Starmer, Mandelson
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Pressure is growing on Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney over his role in the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as US ambassador to Washington, which Labour figures accuse him of having personally spearheaded.
The Prime Minister will stand and deliver his first public remarks today following yesterday's dramatic day in the Commons.
Sir Keir Starmer is to announce a cash injection of £800m to rejuvenate the most deprived communities, which he admits have been "undermined by political neglect".
Starmer’s support for ‘rules that protect those in need’ overshadowed by concerns he knew about Mandelson’s Esptein links
Sir Keir Starmer is facing a major threat to his time as Prime Minister amid a growing Labour mutiny
Sir Keir Starmer will be forced to publish files related to Peter Mandelson's appointment as the UK's ambassador to the US after MPs passed a binding motion mandating the move.
Sir Keir Starmer’s authority took another damaging blow yesterday, after it emerged he knew about Lord Peter Mandelson’s ongoing friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein when he appointed him ambassador to the US.
Exactly a year on, Lord Mandelson has gone, and Sir Keir Starmer’s government is embroiled in the worst political scandal of this century. The peer lost his job in September, after emails emerged in which he questioned Epstein’s conviction for procuring a minor.
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