Starmer faces 'judgement day' and 'Breakthrough in the Strait'

Pressure is building on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as Lord Mandelson's vetting dominates Saturday's papers.

Starmer’s Credibility Just Took Another Body Blow Over the Mandelson Scandal

Prime Minister Keir Starmer appears to have been kept in the dark repeatedly over Peter Mandelson, the Jeffrey Epstein associate — fueling an image of weakness.

By Michael D. Shear

Starmer’s Cabinet Watches and Waits as Mandelson Scandal Returns - Bloomberg.com

Starmer’s Cabinet Watches and Waits as Mandelson Scandal Returns  Bloomberg.com

Return of Mandelson scandal leaves Labour MPs in despair

Vetting failure highlights dysfunction in Keir Starmer’s government

In the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Keir Starmer once again weakened by the Mandelson affair

According to revelations by the Guardian on Thursday, April 16, the former ambassador to the United States, implicated in the Jeffrey Epstein affair, was sent to Washington without having received the necessary security clearance. Keir Starmer said on Friday that he was stunned not to have been informed.

Keir Starmer faces ‘judgment day’ as Mandelson vetting debacle grows

As revelations mount and accusations fly, prime minister prepares for MPs’ anger and Olly Robbins’ testimony early next week Keir Starmer’s claim he was “staggered” not to have been told of Peter Mandelson’s vetting failure has provoked incredulity across Westminster and accusations that he sacked a senior civil servant to save his premiership. Senior government figures said the prime minister faced “judgment day” next week when Olly Robbins, who is understood to be furious at being forced to...

By Pippa Crerar Political editor

Starmer rejects calls to quit as pressure mounts over Mandelson vetting

Top Foreign Office official takes fall for fiasco and resigns; Starmer promises to deliver 'relevant facts' on Monday.

Calls grow for Starmer to resign, as the shadow of Epstein still looms large over 10 Downing St.

Calls are growing for Keir Starmer to resign after it was revealed that Peter Mandelson, who was a close friend to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, failed a security vetting process but was appointed as the U.K's ambassador to the U. S. anyway.

Starmer's Mandelson nightmare never ends. This time, it may cost him his job as UK leader

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces renewed scrutiny over his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the U.S. Mandelson, a known associate of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was initially denied security clearance

By Pan Pylas

“Lol. Bad”: How Labour MPs feel about Keir Starmer

The Mandeslon scandal is causing consternation in the PLP – again.

By Megan Kenyon