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Lord Peter Mandelson leaving his home in Wiltshire. Lord Mandelson has resigned from the Labour Party and quit the House of Lords since the latest tranche of Epstein Files were released in the US. The London and Wiltshire homes of Lord Peter Mandelson have been searched by officers as part of the Metropolitan Police's probe into alleged misconduct in public office, February 20, 2026
Politics / 25 February 2026
25 February 2026

KEITH FLETT highlights the inimical role of the strategist who helped shape Tony Blair’s ascent and whose political blueprint continues to echo in the era of Keir Starmer

Downing Street chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, in Downing Street, central London, ahead of the visit today of President Zelensky, October 10, 2024
Editorial / 24 February 2026
24 February 2026
Pupils in a classroom
Education / 23 February 2026
23 February 2026
A woman is detained by police officers as supporters of Palestine Action take part in a mass action in Parliament Square, Westminster, central London, August 9, 2025
Editorial: / 13 February 2026
13 February 2026
Protesters celebrate outside the High Court, central London, after it rules in favour of Palestine Action's co-founder Huda Ammori's challenge over the ban of the organisation as a terror group, February 13, 2026
Activism / 13 February 2026
13 February 2026

Court strikes down Palestine Action ban as government slammed for its promise to fight the decision in appeals

Then Business Secretary Lord Mandelson dancing with Hannah Mackenzie in the Tower Ballroom when he visited Blackpool while on the General Election campaign trail, April 15, 2010
Politics / 14 February 2026
14 February 2026

A political culture of spin and wilful blindness where journalists play along with power has meant the so-called ‘Prince of Darkness’ has been given an easy ride by the media – until now… MATT KERR reports

Screen grab taken from Parliament TV of the introduction of Lord Matthew Doyle to the House of Lords, London, January 12, 2026
Democracy / 13 February 2026
13 February 2026
Jim Ratcliffe, Ineos CEO and minority shareholder of Manchester United, March 11, 2025
Anti-Racism / 12 February 2026
12 February 2026

Tax exile Sir Jim Ratcliffe slammed after claiming that ‘UK is being colonised’ immigrants

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy at BBC Broadcasting House in London, after her appearance on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, January 18, 2026
Politics / 12 February 2026
12 February 2026
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to Panshanger Community Centre in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Picture date: Tuesday February 10, 2026
Politics / 13 February 2026
13 February 2026

The Carpathia isn’t coming to rescue this government still swimming in the mire, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER