Day Headlines in Politics News: 2025-11-12
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Starmer Allies Suggest Possible Leadership Challenge (BBC News - Politics 2025-11-12 22:22:34)
The Prime Minister has denied there is a toxic culture at the heart of his government
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Mandelson still in contact with Epstein in 2016, emails show (BBC News - Politics 2025-11-12 20:25:22)
Lord Mandelson was sacked as the UK's ambassador to the US in September over his links to the paedophile financier.
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Victims' commissioner Baroness Newlove dies aged 63 (BBC News - Politics 2025-11-12 16:42:57)
Baroness Helen Newlove has been remembered as a commissioner who stood up for all victims.
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I have never authorised attacks on ministers, says PM, after leadership row (BBC News - Politics 2025-11-12 15:25:03)
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused the prime minister of running a "toxic" Downing Street.
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Labour MPs 'furious' as leadership row goes public (BBC News - Politics 2025-11-12 15:21:21)
Labour MPs 'furious' as leadership row goes public
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I have never authorised attacks on ministers, says PM (BBC News - Politics 2025-11-12 14:46:35)
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused the prime minister of running a "toxic" Downing Street.
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Reform politician faces suspension over WhatsApp racial slur (BBC News - Politics 2025-11-12 13:55:23)
Laura Anne Jones used a racial slur to describe Chinese people, in August 2023, in a WhatsApp chat.
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PM says BBC must 'put house in order' over mistakes (BBC News - Politics 2025-11-12 13:24:56)
Sir Keir Starmer says it "must uphold the highest standards" but supports "a strong, independent BBC".
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Reform MS faces 14-day Senedd ban over racial slur (BBC News - Politics 2025-11-12 11:16:12)
Laura Anne Jones used a racial slur to describe Chinese people, in August 2023, in a WhatsApp chat.
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Henry Zeffman: Efforts to shore up Starmer's leadership may have backfired (BBC News - Politics 2025-11-12 09:50:21)
Briefings aimed at seeing off leadership plots may have left the PM more vulnerable, some in Labour fear.
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Streeting denies plotting against PM after leadership claims (BBC News - Politics 2025-11-12 09:04:53)
Wes Streeting has urged Sir Keir Starmer to sack whoever is briefing the media about challenges to the PM's leadership.
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Thousands of NHS staff in England to lose jobs after deal approved (BBC News - Politics 2025-11-12 09:00:51)
The compromise deal would allow the NHS to overspend this year.
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Reform UK pulls out of BBC film after Trump edit row (BBC News - Politics 2025-11-12 02:22:33)
The party is withdrawing its co-operation from a documentary which was due to air in January.