Cash for crowds scandal as lobbyist 'offered hundreds of dollars to recruit attendees for JD Vance speech'
Cash for crowds scandal as lobbyist 'offered hundreds of dollars to recruit attendees for JD Vance speech'Politics is fast. We're faster. Sign up to the DC Insider newsletter for a front-row seat to Washington... and unlock 3 FREE months of DailyMail+ HEREBy VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 19:58, 10 May 2026 | Updated: 19:58, 10 May 2026 e-mail View comments
Keep aside politics: Rahul Gandhi's friendly jibe at his investment advisor
Keep aside politics Rahul Gandhis friendly jibe at his investment advisor
Man charged over alleged antisemitic hate crime in North London
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Parachuting on to island in hantavirus response a ‘dream mission’ – paratrooper
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Rainbow surge at BAFTA Television Awards as UK's biggest TV stars light up the red carpet in blazing colours
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Sen. Mark Kelly says Pentagon's $1.5 trillion budget request is "outrageous"
Face The Nation Sen. Mark Kelly says Trump administration's $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request is "outrageous" .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-face-the-nation.jpg'); } By Kaia Hubbard Kaia Hubbard Politics Reporter Kaia Hubbard is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Kaia Hubbard May 10, 2026 / 1:09 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona said...
Plaid Cymru leader plans minority Welsh government built on cooperation
Rhun ap Iorwerth says he hopes to work with other parties and press the UK government for extra powersUK politics live – latest updatesThe leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorwerth, has vowed to form a stable minority government in the Senedd and said he would seek out mature cooperation from all opposition parties.Ap Iorwerth said his administration would press the UK government for extra powers over policy areas such as policing and justice and focus on results rather than engaging in political...
Adolescence star Owen Cooper pays tribute to the Beatles after Bafta win
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British passengers of hantavirus-hit cruise ship fly home
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Bright sparks: ‘Dopamine dressing’ lights up Bafta red carpet
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Rayner: Starmer needs to ‘set out change’ and bring back Burnham
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Starmer faces perilous 24 hours as Streeting said to be readying leadership bid
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Cabinet minister jeered during rally to oppose antisemitism
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War with Iran is "not over," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says
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Can Starmer survive as PM? Seven scenarios for what might happen next
Can Starmer survive as PM? Seven scenarios for what might happen nextJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNick Eardley,Political correspondent,Brian Wheeler,Politics reporterandDamian Grammaticas,Political correspondentPA MediaSir Keir Starmer's premiership has never looked more vulnerable as growing numbers of his own MPs call on him to stand down after a disastrous set of election results.The prime minister has vowed to fight on, even suggesting he could serve two terms, but the cho...
Reform ‘did not do as well as I feared’ in Holyrood election, Sturgeon says
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Green Party candidate arrested over alleged antisemitism elected to London council
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Dame Mary Berry ‘immensely honoured’ by Bafta recognition
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Candidate suspended over antisemitic social media posts elected to Tower Hamlets council
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Alan Cumming criticises ‘bad leadership’ at Bafta film awards after racial slur
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