morgan McSweeney resigns It will be a bitter blow […]
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A veteran who survived the D-Day landings has died at the age of 100. Stan Ford “dedicated himself to keeping alive the memory of his fallen comrades”, according to the Normandy Memorial Trust. Mr Ford, of Bath, suffered life-changing injuries onboard the HMS Fratton when it was sunk off the coast of Normandy on 18
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A moped rider has died in an alleged hit-and-run in southwest London. The rider collided with a car in Kingston, and the vehicle’s driver failed to stop, according to the Metropolitan Police. The crash happened on Saturday at 11.37pm on Wood Street at the junction with Horse Fair. Police said the moped rider, a 22-year-old
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For those wishing to understand the Starmer project, it is hard to overstate how crucial a role Morgan McSweeney played. Born in Macroom, County Cork, Mr McSweeney got his big break for Labour working at Lambeth Council with Steve Reed, the current housing secretary, who would later introduce him to the man who would go
KKR, the American investment giant, has become the latest global corporation to sever ties with Global Counsel, the lobbying firm set up by Lord Mandelson, the disgraced former politician. Sky News has learnt that KKR has decided to cease working with Global Counsel in the wake of fresh revelations about the close ties between Lord
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Lindsey Vonn has suffered a devastating crash in the women’s downhill skiing final at the Winter Olympics. The 41-year-old American ruptured her ACL in a crash at a World Cup race in Switzerland on 30 January but was determined to compete at the Olympics nevertheless. She is in a stable condition, her team confirmed. Just
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Japan’s ultra conservative prime minister is set to seize more power after an exit poll suggested she has secured a big majority in the lower house following a snap election. Sanae Takaichi’s coalition is predicted to win between 302 and 366 of the 465 seats in the chamber, according to national broadcaster NHK. That is
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A toddler detained by US immigration authorities ended up in hospital with a life-threatening illness, but was returned to custody and denied medication, a lawsuit claims. The child, identified simply as Amalia in the legal challenge, was detained along with her parents on 11 December, amid an ongoing deportation drive by Donald Trump‘s administration. Held
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Parts of the UK are bracing for up to 10 more days of wet weather, with flood warnings issued for more than 100 areas of the country. It means the current spell of rain could continue into late February amid what is shaping up to be one of the wettest winters in years. The news
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The Met Office has issued a fresh weather warning for heavy rain, with more than 200 flood alerts still in place. The new yellow warning is for large parts of southern England and South Wales, and lasts from 12pm on Monday to midnight. Up to 30mm of rain is predicted to fall in some places.
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