Sir Keir Starmer is under growing pressure after his handling of Lord Mandelson's sacking over ties to Jeffrey Epstein laid bare tensions with Labour MPs. The Prime Minister withdrew Lord Mandelson as his ambassador to the US on Thursday after emails emerged in which the peer offered support to Epstein even as he faced jail for sexual offences. It came less than a week after Angela Rayner was forced to resign from the Cabinet and as deputy prime minister over her tax affairs, sparking a reshuffl

Sir Keir Starmer is under growing pressure after his handling of Lord Mandelson's sacking over ties to Jeffrey Epstein laid bare tensions with Labour MPs.The Prime Minister withdrew Lord Mandelson as his ambassador to the US on Thursday after emails emerged in which the peer offered support to Epstein even as he faced jail for sexual offences.It came less than a week after Angela Rayner was forced to resign from the Cabinet and as deputy prime minister over her tax affairs, sparking a reshuffle.