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U.K. PM Keir Starmer wins crunch Parliament vote over ethics inquiry

April 28, 2026 admin

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer. | Photo Credit: AP British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday (April 28, 2026) won a crucial Parliament vote as MPs voted against a motion calling for him to face an ethics inquiry into his conduct. Members of Parliament voted 335 to 223 against a Privileges Committee investigation into whether…

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U.K. PM insists he won’t resign over scandal of U.S. envoy’s appointment

April 22, 2026 admin

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. | Photo Credit: Reuters British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted Wednesday (April 22, 2026) he would not resign, claiming allegations of misleading MPs over his appointment of a party loyalist as UK envoy to Washington had been “put to bed”. Mr. Starmer’s remarks in Parliament came as the beleaguered premier…

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Fired former U.K. official says he felt political pressure to approve Mandelson as U.S. Ambassador

April 21, 2026 admin

Olly Robbins, former head of the Foreign Office. File | Photo Credit: AP The ex-civil servant behind the decision to approve Peter Mandelson’s appointment as British Ambassador to Washington says he felt political pressure to rush through the appointment despite security concerns. Olly Robbins, former head of the Foreign Office, said those concerns did not…

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Released U.K. files reveal concerns on Mandelson’s appointment as U.S. Ambassador

March 11, 2026 admin

A print out copy of the documents released by the British government are photographed in London, Wednesday, March 11, 2026, and show officials believed there was a “reputational risk” to appointing Peter Mandelson as the U.S. ambassador because of his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. | Photo Credit: AP The British government published…

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Britain names new Ambassador to the U.S. to replace diplomat with Jeffrey Epstein links

December 19, 2025 admin

Peter Mandelson was sacked because of his friendship with Epstein. File. | Photo Credit: AP British Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed a new U.K. Ambassador to the United States on Thursday (December 18, 2025), replacing a diplomat who was fired over his over his links to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Christian Turner, currently…

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Starmer sacks Britain’s U.S. Ambassador over Epstein links

September 11, 2025 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Britain’s Ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson after announcing a trade deal with the U.K., in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sacked the country’s ambassador to the U.S.,…

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