3 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 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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5 h. ago Martin Rowson on Labour’s problems with Keir Starmer and Peter Mandelson – cartoon

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12 h. ago PM would not have appointed Mandelson if he had known ‘extent of Epstein link’

Lord Mandelson was sacked as Britain’s ambassador to the US on Thursday.

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27 h. ago Sacked Mandelson: Being ambassador to US was ‘privilege of my life’

The peer said he deeply regretted the circumstances of his departure from the British embassy in Washington.

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29 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 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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32 h. ago Voices: The fatal flaw that made ‘Air Miles Mandelson’ crash and burn

The combination of money and immorality in Peter Mandelson's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein has created a stench for Starmer, writes Sean O’Grady. The question is how long it will hang around

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34 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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34 h. ago Keir Starmer sacks Lord Mandelson as ambassador to US over Epstein friendship

The New Labour grandee has been withdrawn over emails showing the depth of his relationship with the convicted paedophile.

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34 h. ago Keir Starmer sacks Peter Mandelson over Jeffrey Epstein revelations

Foreign Office says extent of US ambassador’s friendship with paedophile not disclosed when he was appointedUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has sacked Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US over his association with Jeffrey Epstein.The Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty told MPs that Mandelson had not disclosed the extent and depth of his friendship with Epstein, a paedophile financier, when he was appointed as the ambassador. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Keir Starmer sacks Peter Mandelson over Jeffrey Epstein ties

Foreign Office says extent of US ambassador’s friendship with disgraced financier not disclosed when he was appointedUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has sacked Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US over his association with Jeffrey Epstein.The Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty told MPs that Mandelson had not disclosed the extent and depth of his friendship with Epstein, a convicted child sex offender, when he was appointed as the ambassador. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago UK's Starmer fires Britain's ambassador to the US over his links to Jeffrey Epstein

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has fired the U

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36 h. ago Voices: How Trump’s state visit could determine whether Mandelson survives

Calls for Keir Starmer to fire Peter Mandelson after the Epstein revelations are perfectly understandable, writes Simon Walters. But the US president’s impending state visit presents the prime minister with a diplomatic quandary of epic proportions

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36 h. ago Pressure mounts on Mandelson over ‘sickening’ links to Epstein

A Government minister said emails between Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein made him ‘shudder’.

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37 h. ago Minister 'shudders' at Peter Mandelson email to Jeffrey Epstein as pressure mounts on PM

Home Office minister Mike Tapp said hearing an email from Peter Mandelson to Jeffrey Epstein made him 'shudder' as Keir Starmer faces a growing Labour rebellion

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49 h. ago Labour MPs call for Mandelson to be sacked over Epstein relationship

Sir Keir Starmer was urged to get rid of the US ambassador by backbenchers Richard Burgon and Nadia Whittome.

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50 h. ago Labour MPs turn on Starmer after PM backs Mandelson despite ‘best pal’ Epstein revelations

PM under pressure to sack Labour peer as it’s claimed he advised paedophile: 'Fight for early release. Your friends love you'

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54 h. ago Voices: Starmer’s Mandelson nightmare gives Badenoch her first good PMQs

Keir Starmer was on the defensive over Peter Mandelson and the Conservative leader drove home her advantage, writes John Rentoul

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55 h. ago Labour MPs turn on Starmer after PM backs Mandelson amid growing calls for him to quit over Epstein links

Pressure on Sir Keir Starmer over the Mandelson-Epstein scandal as Labour MPs grow increasingly nervous over defences of the ambassador to the US

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