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) · Sep 12, 2025
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) · Sep 12, 2025
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 · Sep 12, 2025
Starmer under pressure as Epstein ties sink Mandelson ...The Standard podcast Listen here on your chosen podcast platform. Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2025
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 · Sep 12, 2025
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 The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025
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 · Sep 12, 2025
First Thing: New video of suspect released by FBI amid urgent appeal to public for help Reward of $100,000 and direct appeal appear to indicate struggle to identify Charlie Kirk’s killer. Plus, the rise of ecoanxiety The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025
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) · Sep 12, 2025
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) · Sep 12, 2025
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 National (Scotland) · Sep 12, 2025
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 Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2025
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 National (Scotland) · Sep 12, 2025
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 Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025 Peter Mandelson’s advisory firm cuts ties amid Jeffrey Epstein revelations Global Counsel, co-founded by the sacked ambassador to the US, is selling off his multimillion-pound stake
The National (Scotland) · Sep 12, 2025 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 · Sep 12, 2025 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 Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025 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’
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025 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
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025 Friday briefing: What the killing of Charlie Kirk means for a polarised country In today’s newsletter: We try to work out how to place the killing of Maga’s ‘youth whisperer’ amid a climate of rising US political violence
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025 Peter Mandelson: ambassador whose panache made him a big hitter in DC Sacked diplomat’s career was described as durable to an audience of foreign policy top brass just five days ago
Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025 Starmer under scrutiny as Mandelson ‘admitted long ties with Epstein in vetting’ Questions are swirling about the Prime Minister’s political judgment after he sacked the peer a day after defending him.
Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025 Yvette Cooper found move from Home Office frustrating, Ed Balls says It comes on the eve of her first visit to Ukraine as Foreign Secretary.
International Business Times · Sep 11, 2025 Epstein Birthday Book Renews Pressure On Trump, Other Former Pals A decades-old book of cheerful, often lewd birthday messages has set off a political bomb in Washington -- helping bring down the British ambassador and inflaming the most perilous scandal of Donald Trump's presidency.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 11, 2025 Morning Mail: Sally Faulkner reunites with children, gun found in Kirk shooter search, Bolsonaro guilty of plotting coup Mother has won temporary custody 10 years after botched 60 Minutes ‘retrieval’