
Keir Starmer Avoids Ethics Probe Over Mandelson Appointment
Labour leader Keir Starmer successfully averted an ethics probe into the appointment of Peter Mandelson, despite facing significant pressure and criticism from various political factions.
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Starmer sees off inquiry call - but he doesn't escape unscathed
No 10 has expended considerable political capital in keeping Labour MPs onside over the Mandelson vetting row.
Read full article →Minister dismisses Labour rebels as ‘usual suspects’; Starmer prepares for final PMQs of parliamentary session – UK politics live
PM will face Kemi Badenoch and other MPs at final PMQs of the 2024-26 parliamentary session Good morning. Originally Keir Starmer was hoping that there would not be a need for a PMQs today, but we have got one, and it will definitely be the last of the 2024-26 parliamentary session. It will be a chance for Starmer to reflect on all the legislation passed. There is some relief that the government won the vote on Kemi Badenoch’s call for Starmer to be referred to the privileges committee with e...
By Andrew Sparrow
Read full article →Starmer latest: PM could bring Rayner back into Cabinet to avoid Labour leadership challenge
It comes after Sir Keir Starmer survived a vote by MPs to launch ‘sleaze’ inquiry over the Peter Mandelson vetting row
By Dan Haygarth and Millie Cooke
Read full article →Starmer averts ethics probe over Mandelson appointment but faces more pressure
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Read full article →Wounded Starmer limps on to meet his fate at elections next week - The Straits Times
Wounded Starmer limps on to meet his fate at elections next week The Straits Times
Read full article →Keir Starmer puts his fists up
The Prime Minister wants to fight, but who believes he can win?
By Ailbhe Rea
Read full article →Keir Starmer escapes probe on ‘misleading parliament’
LONDON: British lawmakers voted on Tuesday against launching an inquiry into whether Prime Minister Keir Starmer misled parliament in statements about his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US. Starmer appointed Mandelson in Dec 2024, and the ex-ambassador was sacked last September when his ties to the late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were found to have been deeper than previously known. Police arrested Mandelson in February on suspicion of misconduct in public offic...
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Read full article →Russian ‘shadow fleet’ undeterred by Starmer’s threat as nearly 100 ships cross UK waters
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision last month to let the British military board ships of Russia’s so‑called “shadow fleet” has had no clear impact on the number passing through UK waters, a Reuters analysis shows. In the month after Starmer’s March 25 threat, at least 98 Russian vessels subject to UK sanctions transited its waters, […]
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Read full article →Keir Starmer has avoided an ethics probe into the appointment of Mandelson - The Observer
Keir Starmer has avoided an ethics probe into the appointment of Mandelson The Observer
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