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Mandelson Probe Grows; Starmer’s Palantir Trip Unrecorded, 50% Demand Resignation

4/26/2026

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Parliamentary inquiry is urging Scotland Yard to expand its probe into Lord Peter Mandelson’s alleged misconduct over the Palantir visit.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Feb 27 tour of Palantir’s Washington, D.C., office was not recorded as a formal meeting in official returns.
Ipsos for Global poll shows 50 % of the public think Prime Minister Keir Starmer should resign as Prime Minister, while 36 % support his continuation.

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Parliamentary inquiry is urging Scotland Yard to expand its probe into Lord Peter Mandelson’s alleged misconduct over the Palantir visit.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Feb 27 tour of Palantir’s Washington, D.C., office was not recorded as a formal meeting in official returns.
Ipsos for Global poll shows 50 % of the public think Prime Minister Keir Starmer should resign as Prime Minister, while 36 % support his continuation.