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Number 10 say developed vetting was done by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in the normal way.

A trial using AI to help civil servants with programming has saved them a month of working time per year. The push to use AI for saving money will be welcomed by the Treasury ahead of the budget.

A full day after it was obvious to most that the US ambassador's tenure was unsustainable, the PM stood by his man.

Peter Mandelson has been sacked as the UK's ambassador to the US by prime minister Sir Keir Starmer over his ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The Foreign Office said newly seen emails showed "the depth and extent of Peter Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein is materially different from that known at the time of his appointment".

Speaking on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast, Baroness Harman said Lord Mandelson should resign because it would be the "decent and honourable thing" to do.

A police investigation has been launched following an "incident" at the constituency office of Labour MP Sharon Hodgson.

The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has blamed budget tax hikes for a deeper half-year loss.

Lord Mandelson is a member of the House of Lords, and so MPs are unable to force him to appear before them. They want to know more about his links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Dame Emily Thornberry has dropped out of the race to replace Angela Rayner as Labour Party deputy leader.