A Kent study suggests UK police data may record only 6.5% of domestic abuse-linked suicides; campaigners want deaths probed as potential homicides.
Keir Starmer urged Peter Mandelson and Prince Andrew to cooperate with US authorities after the US Justice Department released new Epstein-related emails. The Wall Street Journal reported the material includes allegations Mandelson shared confidential UK government information with Epstein and received $75,000 in payments. The Metropolitan Police said it is reviewing the allegations, and a US House committee is reported to be preparing a request for Mandelson’s testimony.
Labour will contest a by-election in Gorton and Denton on 26 February, a seat it has held for decades, after MP Andrew Gwynne stepped down. Labour figures say Keir Starmer’s decision to block Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham from standing has increased vulnerability to challenges from the Greens and Reform UK. The Greens are campaigning under new leader Zack Polanski, and Reform has selected Matt Goodwin as its candidate.
Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify under oath in a Republican-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein. The committee had approved contempt resolutions after the Clintons did not appear for scheduled depositions, and a full House vote had been expected. It was not immediately clear whether leaders will still hold that vote or pause the contempt effort pending the depositions.
