Starmer avoids ethics probe into Mandelson’s appointment but faces more pressure
File photo: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at a press conference in Downing Street, London. (Associated Press) LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday avoided a parliamentary inquiry into his choice of Jeffrey Epstein friend…
‘Feeling political pressure’: Sacked UK official blames Starmer’s office for Mandelson’s US appointment
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street, London, Monday, April 20, 2026, heading to Parliament for a showdown over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) The former civil servant who…
British Prime Minister Starmer holds showdown in Parliament over US ambassador scandal
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in London on Monday that he would have withdrawn Peter Mandelson’s appointment as Britain’s ambassador to the United States had he known that Mandelson had failed a security clearance. British Prime…
British Prime Minister Starmer rejects calls to resign amid backlash over Mandelson appointment linked to Epstein
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer admitted on Monday that his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to Washington was a mistake and said he would not have gone ahead with the appointment if he had known Mandelson had failed…
British Prime Minister Starmer furious over security blunders in US ambassador appointment
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in London on Friday that he was “furious” at the security blunder that allowed the appointment of controversial counterpart Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the United States, before…
Starmer’s top aide resigns over Mandelson’s fallout, pressure mounts on Prime Minister
LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has resigned, his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney said in a statement on Sunday, as Starmer faces increased pressure over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States.Starmer is facing…