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Starmer

65 days ago

In years to come it will be possible to pinpoint the precise moment the Cabinet, Labour MPs and the wider Labour movement finally decided to cut Keir Starmer adrift, writes DAN HODGES.
Labour MPs say that while the prime minister is unpopular, a contest is unlikely as there isn't a candidate ready to replace him.

66 days ago

Two officials in Starmer's team suggested holding off naming a new ambassador until after Trump took office.

Sources say cabinet ministers warned PM against alienating civil service after firing of official over Mandelson scandal

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Support for the U.K. PM has not been unconditional with his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson back in the spotlight.

The civil servant says he was pressured by No 10 to get Mandelson’s vetting done; the PM says he wasn’t informed. Who emerges most damaged?

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Keir Starmer was told to 'take responsibility and go' by Kemi Badenoch as he struggled to defend his actions amid mounting signs of Cabinet unrest.
Baroness Hodge said there was 'nothing wrong' with people helping their friends find work, amid claims that Downing Street pressured the Foreign Office to find a job for Matthew Doyle.
Keir Starmer will brave PMQs amid signs support is ebbing away, with Cabinet dissent surfacing publicly following damning testimony from a Foreign Office mandarin.
U.K. defense spending has fallen for years but concerns are growing over the threat posed to the country in increasingly uncertain times.

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