Lord Mandelson was sacked as ambassador in September 2025, after new data got here to mild in regards to the depth of his relationship with Epstein. This included pictures of the pair collectively and supportive emails he despatched to Epstein as he confronted costs for intercourse offences in 2008. McSweeney instructed the committee that when…
Cabinet ministers ringing spherical MPs earlier than vote, BBC advisedrevealed at 07:01 BST 07:01 BST Image supply, PA MediaImage caption, Keir Starmer talking to the Usdaw commerce union convention in Blackpool yesterday This afternoon, MPs will vote on whether or not Sir Keir Starmer ought to face a parliamentary investigation into the Mandelson vetting row….
Addressing a gathering of the Parliamentary Labour Party on Monday night, Sir Keir additionally advised his MPs: “Tomorrow is pure politics and we need to stand together against it.” The BBC understands Labour MPs are prone to be whipped to vote down the Conservative movement to refer him to the Privileges Committee fairly than being…
50% think Starmer should stand down. 36% think he should proceed. Sentiment unchanged since autumn. Two thirds (68%) of Britons think it’s unlikely Keir Starmer will win the subsequent General Election. If Starmer was to stand down Andy Burnham is the general public’s most popular alternative as Labour chief. But majority don’t have any desire…
So you will not be remotely shocked once I let you know that it has left Labour people from the cupboard down gloomy, run down and irritated. We have seen a component of that play out publicly. Ministers deployed on what is named the morning spherical, the place they trundle from one studio to the…
Cabinet ministers have expressed concern about Keir’s Starmer’s determination to sack Olly Robbins because the Foreign Office’s high official over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal as they warned him to not alienate the civil service, sources have informed the Guardian. Several ministers spoke out concerning the determination to sack Robbins throughout a dismal cabinet meeting…
He mentioned allies within the Gulf area had been in settlement that there shouldn’t be “tolling or restrictions on that navigation” – a measure that Iran has reportedly prompt. Sir Keir mentioned that over the previous few weeks, the UK had pulled collectively a coalition of over 30 nations to work on a “political and…
When UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in the Gulf this week, the message was clear: Britain was again, prepared to play a stabilising diplomatic position in a area as soon as once more on the brink. Meetings have been held, statements issued, alliances reaffirmed. The choreography of diplomacy was all there. But the actuality…
Sir Keir mentioned there was a sense of “relief” following the ceasefire however he acknowledged it was “early days”. His remarks got here as Iranian media reported that oil tankers had stopped passing by the strait, as Israel mentioned it had hit Lebanon with the “biggest strikes” since its floor operation started. Pakistan – which…
The prime minister has mentioned it’s “deeply concerning” that Kanye West has been booked for a London music festival “despite his previous antisemitic remarks and celebration of Nazism”. The 48-year-old rapper – who has not carried out within the UK since he headlined Glastonbury in 2015 – will high the invoice for all three nights…