MPs chastise Starmer over Mandelson scandal

21 April 2026 · 12m

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Tim Cook will step down as Apple’s chief executive in September, representatives for US President Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ held discussions with DP World about managing supply chains in Gaza, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer fended off calls for him to quit over the Peter Mandelson vetting affair. Plus, wealth advisers at banks and independent brokerages generated billions of dollars in fees by steering individual investors into private market funds.

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Tim Cook to step aside as Apple chief executive in September

Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ held talks with DP World over Gaza reconstruction

Keir Starmer accused of scapegoating officials over Peter Mandelson scandal

Keir Starmer was told to vet Peter Mandelson before appointing him

Wealth advisers made more than $2bn from private capital fees

Kevin Warsh: Trump’s next fall guy at the Fed?

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