5 h. ago Yvette Cooper defends Keir Starmer as Labour anger grows over Peter Mandelson row

Yvette Cooper was pressed on whether the Prime Minister's judgement is in question over the appointment of Peter Mandelson after backbencher Clive Lewis suggested Keir Starmer may not be 'up to the job'

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5 h. ago Labour MP says Starmer not ‘up to the job’ as PM defends under

Downing Street rowed in behind the under-fire chief of staff Morgan McSweeney on Friday morning amid questions over his involvement in the appointment of Peter Mandelson

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6 h. ago Starmer hit with wave of Labour anger after Mandelson sacking

Ambassador’s exit and fast-tracked reshuffle darken mood inside ruling party at Westminster

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7 h. ago Starmer not ‘up to the job’, Labour MP says after Mandelson scandal

Clive Lewis, MP for Norwich South, said there was a ‘very dangerous atmosphere’ in the parliamentary Labour party.

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7 h. ago Labour MPs warn Starmer is 'not up to the job' and losing 'trust' after Mandelson meltdown

Furious MPs are openly warning that Sir Keir is 'not up to the job' and 'trust is eroding' in the wake of the meltdown.

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7 h. ago Martin Rowson on Labour’s problems with Keir Starmer and Peter Mandelson – cartoon

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7 h. ago Starmer ‘not up to the job’ says Labour MP as PM faces furious backlash over Mandelson: UK Politics live

PM’s top aide under scrutiny over reports he pushed hard for Labour grandee’s appointment as US ambassador

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13 h. ago Starmer knew Mandelson’s appointment was ‘high risk, high reward’, minister says: UK Politics live

PM’s top aide under scrutiny over reports he pushed hard for Labour grandee’s appointment as US ambassador

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14 h. ago Knives out for Starmer's chief aide after Mandelson meltdown: Labour MPs' fury mounts days before crucial Trump visit

Fingers are being pointed at the PM and his chief aide Morgan McSweeney over the disastrous appointment of the peer as US ambassador.

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15 h. ago UK politics live: Starmer’s chief of staff ‘delayed sacking Mandelson’ over Epstein emails

PM’s top aide under scrutiny over reports he pushed hard for Labour grandee’s appointment as US ambassador

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16 h. ago If Keir Starmer’s Labour can’t satisfy the unions, another party will | Andy Beckett

At this year’s TUC conference, I found cautious optimism about the employment rights bill – and a resurgent left looking to capture hearts and mindsSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and more‘Unions winning” declared a giant, cheerily multicoloured sign along the windy seafront side of the Brighton Centre this week. Built in the unions’ distant 1970s heyday, the hulking traditional venue for their annual TUC conference is sometimes a melancholy place, windowless meeting rooms half-full of delegates and union leaders trying to raise their spirits while talking about setbacks, betrayals and rare victories.Yet for much of this conference the sun was out, the wind was light by Brighton standards and, inside the centre, the exhibition stand for Labour Unions, the collective body for those affiliated to the party, was plastered with uplifting posters promoting “Labou...

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23 h. ago Starmer under scrutiny as Mandelson ‘admitted long ties with Epstein in vetting’

Questions are swirling about the Prime Minister’s political judgment after he sacked the peer a day after defending him.

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24 h. ago Mandelson ‘admitted continuing relationship with Epstein’ in vetting interview as questions mount for Starmer: Latest

James Roscoe has taken over from Lord Mandelson as interim ambassador while Downing Street finds a replacement.

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28 h. ago Mandelson says he feels ‘utterly awful’ about Epstein friendship after Starmer sacking: Latest updates

James Roscoe has taken over from Lord Mandelson as interim ambassador while Downing Street finds a replacement.

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30 h. ago Starmer faces internal Labour criticism after Mandelson sacking

The coordinator of new Labour group Mainstream accused the Prime Minister of ‘running a narrow and brittle political project’.

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31 h. ago Starmer is always torn between risk and caution. When it came to Mandelson, the wrong side won | Emma Burnell

The PM stood by his man for so long, he can’t even claim credit now for firing him. It’s a worst-of-both-worlds scenarioEmma Burnell is the editor of LabourListKeir Starmer’s public image is one of stolid caution. This was something deliberately crafted at the start of his leadership of the Labour party to put him into sharp contrast with the charismatic but chaotic then prime minister, Boris Johnson. Starmer is – we were repeatedly told – forensic. He’s a details man who plays by the book.However, look more closely and you will see that Starmer is actually something of a political risk-taker. The hiring – and now firing – of Peter Mandelson is just the latest case in point.Emma Burnell is the editor of LabourList Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Multiple Labour MPs considering defecting to Greens, Zack Polanski claims

Exclusive: Sitting down with The Independent, the new Green Party leader said he was ‘absolutely’ having conversations with Labour MPs who are considering defecting

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33 h. ago Peter Mandelson sacked by Keir Starmer over ‘reprehensible’ emails to Epstein: Latest updates

James Roscoe has taken over from Lord Mandelson as interim ambassador while Downing Street finds a replacement.

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34 h. ago Labour ‘unprepared’ for the ‘state’ of its inheritance, new Commons Leader says

Conservative shadow Commons leader Jesse Norman described Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership as being like an ‘unending episode of The Office’.

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36 h. ago Peter Mandelson sacked by Keir Starmer after revelations over Epstein ties: Latest updates

Sir Keir Starmer had faced overwhelming pressure from his own party to force Lord Peter Mandelson to step down

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