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Foreign secretary concerned ministers not told of Mandelson vetting fears sooner

Starmer is facing calls to resign from opposition parties and is due to answer questions on the scandal in Parliament on Monday. The Foreign Office's top civil servant Sir Olly Robbins, who was sacked

Starmer warns leadership contest would 'plunge us into chaos' in pleas to ministers and MPs

called a "radical" plan to change the country. Sir Keir sought to rally his quarrelling MPs behind a package of new laws, which he said would "end the status quo that has failed working people

Five questions awaiting Starmer as he faces Commons over Mandelson scandal

Starmer is set to face a packed Commons later where he will address questions over Lord Mandelson's vetting. Sir Keir repeatedly told MPs that "full due process" was followed when Lord Mandelson was appointed

Starmer could have been told about Mandelson’s vetting failure, claims No 10 with release of briefing paper – UK politics live

calling his resignation. It seems unlikely that by 6pm tonight that will have changed. But many or most of them were already of the view that he is not the right person to lead them

How Labour’s ‘terrible’ night unfolded as Reform surges and Greens and Lib Dems hail wins

resignation if the results were as bad as they looked. But for the prime minister, as polling stations closed in Wales, [Scotland](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/scotland) and many parts of England, there would be no consideration

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

Analysis: Many Labour MPs are blaming the boss for elections body blow

resign or attach a sell by date to his premiership. Let's see if that is a position that becomes contagious. There are no shortage of Labour MPs who say it is the prime minister

How would a Labour leadership contest work?

Starmer that "deeds, not words matter". Communities Minister Miatta Fahnbulleh and Victims Minister Alex Davies-Jones have also resigned. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is also among those calling for him to set a date

I have a duty to stay on, says Starmer, as he justifies defence spending decisions

Starmer has told the BBC he has a "duty" to stay on as prime minister as he sought to justify his decisions on defence spending. Speaking the day after [two of his defence ministers quit

Police declare terrorist incident after two Jewish men stabbed in London

Starmer said the "antisemitic attack" - the latest in a string in the UK - was "utterly appalling", adding: "Attacks on our Jewish community are attacks on Britain." The Met said its officers responded

Britain faces weeks of leadership limbo in slow-motion coup against Starmer

Kemi Badenoch taunted Starmer last week, declaring: “The PM has shown he is in office but not in power.” This was a deliberate echo of what former chancellor Norman Lamont told Conservative Prime Minister John