Politics - Monday, April 27, 2026

NAHT survey says widespread disrepair forcing closure of playgrounds and classrooms, with Send facilities also hit Half of headteachers say parts of their school are either out of use or unfit for purpose due to leaks, damp, mould, asbestos, ageing boilers and malfunctioning fire doors, according to a new survey by the National Association of Head Teachers(NAHT). Among those who say their schools are suffering, almost three-quarters (73%) say they have toilet blocks that are either closed (8%) or not fit for purpose (65%). Continue reading...

Gov Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., believes Florida's redistricting plan is a mistake for Republicans, predicting a big blue wave election in the upcoming midterms.

Sen. Bernie Sanders draws scrutiny for hosting Chinese AI governance officials at a Capitol Hill event while pushing policies critics say give Beijing a leg up over the US in the global AI arms race.

Ian Collard tells MPs he had not seen UKSV assessment summary before briefing Olly Robbins on clearance A top Foreign Office security official who played a key role in granting Peter Mandelson’s vetting clearance “felt pressure to deliver a rapid outcome” because of contacts from Downing Street, MPs have been told. In testimony relayed to parliament via the Foreign Office (FCDO), Ian Collard said he had not seen the assessment summary produced by the vetting agency when he gave an oral briefing to Olly Robbins, the department’s former permanent secretary. Instead, Collard had received an oral briefing from a member of the FCDO’s personnel security team. Continue reading...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries defended his "maximum warfare" vow against Republicans' redistricting efforts and blasted the White House press secretary.

Several Democratic Senate candidates face scrutiny over aggressive rhetoric following the apparent third assassination attempt against President Trump.

Former chief of staff who helped bring Mandelson out of Labour shadows for Washington post to be questioned by MPs on vetting process Like many Labour stories, Peter Mandelson’s and Morgan McSweeney’s both start at Lambeth council. Mandelson was in his mid-20s. It was 1979, and he was a new councillor under the leadership of “Red” Ted Knight. He came to despise the local party, describing the Lambeth Labour party’s leadership as “contributing very little to the economic development of south London, instead politicising everything, attacking the police and the Tory government, and making the council go broke.” Continue reading...

The prime minister faces a standards investigation over Mandelson affair and testimony from Morgan McSweeney Keir Starmer has told Labour MPs to “stick together and fight together” as ministers launched a massive operation to shore up his fragile position before a critical day for his premiership. The prime minister faces the double threat of a standards investigation into his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US and potentially damaging testimony from Morgan McSweeney, his former chief of staff. Continue reading...

EXCLUSIVE: Heiress of the Gucci family and founder of the purpose-driven luxury brand AGCF Alexandra Gucci Zarini has launched a new handbag for Mother’s Day, designed in support of first lady Melania Trump’s "Fostering the Future" initiative, Fox News Digital has learned.

Moving to a new venue, or the East Wing? Plans for the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner are fluid following Saturday’s shocking events.