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From Harold Wilson to Liz Truss – what the fates of former prime ministers can teach Keir Starmer

Despite his name – honouring Keir Hardie, the first leader of the Labour party – Keir Starmer is not known to be a student of political history. This apparent incuriosity helps define an indistinct political identity.

The Conversation

When Starmer picks up G20 baton he has vital chance to act on aid and debt relief

Reclaiming Labour’s internationalist heart could also stop disillusioned voters drifting towards Lib Dems and Greens

The Guardian - UK

All duty, no dazzle: Gordon Brown the statesman

Where Tony Blair charmed and persuaded, Gordon Brown harangued and instructed

Evening Standard

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He ran, but he can’t keep hiding: Pressure mounts for Andrew to talk to police

As calls for the former prince to cooperate with investigation become deafening, this may be the reckoning Andrew cannot escape

The Guardian - UK

Peter Mandelson summoned to testify in front of US Congress in Jeffrey Epstein investigation

Congress say they believe the former business secretary may hold ‘critical information’ on the late sex offender’s co-conspirators and enablers

Evening Standard

Gordon Brown urges Met Police to investigate Andrew over Epstein ‘sex trafficking’ flights to London

Gordon Brown says he was shocked to read emails about Epstein boasting he could use Stansted Airport to fly in girls from Latvia, Lithuania and Russia

Evening Standard

Energy giant Centrica announces £2.4m partnership with charity Multibank

The aim of the Multibank is to ease the cost-of-living pressure on families living in or facing poverty.

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Gordon Brown says police must interview Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over Epstein links

Former prime minister says ‘evidence suggests some in UK were complicit in trafficking – this demands a full inquiry’

The Independent UK

What should Keir Starmer do about Wes Streeting? A leadership expert on how to handle rivals in your team

Having survived what looked a lot like a coup attempt, Prime Minister Keir Starmer now needs to decide how to move forward. One of the biggest problems in the immediate term is what to do with his health secretary, Wes Streeting.

The Conversation

There is a lot of convenient amnesia about Peter Mandelson’s New Labour days. Let’s jog some memories

Yes, he betrayed the national interest in his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein – but also in his sanctioned role as enabler of corporate power, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

Mandelson and the financial crash: why the Epstein allegations are so shocking

Suggestions that Peter Mandelson may have shared government information with Jeffrey Epstein amid the fallout of the global financial crisis are being investigated by police.

The Conversation

Starmer fights for survival as chief of staff quits over Mandelson scandal

Morgan McSweeney quits as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff over the Peter Mandelson–Epstein scandal, leaving the British prime minister fighting for his political survival.

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Gordon Brown by James Macintyre review – a very different kind of politician

A new biography reveals Brown to be a man of exceptional vision and probity – what a contrast with today’s politics

The Guardian - UK

Vidhya Alakeson and Jill Cuthbertson: Who are Starmer’s new joint chiefs of staff?

POLITICS EXPLAINED: With Morgan McSweeney’s enforced departure over the Mandelson scandal, his former deputies Vidhya Alakeson and Jill Cuthbertson have both been promoted to replace him as joints chiefs of staff

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Defiant Starmer to take Labour message to country despite calls for him to quit over Mandelson

Downing Street says PM will be ‘out and about’ in the coming week ‘making the case for why [his] government is delivering for working people’

Evening Standard

Mandelson should hand back payoff after sacking over Epstein link, minister says

Pat McFadden said the disgraced former ambassador to the US should return the money or give it to charity.

Evening Standard

Mandelson faces demands to hand back payoff after sacking over Epstein link

A No 10 source said Lord Mandelson should either give the money back or donate it to a charity working with victims.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer’s judgement should be questioned, but talk of change is premature

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: A nation should not swap prime ministers every time they make a mistake

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The Independent UK

‘It’s over for Starmer. The only questions are when, how, and how painful’

IN FOCUS: Keir Starmer’s premiership has lurched between crises, but his handling of the Mandelson scandal could prove to be fatal. Kate Devlin and David Maddox hear from Labour MPs who are furious about this week’s events, and fearful for the future

The Independent UK

Mandelson-Starmer latest: Former peer’s ‘five-figure’ US ambassador pay-off ‘to be reviewed’ by Foreign Office

Lord Mandelson was handed an exit payment after he was unceremoniously sacked from office, according to reports

Evening Standard

Brown says Starmer leadership crisis is ‘serious’ but PM is ‘man of integrity’

Former prime minister Gordon Brown said he felt ‘shocked, sad, angry betrayed, let down’ by Lord Mandelson’s alleged actions in his government.

The Independent UK

Gordon Brown warns Keir Starmer leadership crisis is ‘serious’

Former prime minister says he felt ‘shocked, sad, angry betrayed, let down’ by Lord Mandelson’s alleged actions in his government

The Guardian - UK

Starmer leadership speculation ‘serious’ but task ahead ‘very clear’, says Brown – as it happened

Gordon Brown says he believes current prime minister is a man of ‘integrity’ who was ‘misled and betrayed’ by Peter Mandelson

The Guardian - UK

FCA urged to investigate Peter Mandelson over potential insider trading

Exclusive: Lib Dem Daisy Cooper says ex-minister could have ‘abused trading laws’ when sharing state information with Jeffrey Epstein

The Independent UK

Mandelson-Starmer latest: Rayner ‘warned PM not to appoint peer’ over Epstein links after police search his homes

The former deputy prime minister reportedly told Starmer appointing Mandelson would be a mistake

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