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2026February › 07

Starmer

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This scandal is about all those - including Starmer - who by their actions or omissions have seemed to condone the behaviour of Epstein and his associates.
It is the end of days for Keir Starmer's premiership. All that remains to be determined is exactly how and when the curtain comes down.
The YouGov survey, conducted on Thursday, also found that half of voters think Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer should quit and a new leader should take his place.
Many Labour insiders say Sir Keir may not be the man to take them to the next election, writes Laura Kuenssberg.
'The vetting line's a red herring,' one senior Whitehall source told me. 'There's only one person to blame for this: Keir Starmer himself'. Pictured: Starmer with Mandelson last year
Officials fear material published as part of a probe into how the close friend of Jeffrey Epstein was hired by the PM could include 'damaging' comments about the thin-skinned president.
The under-fire Prime Minister is battling to stay in Downing Street as he reels from the Lord Mandelson scandal, with a number of backbenchers questioning his future.
Sir Keir's survival as Labour leader and prime minister hangs in the balance, writes Nick Eardley.

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