Keir Starmer, Epstein Fallout and UK prime minister
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a battle to stay in post as he comes under heavy criticism for his decision in 2024 to appoint veteran Labour politician Peter Mandelson as the U.K. ambassador to the U.
"For the good of the party and for the good of the country, we're going to need a change," said one Labour lawmaker.
Members of his own party have called for the prime minister to resign, while even supporters question if Starmer can survive the fallout. He insists he's not going anywhere.
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
Morgan McSweeney said he took responsibility for advising the British prime minister to appoint Peter Mandelson despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
The prime minister has been hit by another high-profile departure from Downing Street. It comes one day after chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney quit over growing anger around the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.
Labor Party in turmoil as Jeffrey Epstein links to Peter Mandelson trigger resignations and threaten Starmer's leadership ahead of crucial MP meeting.
A 19-year-old man has become the fifth person arrested in connection with last year's arson attacks on properties linked to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.These fires involved two buildings and a car connected to Starmer,
Morgan McSweeney, PM Keir Starmer's chief of staff, announced his resignation on Sunday. He was once a protégé of former minister and ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson, who fell from grace over his friendship with deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Anas Sarwar's intervention - expected in a news conference at 14:30 GMT - comes after Starmer's director of communications and chief of staff both quit.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s position hung by a thread on Monday as he tried to persuade his Labour Party lawmakers not to kick him out of his job after just a year and a half in office. The prime minister lost his chief of staff on Sunday and is rapidly shedding support from Labour legislators after revelations about the