Starmer under pressure as ministers step up criticism over Mandelson scandal

Cracks appear in cabinet following evidence from sacked head of Foreign Office

Starmer to face MPs for first time since Olly Robbins’ Mandelson evidence – UK politics live

Former cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill has called for Robbins to be reinstated at the Foreign Office after his evidence to MPs Good morning. Keir Starmer faces PMQs today with the Peter Mandelson vetting row still dominating the Westminster agenda and – in the view of most observers familiar with the views of Labour MPs – the wagons of doom circling in, ever closer, on the Starmer premiership. In an ideal world, the fate of prime ministers would be decided by the big issues, not arcane scandal...

By Andrew Sparrow

Allies turn on Keir Starmer over Peter Mandelson scandal - The Times

Allies turn on Keir Starmer over Peter Mandelson scandal  The Times

Olly Robbins should be reinstated, former cabinet secretary says

Sir Olly Robbins should be reinstated after being brutally sacked by Sir Keir Starmer, a former cabinet secretary has said amid the ongoing fallout over the vetting of Lord Peter Mandelson.

By Millie Cooke

Keir Starmer is all alone

The clamour is growing: he cannot do the job

By Tom McTague