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Starmer must quit over Mandelson appointment, says Polanski

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The Independent UK

Polanski insists Starmer should resign over Mandelson scandal

Zack Polanksi said Keir Starmer appointing Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the US was a ‘catastrophic level of misjudgment’

The Independent UK

Green leader Polanski calls for Starmer to quit over Mandelson scandal

Zack Polanski said the Peter Mandelson scandal had damaged trust in politics.

Evening Standard

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Mandelson-Starmer latest: Former peer’s ‘five-figure’ US ambassador pay-off ‘to be reviewed’ by Foreign Office

Lord Mandelson was handed an exit payment after he was unceremoniously sacked from office, according to reports

The Independent UK

Brown says Starmer leadership crisis is ‘serious’ but PM is ‘man of integrity’

Former prime minister Gordon Brown said he felt ‘shocked, sad, angry betrayed, let down’ by Lord Mandelson’s alleged actions in his government.

Evening Standard

Gordon Brown warns Keir Starmer leadership crisis is ‘serious’

Former prime minister says he felt ‘shocked, sad, angry betrayed, let down’ by Lord Mandelson’s alleged actions in his government

The Independent UK

Protect inclusive spaces from gender-critical legal battles, Starmer told after Hampstead ladies pond row

Exclusive: Keir Starmer and Bridget Phillipson have been urged by more than 140 feminist and LGBT+ organisations to protect trans-inclusive spaces

The Independent UK

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Starmer leadership speculation ‘serious’ but task ahead ‘very clear’, says Brown – as it happened

Gordon Brown says he believes current prime minister is a man of ‘integrity’ who was ‘misled and betrayed’ by Peter Mandelson

The Guardian - UK

Mandelson-Starmer latest: Rayner ‘warned PM not to appoint peer’ over Epstein links after police search his homes

The former deputy prime minister reportedly told Starmer appointing Mandelson would be a mistake

The Independent UK

PM says Government wants to ensure ‘urgency and transparency’ in Mandelson files

Control over which files can be released into the public domain has been ceded to Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee.

Evening Standard

It’s time the student loans system was abolished

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The financing scheme to enable those attending university to pay for their tuition should never have been introduced by the Blair government, and then hammered by successive administrations. Our students should be cherished, not exploited

The Independent UK

Reform faces police investigation over ‘concerned neighbour’ byelection letters

Material distributed in Gorton and Denton did not have legally required imprint stating it was funded by party

The Guardian - UK

Gordon Brown ‘deeply regrets’ bringing Peter Mandelson into his government

Former prime minister says revelations about Epstein’s influence on UK politics caused him revulsion

The Guardian - UK

Police search Mandelson’s homes in Epstein probe as pressure mounts on Starmer

Pressure is building on Keir Starmer to explain the disgraced peer’s appointment

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The Guardian - UK

Minister commissioned investigation of journalists looking into Labour thinktank

Exclusive: Material gathered was personally given to Josh Simons when director of pro-Starmer thinktank, say sources

Roll Call

Count the qualifiers: Trump's week became another presidential talk-a-thon

Before sharing a racist meme on Friday, President Trump uttered a list of policy statements that he muddied with qualifiers.

The Guardian - UK

Police search two homes connected to Peter Mandelson over Epstein scandal

Properties in London and Wiltshire targeted by officers investigating alleged leaks to late child sex offender

The Guardian - UK

There’s one argument Starmer could make to save his skin – but he won’t dare do it

Among those focusing on what the PM knew about Peter Mandelson are many who themselves knew plenty and chose to ignore it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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The Guardian - UK

‘Pestering for a role’: how Mandelson talked his way back into the Labour fold

Officials, MPs and other insiders recall a need for clarity and Blair-era frisson before election – even if Sue Gray was wary

The Independent UK

Readers slam ‘old boys’ club’ for sidelining Dame Karen Pierce in favour of Peter Mandelson

YOUR VIEWS: Our community viewed Dame Karen Pierce’s removal as an unnecessary and gendered misjudgement, sidelining an effective diplomat in favour of ‘one of the boys’

Evening Standard

What was known about Mandelson’s ties to Epstein before he became US ambassador?

Information about the nature of the disgraced peer’s relationship with the paedophile was in the public domain ahead of his appointment.

The Independent UK

After Epstein fallout, UK leader Starmer faces hurdles and rivals as he battles to keep his job

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a battle to stay in post in the wake of the fallout of his decision in 2024 to appoint veteran Labour politician Peter Mandelson as the U.K. ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein

The Conversation

How much trouble is Keir Starmer in?

Keir Starmer is in the middle of his worst crisis yet following further damaging revelations about Peter Mandelson’s friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Evening Standard

Jeffrey Epstein planned to buy Mayfair hotel for London ‘playroom’ after push from Andrew associate

An associate of Prince Andrew’s encouraged the late paedophile financier to buy Dukes London in St James's Place

The Independent UK

Will Keir Starmer survive the Mandelson-Epstein scandal?

Sir Keir Starmer is fighting for his political life amid mounting fury over his decision to appoint Lord Peter Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the United States, despite being aware of his ties to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

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