The more Starmer explains, the worse his situation becomes.
In his almost two years of premiership, Starmer has been a political survivor of endless crises – but at this point, in the words of British journalist Gordon Rayner, ‘his full-time job now is clinging to power’.
Right out of the gate, Sir Keir got mixed up in the ‘Freebiegate’, having accepted large amounts of undeclared or high-value gifts, clothes, glasses, and concert/sports tickets totaling over £100,000.
Then he cut the winter fuel allowance for pensioners while freeing thousands of prisoners from jail.
His deputy PM Angela Rayner resigned over a tax scandal, while his chief of staff Sue Gray resigned amid (lack of) impartiality concerns.
Starmer was accused of cronyism and favoritism over donor appointments to senior civil service roles.
Starmer failed miserably in stopping the migrant boats, even though he kept paying the French millions to help.
He kept the military in a total state of disrepair, with the Royal Navy a mere shadow of its former self.
He is called ‘U-Turn’ Starmer for reversing his own decisions at an absurd rate.
But the scandal that won’t go away is his appointment of Jeffrey Epstein’s close ‘pal’ Lord Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador.
Parliament bursts out laughing as Keir Starmer promises ‘MPs will find FACTS’ on Peter Mandelson’s vetting ‘INCREDIBLE’
The reaction says otherwise https://t.co/1w5o2PUvI0 pic.twitter.com/n8h7vgSh56
— RT (@RT_com) April 20, 2026
‘Keir Starmer is on trial here!’
GB News Political Editor @ChristopherHope looks ahead to the emergency debate in parliament on the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal. pic.twitter.com/pRRpatl4TZ
— GB News (@GBNEWS) April 21, 2026
After Mandelson fell in disgrace over his correspondence with Epstein revealed in the US DOJ-released documents, Starmer has been trying to shake the scandal off, but hasn’t been able to.
He refused to resign and told Parliament that the Foreign Office was to blame for not telling him that Mandelson had, in fact, flunked the vetting process.
But today, the ‘scapegoated’ Sir Olly Robbins, former top civil servant of the Foreign Office, had a very different story to tell, in which the Prime Minister’s team exerted ‘constant pressure’ to clear Lord Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the United States.
‘The handover briefing I was getting was what I felt was a genuinely dismissive attitude to his vetting clearance. The focus was on getting him to Washington quickly’
Sir Olly Robbins is giving evidence to Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee on Mandelson’s appointment. pic.twitter.com/15LM1CGGQe
— Sky News (@SkyNews) April 21, 2026
‘Very difficult problem.’
Sir Olly Robbins answers the hypothetical question about the difficulty of denying Peter Mandelson’s security clearance amid pressure from Number 10.
Freeview 236, Sky 512, Virgin 604 pic.twitter.com/aCscV9k7Xi
— GB News (@GBNEWS) April 21, 2026
The Telegraph reported:
“The former top civil servant at the Foreign Office said there had been an “atmosphere of constant chasing” for Lord Mandelson’s vetting clearance.
He told the foreign affairs committee: ‘I think throughout January, honestly, my office, the Foreign Secretary’s office, were under constant pressure’.”
‘He put the light very firmly back on Number 10.’
GB News Political Editor Christopher Hope reacts to the revelations from Sir Olly Robbins’ evidence given on Peter Mandelson’s vetting.
— GB News (@GBNEWS) April 21, 2026
“He said Downing Street had repeatedly asked ‘has this been delivered yet?’, adding: ‘[There was] never any interest, as far as I recall, in whether, but only an interest in when’.
Morgan McSweeney, the Prime Minister’s former chief of staff, reportedly ordered the Foreign Office to ‘just f—ing approve’ the appointment, Dame Emily Thornberry told the hearing.”
Morgan McSweeney allegedly told the Home Office “Just fucking approve it” when pushing through Peter Mandelson’s appointment.
This is the same McSweeney who was director of Labour Together and worked hand-in-hand with Starmer on their Digital ID agenda.
The whole thing stinks. pic.twitter.com/4oejYqu7bp
— British Intel (@TheBritishIntel) April 21, 2026
Lee Anderson calls Keir Starmer a liar and is kicked out of the commons. pic.twitter.com/LjeWMMltGF
— Crewkerne Man (@CrewkerneMan) April 20, 2026
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