MPs are still not ready to axe Starmer, though many feel it is all but inevitable, writes Natasha Clark |
After two and a half hours of evidence from Sir Olly Robbins to MPs today, nothing he said was as shocking as the revelation from Sir Keir Starmer that we already knew.
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Last month we learned that the Prime Minister appointed Lord Mandelson to be our ambassador to the US, despite knowledge of his questionable business links, and relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, on a one-page 'due diligence' report from the Cabinet Office, back in autumn 2025.
To many MPs, that judgement is what's now at risk of bringing down this 'Mr Rules' Prime Minister and this Labour government.
It's clear from listening to Sir Olly today that he believed he was doing the right thing at the time - and still does.
After all, the King, officials in the USA, and the PM had all signed off this appointment already, and his team were facing pressure to clear him.
In fact, by the time the UK Security Vetting's........