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Can Starmer Keep Mandelson Vetting Confidential?
Another podcast day features Peter Mandelson, with rising political pressure across parliament. How will Number 10 respond, and is the turmoil over? In the past 24 hours, Lord Mandelson relinquished his peerage, and the Metropolitan Police announced it is reviewing allegations of misconduct in public office, involving claims he leaked sensitive government information to Jeffrey…
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CDU’s Zittern vor den Wahlkämpfen
Im März finden die ersten zwei von fünf Landtagswahlen statt: Baden-Württemberg und Rheinland-Pfalz machen den Anfang. Innerhalb der CDU sorgen Vorschläge zur Abschaffung der „Lifestyle-Teilzeit“ und zur Streichung von Kassenleistungen beim Zahnarztbesuch für Unruhe. Einige Mitglieder äußern Bedenken, während andere die Ideen schnell zurücknehmen. Eine Partei sucht öffentlich nach ihrem Kurs, was die Wahlkämpfer unzufrieden…
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Ursula von der Leyen to Visit Australia to Finalize EU Security and Trade Deal
Negotiations between Canberra and Brussels on quotas are ongoing, according to a person familiar with the talks. Von der Leyen will fly to Australia directly after attending the Munich Security Conference in Germany from February 13-15, as reported by Australian digital newspaper The Nightly, which revealed details of the Commission chief’s four-day visit. In December,…
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Peter Mandelson Built Britain’s Labour Establishment, Now It’s Turning Against Him.
In 1985, he began as the party’s communications director, pairing a smooth-talking style with ruthless behind-the-scenes maneuvering to assist then-leader Neil Kinnock in shifting the party away from the left. By 1992, he was an MP for Hartlepool, playing a crucial role in Blair’s 1994 election as party leader and Labour’s 1997 general election victory.…
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Starmer Plans Legal Change to Remove Mandelson from House of Lords
The Metropolitan Police announced on Monday that it is reviewing allegations of misconduct in a public office. Starmer’s spokesperson stated that the Epstein file documents “contain likely market-sensitive information concerning the 2008 financial crash and the subsequent official activities to stabilize the economy.” “Only individuals in an official capacity had access to this information, [with]…


