Last chance, Keir? MPs in despair as crisis engulfs Downing Street
No 10’s misjudgement over Mandelson has left Labour MPs increasingly aware of the fallibility of the PM and his teamUK politics live – latest updatesThe debacle of last summer, when Keir Starmer caved in over welfare reforms after promised concessions failed to convince his mutinous...
<p>No 10’s misjudgement over Mandelson has left Labour MPs increasingly aware of the fallibility of the PM and his team</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/feb/04/peter-mandelson-files-us-ambassador-jeffrey-epstein-keir-starmer-tories-uk-politics-live-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The debacle of last summer, when Keir Starmer <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/01/how-no-10-went-from-bullish-to-badly-damaged-as-rebels-forced-further-welfare-bill-concessions">caved in over welfare reforms</a> after promised concessions failed to convince his mutinous backbenchers, was viewed as a low point for his government. Now, amazingly, it has happened all over again.</p><p>If the repetition of history was not already enough, with the ructions over releasing government documents about Peter Mandelson, once again Starmer has a certain Angela Rayner to thank, in part, for digging him out of a political hole.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/04/last-chance-keir-mps-in-despair-as-crisis-engulfs-downing-street-peter-walker-and-pippa-crerar">Continue reading...</a>
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