- Britain's ambassador to Washington, Sir Christian Turner, made outspoken comments in a leaked recording, suggesting Sir Keir Starmer was "on the ropes" over the Peter Mandelson affair.
- Sir Christian indicated that Labour might remove Sir Keir after next month’s local elections if the party performs poorly.
- He criticised the US political system, noting it was "extraordinary" that the Jeffrey Epstein scandal had not affected anyone in America, unlike in the UK where it impacted a senior royal, a British ambassador, and potentially the prime minister.
- The ambassador also stated that America's only "special relationship" was "probably Israel," not the UK, and expressed dislike for the term "special relationship" regarding the US and UK.
- The Foreign Office clarified that these were private, informal comments made to UK students and do not reflect the UK government’s official position.
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