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Ex-Foreign Office head takes legal advice over Mandelson vetting dismissal

Friends say Olly Robbins feels aggrieved about being fired and will give full account when he appears before MPs on Tuesday [...]

Burnham allies identify fresh path back to Westminster as Starmer battles calls to quit

A shake-up of the NEC after May’s local election could remove a barrier to Greater Manchester mayor’s leadership ambitions [...]

How Iran has been studying lessons from the war in Ukraine

Military journals provide tantalising glimpses into what Tehran’s military thinks and its priorities, including drones [...]

Of course Trump thinks he’s the Messiah — his disciples tell him so

The ‘devout’ Christians in the US president’s life are really just fawning sycophants [...]

The annoyance economy isn’t going anywhere

We must find our own amusements in dealing with spam, robocalls and chatbots [...]

Surge in HMRC probes over unpaid VAT by large companies

Increase comes as government agency steps up efforts to close ‘tax gap’ [...]

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

FT analysis of 16 funds shows extent of fees paid to banks and brokerages [...]

BlackRock warns of hit to European stocks from energy crisis

World’s biggest asset manager had been more bullish on the region at start of year but says stocks are no longer cheap [...]

The stock market’s new approach to valuation

It is demonstrating an Earnings Before Iran, Tariffs and Dubious Announcements (ebitda) mentality [...]