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Keir Starmer says it is unforgivable he was not told Mandelson failed vetting
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Keir Starmer says it is unforgivable he was not told Mandelson failed vetting

PM says he is ‘furious’ and did not know security officials had recommended that Mandelson be denied clearanceUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has said it was “unforgivable” that he was not told that Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting before being appointed as ambassador to...

Kiran Stacey Policy editor
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Trump’s pardons are costing shooting survivors millions
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The Guardian · World

Trump’s pardons are costing shooting survivors millions

A Trace analysis found that revenue from fining white-collar criminals is drying up – due to presidential pardonsThis story was originally published by the Trace, a non-profit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its newsletters here.Since his return to office last year, Donald Tru...

Jennifer Mascia for the Trace
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Richard Desmond loses £1.3bn damages battle over national lottery licence
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The Guardian · World

Richard Desmond loses £1.3bn damages battle over national lottery licence

Firms owned by media tycoon launched action against Gambling Commission in 2022 after Allwyn won franchiseThe media tycoon Richard Desmond has lost his claim for up to £1.3bn in damages from the Gambling Commission, ending a bitter dispute over the regulator’s decision not to award him the 10-year l...

Rob Davies
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‘Popesplaining’ Vance out of depth in row over whether Iran is a just war
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The Guardian · World

‘Popesplaining’ Vance out of depth in row over whether Iran is a just war

Trump administration has riled head of Catholic church over use of theology to justify conflict in IranThe contrast in experience between the two men disagreeing over war and theology was striking.On the one side was Pope Leo XIV, the first North American to head the Catholic church and the first cl...

Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent
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