UK Releases Mandelson Ambassador Docs, Bans Pro-Palestinian March

0:00On March 11, the U.K. government plans to release hundreds of documents today about Peter Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to the United States. This first batch comes after Prime Minister's questions, so members of parliament won't get a chance to question Prime Minister Keir Starmer directly on the details. Chief Secretary Darren Jones defended the timing, noting that cabinet office statements like this always follow Prime Minister's questions. He said they stuck to the original plan for early March releases, and a second set of documents will follow later. Meanwhile, home secretary Shabbat Mahmoud banned a pro-Palestinian, al-Quds Day march in London set for Sunday. Police warned of serious public disorder risks, especially after organizers' voice support for Iran's late leader, Ayatollah Ali Kaminay. Parliament made quick progress on other fronts, too. Homemakers voted 304-203 to advance a court's intribunals bill through its second reading. It scrapped some jury trials, ends automatic appeals from magistrate's courts, and sets

1:04up a new criminal court. Hereditary peerages in the House of Lords are now set to end before the next king's speech. A deal gives life peerages to some conservatives and cross-bentures, wrapping up the bill's passage to both houses.