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PM set to face fresh questions after Mandelson revelations

Sir Keir Starmer is set to face fresh questions today about his decision to make Lord Mandelson his ambassador to the US, after it emerged he was warned of the former minister's "close" relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Mandelson files: It's difficult to see how Starmer can put this right

In the end, the first drop of the Mandelson files contained neither a smoking gun nor bombshell revelation.
MPs launch investigation into student loans system

A committee of MPs is launching an inquiry into the student loan system and whether it's fair for graduates
Abstentions spell trouble ahead on juries

Majorities of over 100 sound pretty healthy. But those numbers do not tell the whole story.
Labour MP says her rape case took 1,088 days to reach court

Labour MP Charlotte Nichols has told the House of Commons that it took 1,088 days after she was raped for her case to reach court.

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