Starmer’s Cabinet Back Him Amid Calls to Step Down
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UK cabinet ministers, including Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, voiced support for Prime Minister Keir Starmer, giving him some reprieve after the Labour Party’s leader in Scotland had called for him to step down.
Anas Sarwar joined a number of Labour backbenchers in calls for Starmer’s resignation over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. While Starmer fired Mandelson in September, the initial decision to appoint him is being re-examined after the extent of Mandelson’s relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was revealed in files released by the US Justice Department late last month.