2026 in the United Kingdom

2026 in the United Kingdom

April: influencer blocked from entering UK

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* 17 April – Starmer says it is "staggering" he was not informed that Mandelson had failed to pass initial security vetting checks before being appointed the UK's ambassador to the United States.{{Cite web |first=Jennifer |last=McKiernan |first2=Jack |last2=Fenwick |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17v2452vglo |title='Staggering' I was not told Mandelson failed vetting, says Starmer |date=17 April 2026 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=18 April 2026}}
* 17 April – Starmer says it is "staggering" he was not informed that Mandelson had failed to pass initial security vetting checks before being appointed the UK's ambassador to the United States.{{Cite web |first=Jennifer |last=McKiernan |first2=Jack |last2=Fenwick |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17v2452vglo |title='Staggering' I was not told Mandelson failed vetting, says Starmer |date=17 April 2026 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=18 April 2026}}
* 18 April – A lifejacket worn by a survivor of the [[sinking of the RMS Titanic]] sells at auction for £670,000.{{Cite web |first=Clara |last=Bullock |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cde5jxd016zo |title=Titanic life jacket sells for £670,000 at auction in Wiltshire |date=18 April 2026 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=18 April 2026}}
* 18 April – A lifejacket worn by a survivor of the [[sinking of the RMS Titanic]] sells at auction for £670,000.{{Cite web |first=Clara |last=Bullock |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cde5jxd016zo |title=Titanic life jacket sells for £670,000 at auction in Wiltshire |date=18 April 2026 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=18 April 2026}}
* 20 April
* 20 April – Addressing Parliament, Starmer tells MPs that information regarding Peter Mandelson having failed vetting for the job of UK ambassador to the United States was deliberately withheld from him by Foreign Office officials.{{Cite web |first=Becky |last=Morton |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2wllel54no |title=Keir Starmer: Officials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me |date=20 April 2026 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=20 April 2026}}
**Addressing Parliament, Starmer tells MPs that information regarding Peter Mandelson having failed vetting for the job of UK ambassador to the United States was deliberately withheld from him by Foreign Office officials.{{Cite web |first=Becky |last=Morton |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2wllel54no |title=Keir Starmer: Officials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me |date=20 April 2026 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |accessdate=20 April 2026}}
**The [[Home Office]] blocks US anti-Islam influencer [[Valentina Gomez]] from entering the UK to attend a [[Unite the Kingdom]] rally following complaints from a number of groups.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vl44pppn0o


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