Keir Starmer, Epstein and UK Prime Minister
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Keir Starmer's speech on funding for deprived area has been overshadowed by the explosive row over Peter Mandelson's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Follow below for all the latest updates
An AI-generated spoof video of Keir Starmer singing 'Oh Mandy' has gone viral in the wake of the Peter Mandelson scandal.
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. Emails released by the US government revealed the depth of Mandelson’s friendship with Epstein and confirmed that it continued after Epstein’s conviction in 2008.
Gordon Brown says Sir Keir Starmer is in a "serious" situation as he battles to keep his job - but insisted the Prime Minister was the right man to "clean up the system". Sir Keir is facing scrutiny about his appointment of Lord Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US - after files released by the US Department of Justice suggested the peer had close links with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Nick Ferrari says the Prime Minister has been the architect of his own downfall.
Richard Burgon has said the Prime Minister's handling of the Peter Mandelson scandal means his position has become "untenable". The Labour MP for Leeds East told Politics North there is "zero per cent chance" that Sir Keir Starmer will be at the helm by the time of the next General Election.