Keir Starmer ‘needs a miracle’ to stay on as prime minister, says Labour MP amid Mandelson scandal - UK politics live

Pressure continues to build on Keir Starmer and his chief of staff Morgan McSweeneyAnalysis: How the Epstein scandal has shaken the British government to its core‘If someone had pulled the trigger’: MPs rue lack of challenger to oust StarmerMeanwhile, the Labour MP Ian Byrne said “the red flags were there” at the time of Mandelson’s appointment, saying “it was well-known what he was”.Speaking to Sky News, the left-winger said Keir Starmer “needs a miracle” to save his premiership.I’m sure he is angry because I’d be angry if I was him. However, he should have listened to the people who were flagging up that this was a catastrophic appointment.And he didn’t. And that’s why we are here today.What he’s enabled by putting Mandelson in that job… and that may come out, we don’t know what he’s done while he’s been in there.He wasn’t the vetting officer here. We do know that there were lies told during that vetting procedure. Now that’s not me saying putting any blame on anybody else.The government ultimately oversees this and makes the decision. And that’s why the apology is really important. Continue reading...