Who is Shabana Mahmood? UK may get its first Muslim PM as Starmer faces Mandelson-Epstein scandal

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing one of the most serious challenges of his tenure after revelations about former UK ambassador Peter Mandelson’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The fallout has left Starmer’s leadership under intense scrutiny, with calls from within his own Labor Party for him to resign. Amid the political…

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Keir Starmer on the edge? How McSweeney’s exit amplifies Mandelson–Epstein crisis for UK PM | explained

Epstein Files: Morgan McSweeney, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, resigned on 8 February amid a massive political row over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the UK ambassador to the US despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Morgan McSweeney quit taking responsibility for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson, 72, to Britain’s most…

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