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Four Labour-linked figures charged over alleged Croydon East selection tampering
Mandelson Given Access to Top Secret Intelligence Despite Failing Security Vetting
Farage Pledges Mass Deportations of Up to 400,000 Asylum Seekers Under Reform Plan
Government says Starmer was unaware Mandelson was cleared against vetting advice until this week
Liberal Democrats ask FCA to examine Farage’s role in Stack BTC’s £2m bitcoin purchase
Reports say government is preparing bill to align parts of UK law with future EU rules
NHS Digital warns critical Cisco ISE flaws could allow remote code execution
Politics
MORE →Britain is bracing for possible shortages of chicken, pork, salad and other everyday groceries this summer if the war in Iran continues
Britain could see disruption to supermarket shelves this summer if tensions in the Middle East escalate, with officials quietly preparing for shortages affecting meat, fresh produce and drinks.
Peter Mandelson failed US ambassador security vetting but Keir Starmer’s government overruled officials to push through the appointment
A Reform UK local elections campaigner whose tanning salon was visited by Nigel Farage has been exposed for sharing posts praising Adolf Hitler and denying the Holocaust.
Richard Tice’s property investment company broke the law after failing to pay £91,000 in tax
Fried foods such as chicken nuggets and fish and chips are set to be removed from school menus as part of efforts to tackle childhood obesity.
Keir Starmer has abandoned plans to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after Donald Trump pulled his backing
NHS
MORE →Cyber attack alert: NHS says hackers can take control of networks
NHS England issued a high-severity alert saying CVE-2026-35616, a critical Fortinet FortiClient EMS flaw affecting versions 7.4.5 and 7.4.6, is being actively exploited and allows unauthenticated remote code execution. Fortinet said it released out-of-band hotfixes and advised customers to install them immediately, while CISA has added the bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue.
Government withdraws planned 1,000 resident doctor training posts as six-day strike goes ahead
NHS hospitals urged to reject £330m data platform part-owned by Trump ally
Medical royal colleges chair warns anti-migrant rhetoric is deterring overseas NHS staff
Resident doctors in England begin five-day strike as NHS warns of delays during flu surge
England resident doctors reject government offer, confirming five-day NHS strike from 17–22 December
Elections
MORE →Ipsos poll: Britons pick Starmer over Farage head-to-head, but more expect Reform to be largest party
An Ipsos poll of 2,283 adults in Great Britain found 40% would choose a Keir Starmer-led Labour government over 32% for a Nigel Farage-led Reform UK government in a forced choice. But 28% said they expected Reform to win a majority government or be the largest party in a hung parliament at the next general election, compared with 19% for Labour, and both leaders had net negative favourability ratings.
Lisa Nandy says Andy Burnham should have been allowed to stand in Gorton & Denton by-election
Modelling warns Labour could be left controlling as few as two London councils at May borough elections
YouGov poll puts Greens second on 21% ahead of Labour as Reform leads on 23%
Labour plans to repeal ministers’ power to direct Electoral Commission strategy
Omnisis poll puts Greens ahead of Labour in Gorton and Denton days before by-election
UK
MORE →Britain is bracing for possible shortages of chicken, pork, salad and other everyday groceries this summer if the war in Iran continues
Britain could see disruption to supermarket shelves this summer if tensions in the Middle East escalate, with officials quietly preparing for shortages affecting meat, fresh produce and drinks.