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Keir Starmer’s communications chief quits to make way for ‘new No 10 team’

Tim Allan’s resignation comes a day after the Prime Minister’s top aide Morgan McSweeney quit his job.

Evening Standard · Feb 9

Morgan McSweeney out, what next for Sir Keir Starmer?

The exit of the Prime Minister’s closest aide leaves Sir Keir’s position in increased jeopardy.

Evening Standard · Feb 9

10 Creepy Epstein Bombshells About Trump and His Billionaire Buddies That’ll Make Your Skin Crawl

The Department of Justice has dumped more than 3 million pages of Jeffrey Epstein files into the public domain, and if you thought the rich and the powerful couldn’t possibly get any creepier, we’ve got around 3 million reasons to tell you to sit down.

The Mary Sue · Feb 9

UK leader Starmer fights for his job as Mandelson-Epstein revelations spark a leadership crisis

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a political crisis as he tries to persuade Labour Party lawmakers not to oust him

The Independent UK · Feb 9

Starmer tells Labour MPs he is ‘not prepared to walk away’ after call for him to resign – as it happened

Prime minister addresses parliamentary Labour party amid Mandelson scandal fallout

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9

Keir Starmer out, Shabana Mahmood in? How Epstein revelations could lead to the UK's first Muslim prime minister

Starmer is not accused of misconduct, and Mandelson has consistently denied any impropriety. Yet British politics does not operate solely on legal thresholds. It operates on perception, timing and instinct. The renewed attention on Epstein has revived a broader unease about elite networks, proximity to power and the sense that…

The Times of India · Feb 9

Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years: Yvette Cooper calls for ‘appalling ordeal’ to end

The 78-year-old British national has been sentenced under a security law imposed by China.

Evening Standard · Feb 9

Monday briefing: ​The Welsh were Labour’s most loyal voters, but even their support is in doubt

In today’s newsletter: With public services under strain and voters drifting from traditional parties, the Senedd contest​ in May might end up causing an unprecedented reshaping of Welsh politics

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9

What links Jeffrey Epstein and Keir Starmer’s government? A thick seam of contempt

We’re often told the PM is a ‘decent’ man. But in appointing Peter Mandelson he chose political convenience over doing right by trafficked women and girls, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9

England’s poorest areas have 70% more vape shops and bookmakers than wealthier ones

Data shows deprived communities have more off-licences and takeaways and fewer childcare facilities and gyms

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9