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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

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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.

Evening Standard

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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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - 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 Independent 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

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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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The Guardian - UK

Budget has preserved Starmer’s job until at least May elections, say Labour MPs

While some call budget ‘tactical victory’, few MPs believe it is enough for Labour to beat Reform

Evening Standard

Rayner should pay back ‘avoided’ tax if she returns to Cabinet – Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch claimed the Prime Minister is considering bringing back Ms Rayner because he is ‘desperate to shore up his crumbling leadership’.

Evening Standard

'Fed up': Minister slams talk of coronation for Wes Streeting after coup against Keir Starmer

The Health Secretary’s allies are said to be pushing for him to be installed as Labour leader, and PM, rather than a contest against a Left-winger such as Angela Rayner

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s squandering of a historic election victory is a tragedy nearing its finale

The tactics that gave Labour its huge majority in 2024 were no preparation for government – and the prime minister has proved he has nothing more to offer, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Independent UK

Income tax U-turn will only hasten Starmer’s departure, MPs warn

Ministers and backbenchers reacted with despair to U-turn and claimed the prime minister was ‘weakened’

The Independent UK

Blunkett tells Starmer to sack No 10 chief Morgan McSweeney

The intervention comes after a row at the top of Labour following anonymous briefings against health secretary Wes Streeting

The Guardian - UK

‘They all think Keir is done’: how push to protect Starmer’s job backfired spectacularly

Botched briefing operation was proof to many that PM is leading an ineffectual No 10. How did it go so wrong?

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