Markus Andrews

MP Diane Abbott has slammed a round of applause for Keir Starmer following his vow to stay on as prime minister as “staged.” More

Cabinet rallies around embattled PM, who says he is not prepared ‘to walk away’ despite facing public calls to quit – after communications director Tim Allan steps down More

Health secretary has attempted to clear the air regarding his relationship with the disgraced peer Peter Mandelson, but in so doing has revealed his private disagreements about government policy on the economy and Israel More

As Tim Allan stands down as Keir Starmer’s fourth director of communications – a day after former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney quit – the PM is looking increasingly vulnerable, writes David Maddox More

Mayor of London urges PM to show more ambition in rebuilding links with EU More

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a political crisis as he tries to persuade Labour Party lawmakers not to oust him More

Starmer’s political future hangs in the balance after chief of staff Morgan McSweeney quits over Mandelson scandal More

’In public life responsibility must be owned when it matters most… In the circumstances, the only honourable course is to step aside’ More