BIZARRE: 3 | Mind Blowing Facts

The many many different faces in top UK Government jobs in the last ten years

Forget six PMs. The UK on its eighth chancellor, ninth foreign secretary and 10th education secretary in a decade

The Independent UK · Jul 21

Sadiq Khan: Can anyone stop him winning fourth term as Mayor of London?

The Conservatives, Reform and Greens are battling to be the main challenger to Labour’s candidate in the 2028 contest for City Hall

Evening Standard · Jul 15

Four terms for Sadiq Khan? How London is split over Mayor being in power for 16 years

Revealed: The section of London society that doesn’t want Sir Sadiq Khan to win a fourth term

Evening Standard · Jul 14

Judgement day for Starmer over Mandelson vetting scandal

Prime minister faces a Commons grilling from MPs on Monday before Olly Robbins – sacked by Starmer on Thursday over the vetting scandal – gives his version of events on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Apr 19

The questions about Peter Mandelson that Keir Starmer must answer

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: When the prime minister addresses parliament on Monday, he must for once take personal responsibility for the government’s failings

The Independent UK · Apr 18

No way Lammy wasn’t told Mandelson failed vetting, says James Cleverly

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The Independent UK · Apr 18

No way Lammy wasn’t told Mandelson failed vetting, says former foreign secretary

Exclusive: In an interview with The Independent, former foreign secretary James Cleverly sets out the reasons why ministers must have known Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting

The Independent UK · Apr 18

Tories vow to ‘end nonsense’ of four-day working week for council staff

Sir James Cleverly said “taxpayers should not be paying full rates for part-time services”

The Independent UK · Apr 7

Mansion tax could hit 165,000 homes in first year, Budget watchdog predicts

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) estimated 165,000 properties will be affected in the policy’s first year, rising to 167,000 in 2030

The Independent UK · Apr 3

Tories urge Sebastian Coe to run for London mayor as poll shows he could beat Sadiq Khan

Polling suggests the former Olympic champion could be the best chance the Conservatives have to defeat Labour and launch a London revival

Evening Standard · Mar 24