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The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Is this the beginning of the end for Keir Starmer’s premiership?

I would say hindsight is 20/20 if it weren’t so utterly predictable ...

The National (Scotland)

Reform celebrates local by-election wins over Labour and Tories as Starmer faces next election test

Nigel Farage’s party picked up four new councillors in six local by-elections counted overnight

Evening Standard

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

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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

Starmer urged to do more to push back against ‘onslaught of racism’

Hope Not Hate writes letter to PM as senior Labour MPs call for party to take firmer stand against far right

The Guardian - UK

Week of protests over Palestine Action ban will begin at Labour conference

Group opposing the proscription announces ‘major escalation’ that will culminate in London on 4 October

The Guardian - 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

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Peter Mandelson was always a high-risk appointment – his departure will not end the matter for Keir Starmer

The line between pulling off a diplomatic masterstroke and setting up an accident waiting to happen can be a fine one. In the seven-month fable of Peter Mandelson’s UK ambassadorship to the US, the crossing of that line has created a political polycrisis for which it is hard to think…

The Conversation

Taoiseach and Prime Minister ‘at one’ over Northern Ireland legacy framework

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hosted Taoiseach Micheal Martin at Chequers on Friday.

Evening Standard

Israeli president denies genocide and famine in Gaza during UK visit

ISRAEL’S president has denied that there is a genocide and famine in Gaza despite mounting evidence from international experts.

The National (Scotland)

From Donald Trump to Benjamin Netanyahu: How World Leaders Respond to Charlie Kirk's Passing

World leaders, including Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu and Keir Starmer, expressed shock and condolences after Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA co-founder, was fatally shot. Messages emphasised free speech, democracy and the tragedy for his family.

International Business Times UK

Scottish MP suspended by Starmer criticises Peter Mandelson retaining Labour whip

A SCOTTISH MP who was suspended by Keir Starmer has criticised Peter Mandelson retaining the Labour whip despite being sacked as ambassador.

The National (Scotland)

Green leader Zack Polanski holds defection talks with 'concerned' Labour MPs

THE leader of the Green Party of England and Wales has said he has spoke to several Labour MPs about defecting to his party amid their…

The National (Scotland)

OpenAI and Nvidia bosses ‘set to pledge multbillion-dollar UK investments’

The tech giants are said to be working with London-based data centre business Nscale Global Holdings on a project in the UK.

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The Independent UK

France sends jets to Poland as the UK ramps up sanctions in a signal to Russia

France says its is deploying fighter jets to Poland, and the UK has announced new sanctions against Russia

The National (Scotland)

SNP launch bid to strip Peter Mandelson of his peerage after ambassador sacking

THE SNP have lodged a Commons motion demanding Keir Starmer strip Peter Mandelson of his peerage with immediate effect.

The Guardian - UK

Hopes rise of pardon for Abd el-Fattah as Starmer speaks to Egypt president

Decision expected soon after reports in Cairo about status of imprisoned dual-national human rights activist

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

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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…

International Business Times UK

Charlie Kirk Killing Update: How UK, Europe Reacted to Influencer's Assassination

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a Utah event on 10 September 2025, sparking global outrage, UK political backlash, and far-right condemnation across Europe.

The Guardian - UK

UK needed ‘unconventional’ US ambassador when picking Mandelson, minister says

Douglas Alexander says he would not have been appointed if PM had known the depth of his links to Jeffrey Epstein

The National (Scotland)

Douglas Alexander defends Keir Starmer over Peter Mandelson appointment

DOUGLAS Alexander has defended Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador despite knowing the Labour peer stayed at…

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

Ed Balls: Starmer’s reshuffle makes government seem ‘chaotic’

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The Guardian - UK

Downing Street says Starmer still has ‘confidence in his top team’ after Rayner and Mandelson departures – as it happened

Scotland secretary Douglas Alexander said of Rayner’s departure that MPs ‘feel quite acutely that sense of loss’

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