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Starmer's leadership in doubt as Mandelson fallout continues

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 10 Feb 2026, 8:37pm
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer leaving 10 Downing Street, London, after announcing he is not resigning and will be "concentrating on the job in hand", Downing Street has said. (Photo by James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images)
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer leaving 10 Downing Street, London, after announcing he is not resigning and will be "concentrating on the job in hand", Downing Street has said. (Photo by James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images)

Starmer's leadership in doubt as Mandelson fallout continues

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 10 Feb 2026, 8:37pm

The Prime Minister of the UK is fighting for political survival - after fallout over his appointing a controversial Ambassador to the US. 

Peter Mandelson's been sacked after his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein came to light, but it's thrown Keir Starmer's leadership into uncertainty. 

UK correspondent Enda Brady revealed what this news could mean for Starmer's political future, or what this could mean for Labour ahead of the next UK election.

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