The fallout from Lord Mandelson’s appointment and sacking now threatens to engulf Downing Street completely

PM under pressure to sack Labour peer as it’s claimed he advised paedophile: ‘Your friends stay with you and love you’

Departure will be huge blow for No 10 as it prepares state visit for the US president

Sir Keir Starmer initially said he maintained confidence in Lord Mandelson – but has faced mounting pressure to sack the ambassador

Sir Keir Starmer has asked Lord Mandelson to be withdrawn after ‘new information’ came to light

Messy exit of ambassador to US was entirely predictable, leaving many to ask why PM failed to see it coming

Lord Mandelson is part of a long list of key appointees that Sir Keir Starmer has been forced to sack for predictable problems, which poses big questions about his judgment, as…

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The Tories urge the PM to "come clean" on what he knew about Lord Mandelson's links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Labour grandee lasted seven months as Britain’s ambassador to the US – and was a high-risk appointment from the start

Starmer’s chief of staff viewed Lord Mandelson as a mentor and hosted him at his family home in Scotland

Departure creates a headache for Downing Street just days before US president’s state visit to UK

Labour figures question the Prime Minister’s judgment after ambassador sacked over his links to Epstein

The Prime Minister finally acted to remove the disgraced peer as ambassador to the United States amid a growing Labour revolt over his links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

PM’s top aide under scrutiny over reports he pushed hard for Labour grandee’s appointment as US ambassador

Fingers are being pointed at the PM and his chief aide Morgan McSweeney over the disastrous appointment of the peer as US ambassador.

Keir Starmer is facing questions over why he picked Mandelson for the Washington job despite his links to Jeffrey Epstein.

Downing Street rowed in behind the under-fire chief of staff on Friday morning amid questions over his involvement in the appointment of Peter Mandelson

Timeline shows Labour grandee had long been close to Epstein, even after his first conviction

Morgan McSweeney has shown poor political judgment by attempting to save the career of his long-time friend and ally

The fallout from Lord Mandelson’s appointment and sacking now threatens to engulf Downing Street completely