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‘Pestering for a role’: how Mandelson talked his way back into the Labour fold

06/02/2026 16:52 The Guardian

Officials, MPs and other insiders recall a need for clarity and Blair-era frisson before election – even if Sue Gray was waryUK politics live – latest updates A general election was on the horizon and Peter Mandelson was everywhere. “He didn’t have a desk but he would dip in and out on big issues; he was always there for advice,” recalled a former Labour official of the party’s run-up to the campaign in 2024.“He would be in and out of the Loto [leader of the opposition] office in Westminster, picking people off individually, ‘We need to chat and do this’, sort of thing.” Continue reading...

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Mandelson lobbying firm sought work with Russia and China state companies, Epstein emails show

Peer and Benjamin Wegg-Prosser met disgraced financier before formal foundation of Global CounselBoss of lobbying firm founded with Peter Mandelson quitsPeter Mandelson’s former lobbying firm sought work with companies controlled by the governments of Russia and China shortly after he left ministe...

06/02/2026 17:59 The Guardian
NHS hiring bans in cancer units shortsighted and dangerous, doctors warn

Exclusive: RCR says recruitment freezes in treatment centres doubled in 2025 and could undermine government’s care plansHospitals have banned units which diagnose and treat cancer from hiring doctors as part of an NHS cost-cutting drive, despite the growing demand for care.Exactly half of the UK...

06/02/2026 17:58 The Guardian
Calls to postpone presidential election as Storm Leonardo lashes Portugal and Spain

Portugal’s far-right Chega party has said vote should be delayed as state of calamity declared in 69 areasEurope live – latest updatesHeavy rains and strong winds have continued to batter parts of Spain and Portugal, causing at least two deaths, forcing the evacuation of more than 7,000 people a...

06/02/2026 17:28 The Guardian
Police search properties related to Peter Mandelson investigation - UK politics live

The police said they were carrying out search warrants at two addresses, one in Wiltshire and another in north LondonNearly 60,000 unauthorised migrants and convicted criminals have been removed or deported from the UK since Labour took office, the Home Office has said.The announcement came amid cla...

06/02/2026 17:04 The Guardian
Russia blames Ukraine for attempted assassination of top general – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereHundreds of protesters gathered in Milan on Friday to oppose the presence of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and the closure of schools and streets in the city ahead of the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina Winter...

06/02/2026 15:28 The Guardian
UK ‘could lose generation of scientists’ with cuts to projects and research facilities

UK’s research funding body says best scientists are taking posts overseas due to lack of job stability at homeHundreds of early career researchers have warned the UK will lose a generation of scientists after the announcement of significant cuts to physics projects and research facilities.Scientis...

06/02/2026 15:25 The Guardian
Levi’s sales grow in UK as celebrities drive denim revival

Noel Gallagher and Harry Styles lead way, and sales of jeans in general rise faster than wider fashion marketThe UK was one of Levi’s fastest-growing markets last year as British trend leaders from Harry Styles to Noel Gallagher and Grime Gran were spotted in the brand’s kit.Lucia Marcuzzo, the...

06/02/2026 15:21 The Guardian
Iran’s foreign minister says talks with US were ‘ a very good start’ but are ‘over for now’ – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereIt is the first time the US and Iran have sat down for face-to-face negotiations since June last year, when Israel launched attacks on Iran that sparked a war marked by tit-for-tat airstrikes, with the US also joining the fray. It effectiv...

06/02/2026 15:06 The Guardian
Russian general Vladimir Alekseyev in critical condition after Moscow shooting

Deputy director of Russia’s military intelligence agency shot several times in the stairwell of his apartmentA top Russian military official who plays a major role in the country’s intelligence services has been taken to hospital after being shot in Moscow, state media has reported.Lt Gen Vladim...

06/02/2026 15:01 The Guardian
Legal groups push for Australian federal police to arrest retired general travelling with Israeli president

Doron Almog has previously faced arrest warrants over allegations he committed war crimes in Gaza in 2002, which he deniesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs opposition to the arrival of Israeli president Isaac Herzog in Australia intensifies – with mass protests planned...

06/02/2026 14:00 The Guardian
UK and France asylum deal could violate human rights laws, warns UN

Experts identify potentially serious breaches over treatment of people and call for ‘one in, one out’ scheme to endThe UN has called on the UK and France to halt the controversial “one in, one out” asylum system, warning there could be “serious violations of international human rights law...

06/02/2026 13:17 The Guardian
Canada and France open Greenland consulates in show of Denmark support

Founding of diplomatic outposts in Nuuk comes after US made efforts to secure control of Arctic islandOpposition to US has hardened in western Europe after Greenland threat, poll findsEurope live – latest updatesCanada and France are to open diplomatic consulates in the capital of Greenland on Fri...

06/02/2026 12:05 The Guardian
The Russian economy is finally stagnating. What does it mean for the war – and for Putin?

A wartime boom in Russia has given way to sluggish growth, tax hikes and squeezed public services. Will it affect the conflict in Ukraine?Western leaders were bullish when they imposed sanctions on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.“The Russian economy is on track to be cut in half,”...

06/02/2026 06:00 The Guardian
Dozens dead after record snow in Japan – and officials warn warmer weather will be treacherous

Dozens of people have died, including two Australians, as record-breaking snowfall blankets the northDozens of people have died in Japan after record-breaking snowfall blanketed northern regions of the country, while officials warned that warmer temperatures could trigger a new wave of accidents.Aut...

06/02/2026 04:02 The Guardian
Australian drug kingpin Tony Mokbel walks free after police informant scandal

One of the key figures in Melbourne’s years-long gangland war, Mokbel was jailed for 30 years in 2012 after pleading guilty to masterminding an elaborate drug syndicateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne of Australia...

05/02/2026 23:57 The Guardian
No 10 defies calls to sack Morgan McSweeney over Mandelson appointment

Amid warnings McSweeney’s survival would leave his position ‘untenable’, PM apologises to Epstein’s victims for appointing Mandelson as US ambassadorDowning Street has defied calls to remove Keir Starmer’s most senior aide, insisting Morgan McSweeney retains the prime minister’s confiden...

05/02/2026 20:11 The Guardian
Democrats’ 10 demands to ‘rein in’ ICE – the full list of proposed reforms

Party says it will not back funding bill without reforms on – among other things – masks, ID and judicial warrantsUS politics live – latest updatesFollowing the fatal shootings of American citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis last month, Democrats have refused t...

05/02/2026 19:36 The Guardian
Cuba open to talks with US ‘without pressure’ after months of Trump threats

Miguel Díaz‑Canel says Cuba is willing to engage Washington amid the island’s deepening economic crisisAfter months of threats from Donald Trump, the president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has said that his government is willing to talk to the United States, just so long as it is “without pre...

05/02/2026 18:26 The Guardian
Shin Bet chief’s brother charged with ‘assisting enemy’ over cigarette smuggling in Gaza

Bezalel Zini accused of role in taking goods into the occupied Palestinian territory during an Israeli blockadeThe brother of Israel’s internal security chief has been charged with “assisting the enemy in wartime” for his alleged role in a smuggling network taking cigarettes and other goods in...

05/02/2026 18:01 The Guardian
UK to cut climate finance to poor countries by a fifth despite promising more help

Exclusive: Campaigners say proposed cut from £11.9bn over past five years to £9bn over next five years will cost lives and livelihoodsThe UK plans to slash its aid to poor countries stricken by the climate crisis by more than a fifth, the Guardian has learned, despite promises to increase assistan...

05/02/2026 17:00 The Guardian
Is this the end for Starmer? – The Latest

Keir Starmer’s days as prime minister are numbered, Labour MPs have warned, after a week of fury over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador despite his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. While several MPs have said the prime minister’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, should take re...

05/02/2026 16:50 The Guardian
Zelenskyy says Ukraine-Russia talks ‘not easy’ but ‘constructive’ after prisoner swap agreed - as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereUS presidential envoy Steve Witkoff said that the US, Ukraine and Russia have agreed to exchange 314 prisoners in “the first such exchange in five months.”He said:“This outcome was achieved from peace talks that have been detailed an...

05/02/2026 16:33 The Guardian
ICE agents in Oregon cannot arrest people without warrants, judge rules

US federal judge issued a preliminary injunction barring warrantless arrests unless there is a likelihood of escapeUS immigration agents in Oregon must stop arresting people without warrants unless there is a likelihood of escape, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.US district judge Mustafa Kasubhai...

05/02/2026 15:47 The Guardian
Summer travel disruption fears over new biometric checks at European borders

Industry leaders urge EU to tell authorities to stand down entry-exit system controls if needed Travel industry leaders have called on the European Commission to tell all border authorities to stand down the new entry-exit system (EES) if needed as fears increase of summer disruption.European airpor...

05/02/2026 15:13 The Guardian
Trump praises Tulsi Gabbard for joining FBI search on Georgia election offices – live

President speaks at National Prayer Breakfast and praises his director of national intelligence amid scrutiny over her role in a raid of a Georgia election officeDuring his speech today, Trump praised Tulsi Gabbard – the director of national intelligence – for her role in the FBI’s s...

05/02/2026 14:32 The Guardian
Second day of Ukraine-Russia peace talks in UAE end without breakthrough

Prisoner exchange agreed at most significant contact between Kyiv and Moscow in months, but ‘work remains’Ukraine and Russia concluded a second day of US-led talks in Abu Dhabi on Thursday without a breakthrough towards ending Europe’s most deadly conflict since the second world war.The two si...

05/02/2026 14:19 The Guardian
‘Dubai sells itself’: real-estate boom as entrepreneurs and fortune hunters arrive

City-state grows by 200,000 people a year as professional migrants are attracted from UK, Europe, US and RussiaBusiness live – latest updatesAidan Doyle was an estate agent in Liverpool before he decamped to Dubai and turned a £30,000 annual income into £500,000 a year and climbing.Acting as an...

05/02/2026 14:10 The Guardian
Spain hits back at Pavel Durov over mass Telegram post on social media ban plan

Founder’s extraordinary intervention has laid bare rising tensions between European governments and tech firmsEurope live – latest updatesSpain has accused Pavel Durov of “spreading lies” and seeking to undermine democratic institutions after the Telegram founder used the messaging app to at...

05/02/2026 13:33 The Guardian
Russian container ship captain jailed for six years over fatal North Sea collision

Vladimir Motin sentenced in UK for manslaughter by gross negligence after failing to take action to prevent his ship crashing into an oil tankerA Russian container ship captain has been jailed for six years after an explosive collision in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire killed a crew member...

05/02/2026 13:27 The Guardian
Trigger warnings risk ‘mollycoddling’ theatre audiences, says Tony-winning director

Exclusive: John Doyle says theatre should be able to disturb and challenge audiences, and not sanitise difficult themesThe Tony award-winning theatre director John Doyle has warned that trigger warnings before plays risks “mollycoddling” audiences and sanitising theatre.The Scottish director, wh...

05/02/2026 13:03 The Guardian
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