Keir Starmer faces toughest week as Prime Minister yet as MPs to hold sleaze vote
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Sadiq Khan may try to stop Scotland Yard signing Palantir contract
Exclusive: Mayor raises concerns about using public money to support firms ‘who act contrary to London’s values’UK politics live – latest updatesSadiq Khan may oppose Scotland Yard using Palantir’s AI systems to process criminal intelligence because of his “concerns about using public money to support firms who act contrary to London’s values”.The mayor of London’s office made the statement after the Guardian revealed last week that Palantir, whose software has been used in Donald Trump’s ICE im...
‘I’m not a rapist’: Trump lashes out at shooting suspect’s manifesto in testy 60 Minutes interview
NewsWorldAmericasUS politics‘I’m not a rapist’: Trump lashes out at shooting suspect’s manifesto in testy 60 Minutes interviewTrump said the interviewer was ‘horrible’ for presenting him with the manifesto’s condemnation of a ‘pedophile, rapist and traitor’James C. Reynolds Monday 27 April 2026 14:08 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeB...
MPs to vote on whether to hold inquiry into Starmer over Mandelson
Commons speaker to grant application by Tories for vote on investigation into whether PM misled MPs, say sourcesUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer will face a vote on whether to launch an investigation into claims he misled the Commons over his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington.Sources have told the Guardian that the speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, is expected to allow a debate on Tuesday on potentially referring the prime minister to the privileges committee. Co...
Minimal support for Reform UK fuel tax protests
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DoJ pressures group to drop lawsuit against Trump’s ballroom after gala shooting
Trump officials use incident at correspondents’ dinner to pitch case for $400m project, arguing it will be ‘safe space’US politics live – latest updatesThe US Department of J (DoJ) has used the weekend shooting in Washington DC to pressure a preservation group to drop a lawsuit seeking to halt the construction of Donald Trump’s White House ballroom.Several Trump administration officials, including the president, seized on the incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner to adv...
Swinney vows to ‘hit the ground running’ on independence in next Parliament
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Scottish Labour pledges to implement Equality Act ‘straight away’
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Government has lost confidence of Troubles victims and veterans – Robinson
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China Blocks Meta’s $2 Billion AI Deal; DeepSeek Slashes Prices | The Pulse 4/25
"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Today's guests: Simon Dangoor, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Fixed Income Deputy CIO & Fixed Income Macro Strategies Head; Julie Norman, University College London, Professor; Evie Aspinall, British Foreign Policy Group, Director. (S...
Secret Service officer's phone stops bullet during White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting
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Trump slams conspiracy theories as ‘Staged’ trends after Correspondents’ Dinner shooting
NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump slams conspiracy theories as ‘Staged’ trends after Correspondents’ Dinner shootingPresident Trump said that conspiracy theorists speculating about Saturday’s shooting are ‘more sick than they are con people’Owen Scott Monday 27 April 2026 11:54 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookma...
Push for indyref 2 powers would begin after government formed – Swinney
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A political violence expert on what the latest attack on President Trump tells us
NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsAnalysisA political violence expert on what the latest attack on President Trump tells usJames Piazza shares what is driving the rise of political violence in the U.S. and what can be done about itMonday 27 April 2026 11:35 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"ar...
Russia, Israel and the US will meet to discuss nuclear weapons. Here are two challenges they face
NewsWorldWorld PoliticsRussia, Israel and the US will meet to discuss nuclear weapons. Here are two challenges they faceDiplomats from almost every nation will convene in New York this week to review the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)Tilman Ruff The Conversation Monday 27 April 2026 11:30 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Book...
King Charles arriving for visit with Trump at a fraught time
Politics King Charles arriving for visit with Trump to highlight nations' "special relationship." Here's what to know. By Eleanor Watson Eleanor Watson CBS News Reporter Eleanor Watson is a CBS News multi-platform reporter and producer covering the Pentagon. Read Full Bio Eleanor Watson April 27, 2026 / 6:00 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — King Charles III and Queen Camilla are arriving in the U.S. on Monday for their first visit as monarchs. The trip, marking the 250...
Archbishop of Canterbury tells Pope he will get warm welcome if he visits UK
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Starmer to chair Cobra meeting on economic impact of Iran war
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Trump blames ‘very dangerous hate speech of the Democrats’ for political violence
NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump blames ‘very dangerous hate speech of the Democrats’ for political violencePresident Trump said on 60 Minutes that political violence has ‘always been there’ and that he is unsure if there is ‘any more now than there was’Owen Scott Monday 27 April 2026 10:22 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":...
Opposition parties ‘playing silly political games’ calling for PM to face probe
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