Mandelson’s sacking piles pressure on Keir Starmer. Questions linger over his judgment and whether security advice was overridden in naming him US ambassador. The row tightens around Morgan McSweeney, Starmer’s chief of staff, whose links to Mandelson and past fundraising issues draw fresh scrutiny.

A man on a counter-terror watchlist was arrested after wielding a knife outside Godstowe School in High Wycombe. He was spotted near the entrance and disarmed by tasers. A 49-year-old from Wycombe is in custody on suspicion of carrying a knife; police say there is no ongoing threat and urge witnesses.

The Digest, 9/12/2025 @330AM, CDT

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