PM Keir Starmer 'very quickly' made the decision to sack Lord Mandelson

Keir Starmer today insisted he did not know about Lord Mandelson's emails to Jeffrey Epstein before defending him at PMQs. Finally breaking his silence since sacking the US ambassador last week, the premier struggled to address questions about what he knew and when. He admitted he would never have appointed Lord Mandelson had he been aware of his messages to the notorious paedophile.