Keir Starmer to face mutinous MPs after Mandelson scandal
Sir Keir Starmer will face mutinous Labour MPs today as he fights for his political survival.
The Prime Minister has come under renewed pressure from union leaders and Labour MPs following the resignation of his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, in the wake of the Lord Mandelson ambassadorial appointment scandal.
The controversy centres on Sir Keir’s decision to appoint Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the US, despite being aware of the peer’s continued links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Mr McSweeney stepped down on Sunday, taking "full responsibility" for the advice that led to what has been widely described as the........
