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Resignations, denials and excuses: Epstein fallout hits some harder than others

While the US president’s many mentions in the Esptein files seem to have no consequences, in the UK Starmer could be the first world leader to fall

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Downing Street in crisis: Keir Starmer’s judgment looks fatally flawed

Editorial: The prime minister has said sorry for believing Peter Mandelson’s lies – but the Epstein connection should have been disqualification enough

The Guardian - UK

‘If someone had pulled the trigger’: MPs rue lack of challenger to oust Starmer

PM clings to power after a day when Commons mutiny filled the air, as fallout over Mandelson appointment continues

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I’m sorry for appointing Mandelson and believing his Epstein lies, Starmer says

Prime minister apologises to Epstein victims but seeks to pin blame on vetting process, amid growing calls from within Labour to sack his right-hand man

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Starmer defends his right-hand man: ‘None of us knew’

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Andy Burnham-backed Labour group demands 'total overhaul of personnel' in No10 amid Mandelson scandal

Mainstream, which is backed by the Greater Manchester mayor, said its members did not want to watch Labour ‘succumb to the same old sickness’ of ‘elite privilege, spin and toxic factionalism’

Evening Standard

Who is Morgan McSweeney? Starmer’s former right-hand man set to face Mandelson scandal grilling

Starmer’s right-hand man was considered the driving force behind Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador

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Morgan McSweeney: The rise of Sir Keir Starmer’s right-hand man

The Prime Minister’s chief of staff held many political roles during his journey from building sites to Downing Street.

Evening Standard

Voices: ‘Starmer has to go’: Readers on the Mandelson files and Labour’s relentless infighting

YOUR VIEWS: Our community has been discussing the growing pressure on Sir Keir Starmer, focusing on his handling of Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment, the release of sensitive vetting files, and Angela Rayner’s dramatic Commons intervention, with many questioning his judgment and calling for new Labour leadership

The Independent UK

What are files from Mandelson’s US ambassador appointment likely to reveal?

Five key questions MPs are hoping will be answered when records are released after security committee vetting

The Guardian - UK

Starmer has ‘full confidence’ in Morgan McSweeney, No 10 says amid calls for his sacking – as it happened

Some backbenchers blame Pm’s chief of staff for Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s premiership safe, minister says despite growing anger over Mandelson

Steve Reed argued the Prime Minister was lied to by the peer about the extent of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Evening Standard

PM says he knew when giving Mandelson US job he had kept ties with Epstein after conviction

Starmer defends ambassador appointment, saying he was lied to ‘repeatedly’ about extent of contact between pair

The Guardian - UK

Mandelson’s US job appointment details set for release amid Epstein fallout

Under Tory pressure, the Government has agreed to release papers on Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US.

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Mandelson-Epstein latest: MPs approve release of files as police ask government not to publish ‘certain documents’

Former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner one of many Labour backbenchers to rally against Sir Keir Starmer’s amendment

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch demands release of Starmer’s Mandelson vetting process amid Epstein ties

The Tory leader claimed concerns were “waived away” in order to appoint “a man who is a close friend of a convicted paedophile”

The Guardian - UK

Tories seek disclosure of vetting process for Mandelson’s ambassador role

Kemi Badenoch plans to force release of files to reveal what was known about links to Jeffrey Epstein

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Mandelson scandal shortens odds on Starmer following him out the door

Appointment of the ex-ambassador despite tarnished past raises potentially fatal doubts about judgment of PM and his team

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The Independent UK

Mandelson has been ousted from Labour – but Starmer hasn’t heard the end of it

NEWS ANALYSIS: The scandal has echoes of the Christopher Pincher affair that finished off Boris Johnson, writes political editor David Maddox

The Guardian - UK

The Burnham fiasco shows that the right of the Labour party would rather see it burn than lose control

Starmer’s drones see themselves as characters in The West Wing, full of machiavellian skullduggery but with none of the idealism. No wonder Labour is running out of road, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham’s road back to parliament would be a bumpy one

Greater Manchester mayor said to have ‘zero’ chance of NEC selection, but public fuss may just embarrass No 10 enough

The Guardian - UK

Government lacks emotional link with voters, cabinet ministers warned

Morgan McSweeney says Labour needs emotion, empathy and evidence, sources say

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer to woo voters and MPs with new year plan to cut cost of living

PM to highlight energy bill and interest rate cuts, plus end to two-child benefit cap, and to invite his MPs to Chequers

The Independent UK

Scrap Rayner’s workers’ rights reforms, Starmer-linked think tank urges

Labour Together previously asked party members who they would back in leadership challenge

The Guardian - UK

No 10 declines to comment on White House claim that Europe facing ‘civilisational erasure’ – as it happened

US national security strategy takes aim at EU and other bodies over issues including migration, free speech and falling birthrates

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