The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Monday’s Mandelson showdown could be Starmer’s last stand

Nothing about No 10’s version of the Mandelson debacle makes sense as the excuses factory works overtime

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17

Keir Starmer ‘threw Olly Robbins under the bus’ in wake of Mandelson vetting row

Exclusive: Helen MacNamara calls Starmer’s decision to sack Olly Robbins ‘unacceptable’

The Independent UK · Apr 17

Voices: This latest Mandelson drama calls for greater transparency – and nothing but the truth

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Keir Starmer must use his Commons address on Monday to cut through the spin surrounding his disgraced ambassador’s failed security vetting, and be categorical about what he knew, and when

The Independent UK · Apr 17

Sarwar: I am not surprised people did not back my calls for Starmer to resign

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar admitted it hurt him personally to call for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to quit.

Evening Standard · Apr 17

After the latest Mandelson revelations, Starmer needs to get a good lawyer. Wasn’t he supposed to be one?

If only the PM had been the process-obsessed technocrat he was once painted as, this disaster wouldn’t have happened – and he wouldn’t be on the brink, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17

Peter Mandelson’s vetting and where the blame lies

Letter: It is not Keir Starmer’s resignation that is needed, but a shake-up of Whitehall and our constitution, writes Labour peer David Blunkett

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17

Starmer accused of ‘cover-up’ over Mandelson vetting scandal

The Independent put revelations that Peter Mandelson had failed MI6 vetting for the US ambassador role to Downing Street in September – but a ‘furious’ PM insists he did not know until this week

The Independent UK · Apr 17

Oil price plummets as Iran declares Hormuz open

‘For stock and bond market bulls around the world, this is the perfect end to the week,’ said Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB.

Evening Standard · Apr 17

Five unanswered questions on Keir Starmer’s Mandelson debacle

How did the PM’s chosen US ambassador fail security vetting but still get approved, what exactly did he know, and who is to blame?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17

‘Almost like a Bond villain’: why Labour MPs expect Starmer to cling on as PM

While the Labour leader is deeply unpopular, several factors – including the Iran war – seem to be delaying his exit

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17