Labour MPs talk openly about replacing PM, as third senior ally in two weeks departs after publication of WhatsApps

With scandals testing the British PM’s grip on power, officials fear a press event dominated by the disgraced financier could irk Trump.

Keir Starmer will field questions for the first time since the sacking of the US ambassador over extraordinary emails sent to Jeffrey Epstein.

No 10’s director of strategy resigns after lewd email exchange with former colleague about veteran Labour MP

Paul Ovenden today quit his role as Director of Strategy in No10 after the emails from 2017 were uncovered.

Labour MPs talk openly about replacing PM, as third senior ally in two weeks departs after publication of WhatsApps

Departure of political strategy director Paul Ovenden is yet another setback for PM after Mandelson and Rayner exits

Downing Street was in meltdown as Keir Starmer lurched into a fresh crisis. The PM struggled to explain why he kept backing Peter Mandelson in another disastrous day.

The Prime Minister saw the resignation of his No10 director of strategy on Monday after his explicit messages about senior MP Diane Abbott came to light.