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Tories write to Starmer to demand answers over Mandelson scandal

The Labour grandee was sacked on Thursday over emails that showed he sent supportive messages even as Epstein faced jail for sex offences.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer 'facing plot by Labour MPs to oust him as Prime Minister'

KEIR Starmer is reportedly facing a plot to oust him as Prime Minister as the fallout from Peter Mandelson’s sacking as ambassador rumbles on.

The National (Scotland)

Starmer’s right hand man has resigned – what does this mean for the future of the PM?

ANALYSIS: Many people in Labour wanted Morgan McSweeney sacked as Downing Street chief of staff before he finally quit over the Mandelson scandal, but now the question is if Starmer can survive as PM without him, David Maddox writes

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Labour MP blasts Keir Starmer over Peter Mandelson scandal

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The Independent UK

Downing Street officials aware of Mandelson emails to Epstein before Starmer defended him

Labour MP condemns ‘embarrassing’ shambles as prime minister and his team continue to face questions over what they knew and when – and why Mandelson was appointed as US ambassador in the first place

The Independent UK

Can Keir survive? Inside the plot to bring down the prime minister

With his government mired in scandal, an operation to dethrone Starmer is now under way

The Guardian - UK

Starmer under pressure from MPs after Mandelson scandal

Clive Lewis, MP for Norwich South, said his fellow Labour MPs were feeling ‘concerned, slightly downtrodden, a little bit browbeaten’.

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Keir Starmer warned ‘time running out’ to repair faltering leadership

After disastrous week, some MPs predict challenge against PM likely if local and Welsh elections go badly next May

The Guardian - UK

It’s over and out (again) for Mandelson, but how many political lives does Starmer have left?

The PM’s decision to stand by Mandelson has done the unthinkable: united a fractured Labour party, in collective rage, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Sir Keir Starmer must escape the ‘chaos and confusion’ that brought down the Tories

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The sacking of Lord Mandelson has been another humiliation, and doubts about the prime minister’s leadership have begun to embolden his rivals – but the political battle is still far from lost

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer 'not up to the job', says Labour MP

KEIR Starmer does not seem “up to the job”, a Labour backbencher has said amid mounting pressure following Lord Mandelson’s sacking over his…

The National (Scotland)

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.

Evening Standard

Morgan McSweeney is facing his biggest test yet – but could the PM actually sack him?

NEWS ANALYSIS: Morgan McSweeney is so closely intertwined with the prime minister that sacking him would raise further, deeply uncomfortable questions about Keir Starmer’s judgement, writes Millie Cooke

The Independent UK

UN urges UK government to scrap welfare cuts over human rights concerns

Experts say they are ‘dismayed’ at the government’s language around planned changes to benefits

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The Independent UK

Labour MP says Starmer not ‘up to the job’ as PM defends under-fire aide over Mandelson sacking

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

Evening Standard

Ex-M16 chief slams Starmer’s ‘appalling judgement’ over Mandelson US ambassador appointment

Allies of the Labour grandee said he admitted in his vetting interview for the diplomat job that he continued his relationship with the paedophile for many years

The National (Scotland)

Morgan McSweeney 'insistent' on Peter Mandelson appointment despite Epstein links

MORGAN McSweeney is facing criticism over his role in Peter Mandelson becoming ambassador to the US after it emerged he was “very insistent” on…

The Independent UK

Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney ‘pushed for appointment of Mandelson’

Growing questions over prime minister’s judgement after dramatic sacking of Peter Mandelson on Thursday

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The Guardian - UK

Peter Mandelson: the lights go out on Labour’s Prince of Darkness – again

The party veteran’s exit in the wake of the Epstein revelations looks like the final stop of a rollercoaster career

The Independent UK

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.

The Independent UK

Voices: Sorry, Bridget Phillipson – you’re not going to be Labour’s deputy leader. Here’s why…

COMMENT: The education secretary is one of the more popular cabinet ministers – but, says John Rentoul, no frontbencher has a hope of winning a contest that’s decided by party members

The National (Scotland)

The truth about Keir Starmer's reshuffle – and who's really got the power

THE definition of insanity is, famously, doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

The National (Scotland)

Who's in the running to replace Angela Rayner as Labour deputy leader?

The starting gun has been fired on the race to succeed Angela Rayner as deputy leader of the Labour Party.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer hands loyal Scottish Labour MPs top Government jobs – see full list

A HOST of Scottish Labour loyalists – including a former Better Together chief and the wife of Keir Starmer’s top strategist – have been given…

The Independent UK

Rayner’s allies lash out at Starmer after deputy prime minister resigns in tax scandal

Angela Rayner’s allies believe she has been betrayed by Keir Starmer and that her departure followed a months-long ‘get Angela’ campaign

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