Has Keir Starmer Played His Last Royal-Trump Card Too Early?
With two US-Royal moments scheduled so close together, has the UK now run out of diplomatic Trump cards?
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Keir Starmer may have been due to spend tomorrow keeping a watchful eye on King Charles’ visit to the US, but this lunchtime it was confirmed he’ll have a Commons vote to contend with: MPs will decide whether or not the PM should be referred to a parliamentary committee over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.
With Labour having such a large majority (sheesh, remember that?), Starmer is unlikely to lose this vote but on the news he will even be subjected to it, gilts declined and yields rose as the markets parsed the idea his leadership could in fact be (back) in grave danger.