UK prime minister Keir Starmer was battling to save his premiership on Sunday night, following the resignation of his closest aide, Cork man Morgan McSweeney. McSweeney, the backroom mastermind behind Starmer’s rise to the Labour leadership and the party’s return to power, quit over the decision to appoint the Jeffrey Epstein-linked Peter Mandelson as the … Read more
Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff and longtime ally, has quit his role as the British prime minister’s closest aide amid anger over his role in the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. The Irish man’s position had grown increasingly untenable as pressure on Starmer mounted over the scandal, which followed the release … Read more
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Leadership questions intensify around Keir Starmer amid anger over Peter Mandelson scandal The Journal Pressure mounts on Starmer amid Mandelson controversy RTE.ie Keir Starmer ‘needs a miracle’ to stay on as prime minister, says Labour MP amid Mandelson scandal – UK politics live The Guardian Could this be the beginning of the end for Starmer? BBC How much did … Read more
Is this the moment Irishman Morgan McSweeney must (finally) fall on his sword for Keir Starmer? The Journal Starmer, chief of staff under pressure over Mandelson row RTE.ie Starmer blames security services for Mandelson vetting fiasco The Telegraph ‘I never left your side’: Emails reveal more about Mandelson’s Epstein friendship BBC Starmer has ‘full confidence’ in Morgan McSweeney, No … Read more
Keir Starmer’s leadership in peril as Labour MPs revolt over Peter Mandelson scandal The Journal Labour MPs say Starmer’s days as PM are numbered amid fury over Mandelson The Guardian Politics latest: Starmer forced into climbdown over release of Mandelson files Sky News British MPs back plan to release Mandelson files RTE.ie Finn McRedmond: It’s ironic how it took … Read more
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch loaded the political gun, but it was Labour MPs who turned it on their own leader on Wednesday. They were furious at Keir Starmer in the House of Commons all day over the debacle of Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US while keeping close links with child sex offender … Read more
Peter Mandelson will formally quit the House of Lords today after criminal probe launched The Journal Mandelson lied repeatedly to my team and I regret appointing him as ambassador, Starmer says BBC Mandelson ‘betrayed’ UK over Epstein leaks – Starmer RTE.ie Politics latest: Mandelson ‘lied repeatedly’ before his appointment as US ambassador, Starmer says Sky News PMQs live: Keir … Read more