A special preview of an upcoming documentary highlighting one of sailing’s most iconic races was held last night at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. The film offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the Newport to Bermuda race across the Atlantic, capturing the preparation, and challenges along the way. Kendal Trott has the story.
Hundreds of ships and 20,000 seafarers have remained stranded inside the Gulf waiting to pass through the key waterway, which handles about 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas flows
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All ships can sail through the Strait of Hormuz but this needs to be coordinated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a senior Iranian official told Reuters, adding that unfreezing Iranian funds was part of the deal.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi wrote on X that the strait was open after a ceasefire accord was agreed in Lebanon, while U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed a deal to end the Iran war would come “soon”, although the timing remains unclear.
Hundreds of ships and 20,000 seafarers have remained stranded inside the Gulf waiting to pass through the key waterway, which handles about 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas flows.
The Iranian official said transits would be restricted to lanes that Iran deemed safe, adding that military vessels were still prohibited from crossing the strait.
“Releasing Iran’s funds was part of the agreement for reopening the strait,” the official noted, referring to an estimated $30 billion in frozen revenue, generated mainly from oil and gas exports, blocked amid U.S. sanctions on Tehran.
It was not immediately clear if this included or excluded the established Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) lanes for entering and exiting the Gulf used by international shipping since the 1970s.
“Even U.S. vessels would be permitted, excluding military ships,” he said.
The official added that certain routes through Hormuz would remain open, but added that those would need to be determined as secure by Iran.
“Navigation would take place in coordination with Iran, and with authorisation from the Guards and Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization to ensure the safety of shipping,” the official said.
Shortly after Araqchi’s statement, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social: “IRAN HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THE STRAIT OF IRAN IS FULLY OPEN AND READY FOR PASSAGE”.
Trump added that the U.S. military blockade of ships sailing through the strait to and from Iranian ports, announced after talks with Iran last weekend in Pakistan which ended without agreement, remained in place.
Iranian state media, citing an unnamed official, said if the U.S. blockade persists, Tehran will consider it a violation of ceasefire and will re-close strait.
Iran could let ships sail freely through the Omani side of the strait without risk of attack under proposals Tehran has offered in talks with the U.S., providing a deal is clinched to prevent renewed conflict, a source briefed by Tehran told Reuters this week.
THREAT OF MINES
Iran has warned of mines placed in the strait, a threat taken seriously by ship owners, insurance underwriters, and firms sending cargo.
That threat is not fully understood and avoidance of the area by ships should be considered, a U.S. Navy advisory said on Friday.
“Status of TSS mine threat is not fully understood. Consider avoidance of that area,” the US Navy’s U.S. NCAGS agency said in the advisory sent to mariners and seen by Reuters.
It was not immediately clear whether the advisory was sent before or after the announcement about the strait being open.
Shipping industry associations said they were reviewing the situation.
“The announcement … by U.S. President Donald Trump that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open is inaccurate. The status of mine threats in the Traffic Separation Scheme is unclear,” said Jakob Larsen, chief safety and security officer with shipping association BIMCO.
“BIMCO believes shipping companies should consider avoiding the area”.
The UN’s shipping agency, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), said it was reviewing the situation.
“We are currently verifying the recent announcement related to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, in terms of its compliance with freedom of navigation for all merchant vessels and secure passage,” said IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez.
Reporting by Parisa Hafezi and Jonathan Saul; editing by Jason Neely
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index closed 0.7% higher at 10,667.63 points, clocking gains for a fourth straight week
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UK’s main stock indexes posted weekly gains on Friday, as equities rallied after Iran’s foreign minister announced that the Strait of Hormuz is open for the remaining period of ceasefire.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed a deal to end the Iran war would come “soon”. Oil prices plunged below $90 a barrel following the announcement, lifting stocks and government bonds higher.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index closed 0.7% higher at 10,667.63 points, clocking gains for a fourth straight week. The midcap FTSE 250 climbed 1.9%, extending its winning run for three weeks.
• Travel & leisure stocks advanced as crude prices dropped; Wizz Air, Carnival gained above 7% and easyJet rose 6%.
• Top gainers: Fresnillo climbed 6.4%, while British Airways owner IAG added 6.2%.
• Oil giant BP fell 7.4% and Shell dropped 5.6%, among top losers.
• Precious metal miners rose 5% tracking bullion prices.
• Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Friday that the central bank’s main focus should be getting inflation to its 2% target.
• Heavyweight banks advanced 2.3%; Barclays climbed 3.5% , Standard Chartered rose 2.9% and HSBC added 2%.
• The Financial Times reported on Thursday that Finance Minister Rachel Reeves vowed to cut the link between gas and electricity prices, sending the utilities sector down.
• National Grid dropped 1%, Severn Trent fell marginally by 0.6%; SSE and Centrica dipped 6.6% and 5%, respectively.
• Defence stocks: BAE Systems rose 1.8% and Rolls-Royce gained 4.8%.
• Workspace Group fell 6.2% as the office-space provider said it expects a substantial step down in annual profit.
Reporting by Utkarsh Tushar Hathi in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber and Maju Samuel
After arriving in Douala, Cameroon’s largest city and economic hub, by plane from the capital Yaounde, Leo told the crowd that many in the country are suffering from “material and spiritual poverty”
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Pope Leo called on Cameroonians on Friday to reject violence and be generous with their neighbours during an event billed as the biggest of his four-nation Africa tour, with roughly 120,000 people flocking to a Mass he led in the port city of Douala.
Amid heavy security, some believers had made their way on Thursday to the city’s Japoma Stadium, venue of the Mass, and slept overnight outside on mats to hear Friday’s address from the pontiff, who has become outspoken on war and inequality and has drawn the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump.
By Friday morning, streets near the stadium were lined with crowds singing, dancing and holding umbrellas to shield themselves from the heat.
After arriving in Douala, Cameroon’s largest city and economic hub, by plane from the capital Yaounde, Leo told the crowd that many in the country are suffering from “material and spiritual poverty” but he urged believers to reject violence as a means to get ahead, regardless of the hardships they face.
“Do not give in to distrust and discouragement,” the pope said, in an appeal made in English during a speech that was otherwise mostly in French.
“Reject every form of abuse or violence, which deceives by promising easy gains but hardens the heart and makes it insensitive.”
FORCEFUL REMARKS ON AFRICA TOUR
Leo, the first U.S. pope, has debuted a new, forceful speaking style on his Africa tour. In Yaounde on Thursday, he said the world was “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants”, without naming anybody.
He has also this week decried violations of international law by “neocolonial” world powers and said “the whims of the rich and powerful” threaten peace.
Leo avoided overtly political messages on Friday.
Invoking the miracle of the loaves and fishes recounted in the Gospels, in which Jesus fed thousands with meagre resources, Leo said: “There is bread for everyone if it is given to everyone. There is bread for everyone if it is taken, not with a hand that snatches away, but with a hand that gives.”
Carine Kemmoue, a medical doctor who attended Friday’s homily, said she saw a clear link between Leo’s message and his past statements critical of the war in Iran.
“I was very moved by the Pope’s message. When, I mean, he stands against positions like those of Donald Trump, for example, he is against violence,” Kemmoue said.
“I think that is normal for a man of God, since the Church promotes peace.”
After returning to Yaounde on Friday afternoon, Leo met with students and professors at the Catholic University of Central Africa, which educates young people from across the region.
During the event, the pope referred to “the darker side of the environmental and social devastation caused by the relentless pursuit of raw materials.”
He drew a loud cheer when he said the continent “must be freed from the scourge of corruption.”
‘MOMENT OF JOY’ FOR CAMEROON’S CATHOLICS
Cameroon, a producer of oil and cocoa, faces grave security challenges, including a simmering Anglophone conflict in which thousands of people have been killed since 2017.
The country has been led for more than four decades by President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state at 93. His re-election last October sparked protests by opponents who say most ordinary Cameroonians have little to show for his rule.
Crowds greeting the pope on his visit to Cameroon have been enthusiastic, lining the streets along his routes and wearing colourful fabrics featuring images of his face.
Bishop Leopold Bayemi Matjei called Leo’s visit “a moment of great joy” and said he hoped it meant God would bless Cameroon.
“Our country needs a lot of blessing, a powerful blessing, so that hope will come to rise again,” said the bishop, who leads the Church in Obala, about an hour north of Yaounde.
Friday was Leo’s last full day in Cameroon. He is scheduled to travel to Angola on Saturday.
Reporting by Ngouda Dione in Douala and Joshua McElwee in Yaounde; Writing by Robbie Corey-Boulet; Editing by Timothy Heritage and Gareth Jones
Trump told Reuters on Friday that the U.S. will work with Iran to recover its enriched uranium and bring it back to the United States as part of any deal
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the Strait of Hormuz was open following a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, while U.S. President Donald Trump said talks could take place this weekend and he believed a deal to end the Iran war would come “soon”.
Araqchi said in a post on X the Strait was open for all commercial vessels for the remainder of the U.S.-brokered 10-day truce agreed on Thursday between Israel and Lebanon to halt fighting between Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Trump told Reuters on Friday that the U.S. will work with Iran to recover its enriched uranium and bring it back to the United States as part of any deal.
U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran began on February 28, triggering Iranian attacks on Gulf neighbours and reigniting the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon.
Thousands have been killed and the conflict effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz – through which a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas usually transits – threatening the worst oil shock in history.
OIL PRICES TUMBLE, STOCKS JUMP
Oil prices fell more than 10%, extending earlier losses after Araqchi’s post. Global stocks, already trading near record highs, jumped further on the news. [O/R] [MKTS/GLOB]
Major shipping companies reacted more cautiously, signalling it may take more time for traffic through the chokepoint to return to normal levels – about 130 ships a day before the war.
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd said it would refrain from passing through the strait while it assessed the announcement. The Norwegian Shipowners’ Association said several issues needed clarification, including the possible presence of sea mines.
The U.S. Navy warned in an advisory to seafarers that the mine threat in parts of the waterway was not fully understood and avoidance of the area should be considered.
A senior Iranian official said ships could pass through the Strait only under coordination with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
After a video conference on Friday, more than a dozen countries said they were willing to join an international mission to protect shipping in the Strait when conditions permit, Britain said.
US BLOCKADE REMAINS IN PLACE
Shortly after Araqchi’s statement, Trump posted on Truth Social: “IRAN HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THE STRAIT OF IRAN IS FULLY OPEN AND READY FOR PASSAGE.”
However, he said the U.S. military blockade of ships sailing through the Strait to Iranian ports – announced after talks with Iran last weekend in Islamabad ended without agreement – would remain until “our transaction with Iran is 100% complete”.
An Iranian official later told Fars news agency Tehran would consider the Strait’s continued blockade by U.S. forces a violation of the ceasefire and would again close the waterway.
Trump told Reuters on Friday there could probably be more talks this weekend. Some diplomats said that was looking unlikely given the logistics of assembling officials in the Pakistani capital, where the talks are expected to take place.
DIPLOMACY PROGRESS
A Pakistani source involved in mediating between the U.S. and Iran said there was progress in backdoor diplomacy and that an upcoming meeting could result in the signing of a memorandum of understanding, followed by a comprehensive deal within 60 days.
“Both sides are agreeing in principle. And technical bits come later,” the source said on condition of anonymity.
A senior Iranian official told Reuters there had been an agreement on unfreezing billions of dollars in Iranian assets, as part of the accord to reopen the Strait, without giving a timeline.
One key sticking point has been Tehran’s nuclear programme. At last weekend’s talks, the U.S. proposed a 20-year suspension of all Iranian nuclear activity, while Iran suggested a halt of three to five years, according to people familiar with the proposals.
Iran has demanded the lifting of international sanctions, while Washington has pressed for any highly enriched uranium to be removed from Iran. Two Iranian sources have said there were signs of a compromise on the HEU stockpile, with Tehran considering shipping part of it out of the country.
Trump told Reuters the U.S. would bring Iran’s enriched uranium back to the United States. “We’re going to go in with Iran, at a nice leisurely pace, and go down and start excavating with big machinery… We’ll bring it back to the United States,” he said during a phone interview.
He mentioned “nuclear dust”, a reference to what he believes remains after the United States and Israel bombed Iran’s nuclear installations in June last year.
Despite Trump’s optimism, Iranian sources told Reuters on Friday that “gaps remained to be resolved” before reaching a preliminary deal, while senior clerics struck a defiant tone during Friday prayers.
In Tehran, cleric Ahmad Khatami said: “Our people do not negotiate while being humiliated,” while in Isfahan, the imam said: “We did not accept the terms proposed by the other party.”
In Islamabad, troops were deployed along routes into the capital on Friday, though roads remained open and the government had not ordered business closures, as it did ahead of the previous meeting.
LEBANON CEASEFIRE GOES INTO EFFECT
The U.S.-backed ceasefire agreed between Israel and Lebanon to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah appeared to be largely holding on Friday, despite Lebanese Army reports of some Israeli violations. Paramedics said an Israeli drone strike killed one person in southern Lebanon.
The conflict was reignited on March 2 when Hezbollah opened fire on Israel in support of Tehran, prompting an Israeli offensive that authorities say has killed nearly 2,300 people.
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military on the reported ceasefire violations on Friday.
Reporting by Reuters bureaus; Writing by Sharon Singleton and Ros Russell; Editing by Alex Richardson and Andrew Heavens
The Bermuda Society of Arts debuts the exhibition at the City Hall on Friday evening
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The Bermuda Society of Arts will present More Than a Game: From Bermuda’s Fields to the World, an exhibition celebrating Clyde Best and the broader impact of Bermudian footballers on the global game.
The exhibition opens alongside the premiere of the feature documentary Transforming the Beautiful Game: The Clyde Best Story (2026) and will be on view at BSoA from April 17 to May 3, 2026.
Conceived by Dan Egan, with exhibition design by Degan Media and Kathryn Costello Photography, the project also received support from Jasmine Lee and Barbara Dillas. A permanent iteration will be presented later this year at the Diamonds International Building in Dockyard.
“This is a defining moment for Bermuda and its place in the global game,” said producer Dan Egan. “This exhibition celebrates the talent, resilience, and influence of Bermudian footballers who have helped shape the sport far beyond our shores — led by Clyde’s extraordinary journey.
“We invite everyone to be part of this incredible moment at the premiere of Transforming the Beautiful Game.”
The exhibition opens with a reception on Friday, April 17, from 5:00 to 7:00pm at the Bermuda Society of Arts. Admission is free, with refreshments courtesy of Goslings, official sponsor of the event.
For more information, contact the Bermuda Society of Arts at 441.292.3824, email info@bsoa.bm, or visit www.bsoa.bm.
The 2026 STARR Bermuda Open reached a fever pitch on quarter-finals day, as world number 90 Nicholas Spizzirri produced a miraculous comeback to stun fourth seed Timothy Brownell at the Bermuda Squash Club.
The day began with shockwaves through the men’s draw. Facing an uphill battle against the world number 29, Spizzirri looked headed for a swift exit after dropping the opening two sets. However, the underdog found a second wind, utilizing relentless energy and tactical adjustments to claw back and force a decider. In a tense final frame, the American sealed a historic 7-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-8 victory.
Top seed Kareem El Torkey survived his own significant scare, forced to go the distance by world number 86 Rui Soares. In a grueling five-set marathon that ebbed and flowed, the Egyptian eventually held his nerve to claim an 11-5, 7-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-2 victory.
In the women’s division, the path was far more clinical for the heavy hitters. World number 47 Nadine Shahin dismantled Noa Romero 11-5, 11-9, 11-4, while top seed Sabrina Sobhy was in a ruthless mood. The American favorite conceded just eight points in a dominant 11-2, 11-2, 11-4 victory over Menna Hamed.
With the semi-final line-ups now taking shape, the remaining seeds will be wary of the giant-killing form shown by Spizzirri, while the women’s draw remains wide open following Shahin’s authoritative progression.
Bermuda’s Conor White produced a resilient performance for Jakroo Handsling Racing as the 2026 National Road Series kicked off with a brutal 100-mile test at the East Cleveland Classic.
Starting and finishing in the picturesque but punishing Saltburn-by-the-Sea, the race was a war of attrition over North Yorkshire’s double-digit gradients. Lucas Jowett of MyPad Racing secured the victory, emerging from an early breakaway to cross the line in 3:47:45 after a relentless battle through the coastal winds.
White, fresh from recent Pan American track success, found himself in the thick of a splintered peloton as the race climbed the iconic Saltburn Bank for the final time. The Bermudian stayed within striking distance of a chasing group that had fractured under the pressure of over 2,000 meters of elevation gain.
White crossed the line in 31st place with a time of 3:54:11, finishing 6:26 behind Jowett. It was a day of mixed fortunes for his Jakroo Handsling teammates; while Alex Franks secured a podium spot in third, Rowan Baker was forced to finish on a spare bike after a mechanical disaster, rolling in just ahead of White in 21st.
The result marks a solid start to the domestic season for White, who is using the British National A circuit to build the “anaerobic capacity and raw grit” required for his major target this summer: the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. With the first leg of the National Series complete, focus now shifts to the continental calendar.
Bermuda’s middle-distance star Nirobi Smith-Mills has returned from a grueling high-altitude training camp in South Africa, describing the experience as a vital stepping stone toward his Commonwealth Games ambitions.
The 800-meter specialist spent several weeks in Potchefstroom—a renowned hub for elite international athletes—utilizing the unique environmental challenges of the region to build his aerobic engine ahead of the 2026 track season. Situated 1,300 meters above sea level, the camp provided the heat and thin air necessary to push Smith-Mills beyond the limits of his typical UK training environment.
“The main purpose was the altitude and the heat,” Smith-Mills explained. “Being at altitude, your heart rate just skyrockets, so we had to take it a bit easier during that first week while we adjusted.”
The process was strictly scientific, with Smith-Mills working alongside Loughborough labs to track threshold zones through lactate testing. Training alongside global icons like Timothy Cheruiyot and Keely Hodgkinson, the Bermudian focused on high-volume work, including 12x400m repetitions, to establish a powerful base.
With a season opener set for mid-May and the National Championships in June, Smith-Mills is now eyeing the August Commonwealth Games. “I’m feeling fit, feeling fast, and looking forward to the season,” he said. “I’m just proud of the work we’re putting in now to take that next step.”
Belleville Senators endured a frustrating night at the CAA Arena, falling 3–0 to the Utica Comets in a contest defined by clinical finishing and a milestone debut.
The spotlight was firmly on young forward Blake Montgomery, who made his professional debut for the Senators. Having recently signed a three-year entry-level contract with Ottawa following a standout year at the University of Wisconsin, Montgomery registered two shots on goal in an industrious first appearance.
However, it was a former Senator who stole the headlines. Angus Crookshank broke the deadlock midway through the first period, utilizing his size to cut inside and fire home his 22nd of the campaign. The Comets doubled their lead in the second through Matyas Melovsky’s sharp-angle strike, before Crookshank struck again on a three-on-two rush to record his 23rd of the season and his 100th career AHL goal.
Despite a spirited push in the final stanza, Belleville were unable to solve Comets goaltender Jakub Malek, who turned aside all 25 shots to record his third shutout. At the other end, Senators netminder Kevin Reidler finished his own AHL debut with 26 saves.
The Senators now turn their attention to a season-ending home-and-home series against the Syracuse Crunch, starting this Friday in Belleville.
Police are processing the scene; motorists urged to exercise caution
There has been a serious single vehicle road traffic collision, just east of the Shelly Bay Market Place.
The scene is currently being processed with westbound traffic diverted onto Radnor Road.
Eastbound traffic is being allowed to continue along North Shore Road at this time. Motorists are urged to exercise caution when approaching the collision scene.
Media release and image supplied by the Bermuda Police Service.
Starmer told reporters it was unforgivable that he had not been told about Mandelson having failed security vetting “when I was telling parliament that due process had been followed”
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed anger on Friday over not being informed that his former ambassador to the United States had failed security vetting before being handed the job, defending himself from renewed pressure to resign.
Starmer, who won the largest majority in modern history for Labour at a national election in 2024, faces new questions over his political judgment, just three weeks before his party is expected to be punished in local elections in England, and regional votes in Scotland and Wales.
Following the resignation of Labour veteran Peter Mandelson as U.S. ambassador over his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Starmer had managed to win a brief reprieve from his critics after limiting Britain’s role in U.S. President Donald Trump’s and Israel’s war in Iran.
However, on Thursday it emerged that Mandelson had failed the security vetting conducted before his appointment as envoy, a fact that Starmer’s team said the prime minister had been unaware of. Starmer’s political foes have questioned how a prime minister could not know and have demanded his resignation.
SENIOR MINISTER SAYS STARMER IS FURIOUS
Starmer, who was in France on Friday for talks on the Iran crisis, told reporters it was unforgivable that he had not been told about Mandelson having failed security vetting “when I was telling parliament that due process had been followed”.
Asked if he would resign, Starmer said he would “set out the relevant facts” on Monday to parliament.
Downing Street moved swiftly late on Thursday to try to quash the scandal, sacking the Foreign Office’s top official, Olly Robbins.
Yet his team’s argument that Starmer did not know until this week key information surrounding an appointment he had promoted in 2024 as a stroke of genius has sparked doubts over whether the prime minister has a proper grip on his government.
One Labour lawmaker, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the party was unlikely to move against Starmer for now but that the Mandelson saga was “a gift that keeps on giving” and would ensure the premier remained under scrutiny before an expected drubbing in the local elections on May 7.
Another Labour lawmaker said David Lammy, Britain’s deputy prime minister who had served as foreign secretary at the time of the vetting, should quit. “The choice is incompetence over deceit,” the lawmaker added.
But George Foulkes, a Labour member of the House of Lords, Britain’s unelected upper chamber of parliament, urged caution, saying “mistakes have been made” but that it would be reckless to move against Starmer.
“We need to keep things in perspective when there are so many issues he has been dealing with well,” he told Reuters.
Starmer could be challenged if 20% of Labour members of parliament support a rival candidate to replace him. That means such a candidate would need the backing of 81 lawmakers.
DID STARMER MISLEAD PARLIAMENT?
The point of contention for opposition politicians is whether Starmer knowingly misled parliament when he reassured lawmakers that Mandelson had completed security vetting when he was appointed and that no red flags had been raised.
A letter from the Foreign Office in January last year offering Mandelson the job as ambassador, and released by parliament last month, suggested that he had passed the security vetting.
“Your security clearance has been confirmed by Vetting Unit and is valid until 29 January 2030,” the letter said.
Mandelson was sacked in September when the extent of his ties with Epstein was revealed in documents published in the United States.
He is now under police investigation on suspicion of leaking government documents to Epstein but has not commented publicly on the allegations. A lawyer for Mandelson did not provide a comment on Thursday about the vetting process.
Starmer has previously apologised for appointing Mandelson, accusing the former ambassador of creating a “litany of deceit” about his ties to Epstein.
Kemi Badenoch, leader of the opposition Conservative Party, described Starmer’s defence as “preposterous” and Nigel Farage, the leader of Labour’s main electoral challenger, the populist Reform UK party, said it was “blatant dishonesty”.
Both lamented the loss of Robbins, whom Farage described as “a professional civil servant”.
Badenoch said on X that working for Starmer was “now one of the most dangerous occupations in the UK”, referring to the earlier departure of Starmer’s closest aide. “There are few known survivors.”
Reporting by Elizabeth Piper, Andrew MacAskill and Sarah Young; additional reporting by William James, Paul Sandle and Alistair Smout, Writing by Elizabeth Piper; Editing by Gareth Jones
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