Gordon Brown

Brown backs the prime minister but says the leadership crisis is “serious” following Mandelson’s fallout

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Brown backs the prime minister but says the leadership crisis is “serious” following Mandelson’s fallout

An investigation into allegations that Lord Mandelson leaked sensitive government financial information to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein will require a “significant amount” of further evidence gathering, the Met Police said. ITV News’ Jay Akbar reports Gordon Brown said the situation facing Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership was “serious”, but added that the prime minister was a … Read more

The rules-based global order has been in freefall for years

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The rules-based global order has been in freefall for years

When we look at the actions of Russia, China, North Korea, Israel, Iran and now the US in recent years, there is a tendency to close our eyes tightly, pull the covers over our heads and wait for the madness to die down. The rules-based order we thought was here to stay after 1989 is … Read more