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New on FT website:

Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.

www.ft.com/content/5bba...
Starmer faces questions over visit to Palantir office alongside Mandelson
Former ambassador was also shareholder in lobbying group that counted US tech firm as a client
www.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:46 AM
@australianlabor.bsky.social is not committed to the welfare of the nation:

@albomp.bsky.social had written to the premiers and chief ministers in September, telling them to rein in hospital spending growth if they wanted a funding commitment made over two years ago implemented.

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States offered last-ditch hospital funding deal
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has bowed to mounting pressure from the states, promising $25 billion for public hospitals.
www.abc.net.au
January 30, 2026 at 2:01 AM