McSweeney tells MPs backing Mandelson appointment was a “serious error of judgement”
Morgan McSweeney told MPs he was wrong to back Peter Mandelson’s appointment after later disclosures about Mandelson’s Epstein ties.
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Foreign Office Closes Israel War Monitoring Unit, Cutting Key Evidence Used in UK Arms Decisions
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Conservatives say councils they control would scrap 24-hour bus lanes without "genuine requirement"
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No 10 says Falklands sovereignty 'rests with the UK' after reported Pentagon review
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Pope Leo criticises linking Christianity to military force as Hegseth invokes faith over Iran war
Pope Leo criticised linking Christian faith to military domination as Pete Hegseth used religious language about the US-led Iran war.