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PM's ex-chief of staff says he doesn't recognise claims about his behaviour

Starmer's chief of staff. Speaking at security conference in Ukraine, McSweeney said he found it "strange reading about a character with the same name as mine sometimes", as he spoke publicly for the first

Sarwar says he will 'absolutely' stay on as Labour leader

resign](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89kwj8kjy9o). He said: "I said what I said back in February, I am not recoiling from that." With renewed calls in Labour for Starmer to go, Sarwar said he had tried

PM won't face inquiry over claims he misled MPs on Mandelson vetting

Starmer will not face a parliamentary investigation over claims he misled MPs about the process to appoint Lord Mandelson as US ambassador. The House of Commons voted 335 to 223 against a Conservative-led motion

PM turns to old Labour hands after election losses but some MPs left baffled

Starmer has appointed former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown as a special envoy on global finance, as he attempts to shore up his position after his party suffered heavy election losses. Downing Street said

Chris Mason: Mandelson nightmare haunts Starmer again, as senior figure effectively sacked

Starmer, stuck on repeat. The whole saga has now cost another person their job – Sir Olly Robbins, the most senior civil servant in the Foreign Office. And there are some, both on the opposition benches

Starmer to promise bolder action as leadership threats mount

Starmer is to promise bolder action to tackle "big challenges" facing the country, as he battles to persuade his MPs not to ditch him as Labour leader. The prime minister will seek to reset

Officials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me, Starmer says

Starmer has accused officials in the Foreign Office of deliberately and repeatedly withholding the fact Lord Mandelson initially failed security vetting for the role of US ambassador. Giving a statement to MPs, the prime minister

Is Starmer's leadership under serious threat?

Starmer? The former minister Catherine West's interview with Radio 4's PM programme immediately raised eyebrows around Westminster. Plenty of Labour MPs from across the party have told us they didn

Challenge Starmer by Monday or I will, Labour MP tells cabinet

Starmer as party leader by Monday, she will attempt to trigger a leadership contest herself. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, she said her preferred option would be for the cabinet to "reorganise themselves

What is Developed Vetting security clearance at centre of Mandelson row?

called Developed Vetting during his appointment process. It is the most intrusive process employed by the government for those required to access sensitive material and be granted the highest level of security clearance

Starmer under pressure as Labour suffers heavy election losses including historic Wales defeat

Starmer has insisted he will not quit as prime minister and "plunge the country into chaos", as Labour reels from significant election losses. The results in England, Scotland and Wales have piled pressure

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

Digested week: King bites his tongue as a president indulges his fantasies | John Crace

call me a puritan as well, having not taken drugs or drunk alcohol for over 39 years. But serving as an MP is a privilege and a responsibility. They are representatives of our democracy. Almost