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No 10 had 'dismissive attitude' to Mandelson vetting, says sacked Foreign Office chief

Starmer. But in front of MPs, Sir Olly defended his actions, insisting he had followed the proper process while under "constant pressure" from No 10 to get Lord Mandelson in post. No 10 denied claims

Olly Robbins is just the latest: a guide to the high-profile exits under Starmer’s tenure

Keir Starmer’s two-year tenure as prime minister. Here we take a look at some of the most high-profile resignations since Starmer came to power. ## Officials 1. --- ### Sue Gray Gray was the prime

Ministers have no authority to withhold Mandelson vetting file, committee says

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer), has said officials were under pressure from Downing Street to get Mandelson to Washington, but said the pressure did not influence his decision to grant him clearance. Robbins has said

Will Starmer go – and if so, how? Four scenarios in the battle for No 10

Keir Starmer’s authority as prime minister feels terminally undermined after calls from MPs and departing ministers to step down, he remains inside No 10 – for now. So how, and when, might he be removed

Digested week: Starmer is trying to carve out his legacy – but it’s not his to write | John Crace

resigned. Like all prime ministers, Keir’s legacy is not his to write.  Rioter: ‘It’s my democratic right to express

Labour figures criticise calls for inquiry into PM's Mandelson claims

calls for a new parliamentary investigation into whether the prime minister was honest with MPs about the vetting process for Lord Mandelson's appointment as the UK's ambassador to the US. Conservative leader Kemi

Culture secretary says Streeting’s call for UK to rejoin EU is ‘odd’

Keir Starmer, was right to have ruled out rejoining the EU. She told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg: “I actually think this is just a bit odd. I listened to what

Chris Mason: PM confronts his most difficult day as party revolts

resign or be sacked, or the prime minister himself has to go. Last night, ministers went in to see Sir Keir and he was met with a range of advice. Some said he should fight

British armed forces intercept Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in Channel

Keir Starmer, said he had directed the armed forces to intercept the oil tanker as it attempted to sail into the Channel. “This successful operation delivers yet another blow to Russia and reminds those fuelling

At a glance: Starmer grapples with leadership crisis

Starmer is holding a crucial cabinet meeting as he fights to stay on as prime minister, less than two years after leading Labour to a landslide election win. It comes amid a revolt among Labour

McSweeney denies bullying civil servants into appointing Mandelson

Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff resigned in February over his role in the hiring of Mandelson, but the move failed to end the crisis over the peer’s appointment. On Thursday, McSweeney told

Wednesday briefing: How much longer can Keir Starmer cling to power?

Keir Starmer is fighting for his political life as the crescendo of calls for him to step down – or set out an exit plan, at least – grows louder. But despite the noisy opposition

‘There’s a risk of another Liz Truss moment’: City raises spectre of bond market meltdown again

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) faces a potential leadership challenge, the spectre of the bond market looms large. Amid febrile conditions in Westminster, the prospect of Britain switching prime ministers for a sixth time

Starmer insists 'majority' of Labour MPs back his leadership

Starmer insists 'majority' of Labour MPs back his leadership Sir Keir Stamer has insisted the "vast majority" of Labour MPs support him and want him to continue doing his job as prime minister

Labour came to power with no big idea for relations with EU, says former top diplomat

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer), a former shadow Brexit secretary, had sought a single market for goods “an option which the EU is always bound to reject”, because it crosses well-established red lines

Starmer tells MPs to ‘fight together’ before critical day for his premiership

Keir Starmer has told Labour MPs to “stick together and fight together” as ministers launched a massive operation to shore up his fragile position before a critical day for his premiership. The prime minister faces

Starmer brings in Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman to ease pressure on him to resign

resign after the [disastrous election results](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/keir-starmer-under-pressure-to-agree-exit-plan-after-election-mauling) for Labour. Brown, the former prime minister and long-serving chancellor under Tony Blair, has been made Starmer’s envoy on global finance, with a brief

UK’s Starmer under fire over report Mandelson failed security vetting

Keir Starmer is under renewed pressure over UK media reports that former ambassador to Washington [Peter Mandelson](/news/2026/4/2/mandelson-tried-to-get-epsteins-goddaughter-access-to-10-downing-street) failed security vetting but was cleared to take on the role by foreign ministry officials. A government

‘Why are we even doing this?’ The week that left Britain’s PM looking like an interim leader

Keir Starmer’s successor apparent. Photograph: Temilade Adelaja/Reuters She began by saying that if no one in the cabinet was willing to seek the 81 nominations needed to kickstart a leadership race, she would. This

Polite but deadly: John Healey skewers Keir Starmer as he heads for the door | John Crace

Starmer appeared trapped. Unless he could squeeze at least £15bn more out of the chancellor, he would struggle to appoint a new defence secretary. Because who would want a job the previous incumbent had said