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It's like Mandelson and Starmer watched and learned from the Tory VIP Lane:
💷 Privileged access ✅
💷 Personal benefit ✅
💷 No competition ✅
Mandelson benefitted financially through his stake in Global Counsel.
💷 Privileged access ✅
💷 Personal benefit ✅
💷 No competition ✅
Mandelson benefitted financially through his stake in Global Counsel.
That £240m contract Palantir won after Peter Mandelson took Keir Starmer to visit them? Government asserts "there were robust processes in place to ensure that government contracts are awarded fairly and transparently" but the award notice says it was a "directed award", ie without any competition.
February 7, 2026 at 10:01 AM
It's like Mandelson and Starmer watched and learned from the Tory VIP Lane:
💷 Privileged access ✅
💷 Personal benefit ✅
💷 No competition ✅
Mandelson benefitted financially through his stake in Global Counsel.
💷 Privileged access ✅
💷 Personal benefit ✅
💷 No competition ✅
Mandelson benefitted financially through his stake in Global Counsel.
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Tbc by ‘bragged’ I mean mocked, which she had form on www.boredpanda.com/prince-andre...
“An Awful Human”: Prince Andrew’s Ex Slammed As “Disgusting” For Mocking Virginia Giuffre’s Passing
What a nasty human being with no compassion and understanding of the trauma she endured. World
www.boredpanda.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Tbc by ‘bragged’ I mean mocked, which she had form on www.boredpanda.com/prince-andre...
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So Yvette Cooper just... forgot that ending the Rwanda scheme required paperwork and not just saying something to the media
Home Secretary confirms that the UK government did not formally trigger the break clause in the asylum seeker relocation treaty with Rwanda until Dec 2025. (Rwanda says that delay means the UK owes £100m in payments due under the treaty).
February 6, 2026 at 3:25 PM
So Yvette Cooper just... forgot that ending the Rwanda scheme required paperwork and not just saying something to the media
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"The 'whole episode showed some real contempt for the public interest. Mandelson was happy to use Starmer’s visit to advance his private interests. And to do so in plain sight — like he thought himself above accountability": me in the Financial Times.
Starmer faces questions over visit to Palantir office alongside Mandelson
Former ambassador was also shareholder in lobbying group that counted US tech firm as a client
giftarticle.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:24 AM
"The 'whole episode showed some real contempt for the public interest. Mandelson was happy to use Starmer’s visit to advance his private interests. And to do so in plain sight — like he thought himself above accountability": me in the Financial Times.
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I don’t want to laugh at a small business but also VERY funny
February 6, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I don’t want to laugh at a small business but also VERY funny
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Pasiodd Mesur Ystad y Goron Plaid Cymru yn Nhŷ’r Arglwyddi yn ddiweddar.
Mae nawr angen i Lywodraeth y DU wneud amser iddo yn Nhŷ’r Cyffredin.
Os ydych chi’n credu y dylai adnoddau naturiol Cymru fod yn nwylo pobl Cymru, anogwch eich AS i alw am amser seneddol i'r Mesur hwn.
Mae nawr angen i Lywodraeth y DU wneud amser iddo yn Nhŷ’r Cyffredin.
Os ydych chi’n credu y dylai adnoddau naturiol Cymru fod yn nwylo pobl Cymru, anogwch eich AS i alw am amser seneddol i'r Mesur hwn.
February 6, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Pasiodd Mesur Ystad y Goron Plaid Cymru yn Nhŷ’r Arglwyddi yn ddiweddar.
Mae nawr angen i Lywodraeth y DU wneud amser iddo yn Nhŷ’r Cyffredin.
Os ydych chi’n credu y dylai adnoddau naturiol Cymru fod yn nwylo pobl Cymru, anogwch eich AS i alw am amser seneddol i'r Mesur hwn.
Mae nawr angen i Lywodraeth y DU wneud amser iddo yn Nhŷ’r Cyffredin.
Os ydych chi’n credu y dylai adnoddau naturiol Cymru fod yn nwylo pobl Cymru, anogwch eich AS i alw am amser seneddol i'r Mesur hwn.
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Plaid Cymru’s Crown Estate Wales Bill recently passed in the House of Lords.
We now need the UK Government to make time for it in the House of Commons.
If you believe Welsh natural resources should be in Welsh hands, urge your MP to call for parliamentary time for this Bill.
We now need the UK Government to make time for it in the House of Commons.
If you believe Welsh natural resources should be in Welsh hands, urge your MP to call for parliamentary time for this Bill.
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Plaid Cymru’s Crown Estate Wales Bill recently passed in the House of Lords.
We now need the UK Government to make time for it in the House of Commons.
If you believe Welsh natural resources should be in Welsh hands, urge your MP to call for parliamentary time for this Bill.
We now need the UK Government to make time for it in the House of Commons.
If you believe Welsh natural resources should be in Welsh hands, urge your MP to call for parliamentary time for this Bill.
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Exclusive: Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons was provided with intelligence files gathered on journalists (including me) who had reported on Labour Together, the thinktank he chaired at the time (before he became an MP), sources say.
Know more about this story? Contact me, Signal: henrydyer.01
Know more about this story? Contact me, Signal: henrydyer.01
Labour minister was provided with intelligence files on journalists
Exclusive: Material gathered was personally given to Josh Simons when chair of pro-Starmer thinktank, say sources
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Exclusive: Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons was provided with intelligence files gathered on journalists (including me) who had reported on Labour Together, the thinktank he chaired at the time (before he became an MP), sources say.
Know more about this story? Contact me, Signal: henrydyer.01
Know more about this story? Contact me, Signal: henrydyer.01
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A fascinating longform investigation which reveals that the Trump administration in large part decided to sanction Albanese, the the U.N. special rapporteur for Palestine, because American businesses were alarmed by the prospect of being named "human rights abusers' due to their ties to settlements.
In Trump’s war on global justice, court staff and U.N. face terrorist‑grade sanctions
Trump’s sanctions on U.N. expert Francesca Albanese and the International Criminal Court froze assets and disrupted war crimes investigations. The clash is part of the broader campaign by his administ...
www.reuters.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
A fascinating longform investigation which reveals that the Trump administration in large part decided to sanction Albanese, the the U.N. special rapporteur for Palestine, because American businesses were alarmed by the prospect of being named "human rights abusers' due to their ties to settlements.
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Picture 1: Two plain clothes police officers during a search of Peter Mandelson's home
Picture 2: Police search Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell's home
Picture 2: Police search Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell's home
February 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Picture 1: Two plain clothes police officers during a search of Peter Mandelson's home
Picture 2: Police search Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell's home
Picture 2: Police search Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell's home
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The resident noticed that on the envelope it says, Hardings Print Solutions Middlesex. Our contributor Callum Taylor called up Hardings Print Solutions, this is what happened 👇
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The resident noticed that on the envelope it says, Hardings Print Solutions Middlesex. Our contributor Callum Taylor called up Hardings Print Solutions, this is what happened 👇
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BREAKING 🚨: Reform have been caught potentially cheating in the up coming Gorton & Denton by election. Residents have received a letter from a 'local pensioner'.
There is no Reform Party branding on the letter
There is no Reform Party branding on the letter
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
BREAKING 🚨: Reform have been caught potentially cheating in the up coming Gorton & Denton by election. Residents have received a letter from a 'local pensioner'.
There is no Reform Party branding on the letter
There is no Reform Party branding on the letter
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Polly Toynbee: "I still don’t understand the reason for this level of public dislike for a good and serious man."
Me, tapping the sign I put up last year so hard my finger breaks:
Me, tapping the sign I put up last year so hard my finger breaks:
February 6, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Polly Toynbee: "I still don’t understand the reason for this level of public dislike for a good and serious man."
Me, tapping the sign I put up last year so hard my finger breaks:
Me, tapping the sign I put up last year so hard my finger breaks:
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#WATCH | Israeli settlers sprayed chemical pesticides on Palestinian crops in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, destroying farmland.
The tactic is being used to force displacement of communities reliant on agriculture and livestock.
The tactic is being used to force displacement of communities reliant on agriculture and livestock.
February 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
#WATCH | Israeli settlers sprayed chemical pesticides on Palestinian crops in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, destroying farmland.
The tactic is being used to force displacement of communities reliant on agriculture and livestock.
The tactic is being used to force displacement of communities reliant on agriculture and livestock.
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Corporatist fascism, plain and simple.
DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics.
This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics.
This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics | TechCrunch
The use of administrative subpoenas, which are not subject to judicial oversight, are used to demand a wealth of information from tech companies, including the owners of anonymous online accounts docu...
techcrunch.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Corporatist fascism, plain and simple.
DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics.
This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics.
This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
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They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 AM
They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
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The Gorton & Denton by-election is Green vs Reform.
February 4, 2026 at 12:02 PM
The Gorton & Denton by-election is Green vs Reform.
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If Reform win the next election, Labour have already put in place a solid framework for them to execute their most wild and dystopian fantasies about ICE-style enforcement, scrapping legal protections prohibiting torture and imposing indefinite detention without trial.
I hope those who condemn Reform for their comments about "mass deportations" but continue to support Labour's inhumane treatment of migrants are paying attention.
Labour's policies are all about deportation and framing migrants as criminals. It only leads one way
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour's policies are all about deportation and framing migrants as criminals. It only leads one way
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Home Office says nearly 60,000 people deported from UK or left voluntarily since 2024 election
Shabana Mahmood insists deportations will rise, as Labour government is accused of promoting ‘harmful stereotypes’ of migrants
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:58 PM
If Reform win the next election, Labour have already put in place a solid framework for them to execute their most wild and dystopian fantasies about ICE-style enforcement, scrapping legal protections prohibiting torture and imposing indefinite detention without trial.
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I just signed a petition calling for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm? Sign now: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...
The Government must reveal all details of Peter Mandelson’s links to Palantir - Foxglove
Sign the petition for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm?
www.foxglove.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 10:53 AM
I just signed a petition calling for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm? Sign now: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...
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Can someone please explain the received cliche that he’s a“ decent man“ given the island of strangers speech, the comment that it was fine to cut off water & electricity to Gaza, the decision to target OAPs on £13k and the disabled over the richest, the locking up of old people for protest etc ?
February 6, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Can someone please explain the received cliche that he’s a“ decent man“ given the island of strangers speech, the comment that it was fine to cut off water & electricity to Gaza, the decision to target OAPs on £13k and the disabled over the richest, the locking up of old people for protest etc ?
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Pity it took his leadership being threatened to activate this ‘conscience’ of his. Didn’t see much sign of it when it was Palestinians being murdered, immigrants being scapegoated, trans people being hounded, tyrants being appeased or principles being abandoned wholesale.
February 6, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Pity it took his leadership being threatened to activate this ‘conscience’ of his. Didn’t see much sign of it when it was Palestinians being murdered, immigrants being scapegoated, trans people being hounded, tyrants being appeased or principles being abandoned wholesale.
