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Attempts to ‘undermine’ strengthening of workers’ rights rejected by MPs

Concerns over a weakening of the legislation had been raised by unions following Angela Rayner’s departure as deputy prime minister.

Evening Standard

Who could be the next Prime Minister? Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting among bookies' favourites

Should Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership topple, Streeting and Burnham are just two of the names being thrown in the hat to proceed him

Evening Standard

OPINION - The great British tradition of horseracing is in mortal peril

I’ve been training racehorses long enough to know how fine the margins are in this sport. Every horse in my yard represents years of breeding, months of preparation and hours of care from a team of people who live and breathe their work. Behind each runner is a small army…

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Labour Insiders Say Starmer Must Quell Epstein‑Mandelson Scandal or 'Lose' Leadership

Leaked emails show Mandelson urged Epstein's early release; Starmer defended him 48 hrs after No 10 got them, then sacked

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Starmer urged to make ‘populist case’ for workers’ rights reforms

Huge survey reveals employment rights policies are popular with public despite many not knowing about bill

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer 'facing plot by Labour MPs to oust him as Prime Minister'

KEIR Starmer is reportedly facing a plot to oust him as Prime Minister as the fallout from Peter Mandelson’s sacking as ambassador rumbles on.

The National (Scotland)

Phillipson urges Labour members to look ahead at launch of deputy leadership bid

The Education Secretary is up against her former Cabinet colleague Lucy Powell for the role.

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Starmer’s survival depends on the fate of his right-hand man

ANALYSIS: Many people in Labour want Morgan McSweeney sacked as Downing Street chief of staff, but there are questions over how Keir Starmer would survive as PM without him, Kate Devlin and David Maddox write

The Independent UK

Phillipson warns divided Labour cannot win as she vies to become deputy leader

She is one of only two candidates to secure enough support from fellow MPs to make it past the first round of nominations.

Evening Standard

Phillipson says she wants to ‘unite Labour to deliver change’ as she vies to become deputy leader

She is one of only two candidates to secure enough support from fellow MPs to make it past the first round of nominations

The Independent UK

Mandelson ‘economical with the truth’ when quizzed by No 10 on Epstein before appointment

Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure over the decision to appoint Lord Peter Mandelson

The Independent UK

Mandelson ‘economical with the truth’ about Epstein in answers to No 10

The decision to sack Lord Mandelson with immediate effect was taken on Thursday morning and announced shortly afterwards.

Evening Standard

Voices: Who seriously thinks the government’s problems would be solved by a change of PM?

COMMENT: The answer appears to be: a growing number of Labour MPs – and it shows how bad things are that it is being talked about already, says John Rentoul

The Independent UK

Badenoch accuses Starmer of lying over what he knew when about Mandelson emails

The Conservative Party leader said Sir Keir Starmer has ‘very serious questions to answer’.

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The National (Scotland)

Labour MPs question Keir Starmer after Mandelson Epstein emails saga

DOWNING Street officials were aware of emails between Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein when Keir Starmer defended the peer during Prime…

The Guardian - UK

Bottles thrown at police as 100 officers clash with ‘unite the kingdom’ marchers – UK politics live as it happened

Met police estimate 110,000 people attended rally, with smaller number of counter-protesters ‘penned in’

The Independent UK

Downing Street officials aware of Mandelson emails to Epstein before Starmer defended him

Labour MP condemns ‘embarrassing’ shambles as prime minister and his team continue to face questions over what they knew and when – and why Mandelson was appointed as US ambassador in the first place

Evening Standard

Officials were aware of Mandelson emails to Epstein before Starmer defended him

The Prime Minister is understood not to have been aware of the contents of the emails until Wednesday evening.

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The Guardian - UK

Can Keir survive? Inside the plot to bring down the prime minister

With his government mired in scandal, an operation to dethrone Starmer is now under way

Evening Standard

Starmer under pressure from MPs after Mandelson scandal

Clive Lewis, MP for Norwich South, said his fellow Labour MPs were feeling ‘concerned, slightly downtrodden, a little bit browbeaten’.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer warned ‘time running out’ to repair faltering leadership

After disastrous week, some MPs predict challenge against PM likely if local and Welsh elections go badly next May

The Guardian - UK

It’s over and out (again) for Mandelson, but how many political lives does Starmer have left?

The PM’s decision to stand by Mandelson has done the unthinkable: united a fractured Labour party, in collective rage, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Labour deputy contender Lucy Powell calls for culture change at No 10

Ex-Commons leader says she wants Downing Street to be better connected to MPs and that she would deliver difficult truths to PM

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer 'not up to the job', says Labour MP

KEIR Starmer does not seem “up to the job”, a Labour backbencher has said amid mounting pressure following Lord Mandelson’s sacking over his…

Evening Standard

Starmer not ‘up to the job’, Labour MP says after Mandelson scandal

Clive Lewis, MP for Norwich South, said there was a ‘very dangerous atmosphere’ in the parliamentary Labour party.

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