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There was a very real chance the PM would be out after losing two senior staffers but well-organised support bought him vital time
Epstein files fallout could affect Ireland through Keir Starmer and in a more opaque way
Micheál Martin urged to raise issue of Irishman held for in US by Ice for five months despite having valid work permit
Keir Starmer fights for political future as Scottish Labour leader urges resignation
Irish Government sources indicate vastly improved relations with Britain will survive any leadership change
Starmer ‘not prepared to walk away’ after Scottish Labour leader calls for him to step down
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Keir Starmer: What happens if he resigns or his leadership is challenged?
UK’s Labour PM in crisis following revelations of former US ambassador Peter Mandelson’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Irish adviser’s resignation may not be enough to save Keir Starmer
Democrats in US are getting worked up about what Donald Trump might do in advance of November’s midterm elections
Explainer: What next for Keir Starmer and the Labour Party?
If UK prime minister quits, an interim leader could be chosen, but he could also limp on as no clear contender has emerged
Keir Starmer battles to save his premiership after resignation of Corkman Morgan McSweeney
Cork man Morgan McSweeney quits over recommendation of Peter Mandelson as ambassador
Irish man Morgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
Irish man said he took ‘full responsibility’ for advising Starmer to appoint Peter Mandelson as British ambassador to the US
UK police search properties in investigation into Mandelson over Epstein ties
Files released by US justice department include emails suggesting Mandelson leaked government documents to Epstein
Morgan McSweeney: Starmer’s embattled chief of staff may soon need to update his LinkedIn
Irish man who helped mastermind Labour’s return to power facing calls to be sacked by MPs angry over Peter Mandelson scandal
Starmer urged to sack Morgan McSweeney over Mandelson appointment
Cork-born adviser Morgan McSweeney under fierce scrutiny for sending the peer to Washington
It’s ironic how it took a Corkman to teach UK’s Labour to sound like English patriots
It has been helpful for Ireland, too. But Morgan McSweeney’s reign could be coming to screeching halt
What do the women want? Nice frocks, good sex and, as Nicola Coughlan knows, one more key element
Thankfully, the Irish Bridgerton star is engaged in a psy-op to bring down the sexy empire from within
Westminster braces for ‘Mandelson Files’ as Starmer wobbles on his most bruising day
Release of documents on appointment of disgraced former ambassador spells real peril for prime minister and his Cork-born adviser Morgan McSweeney
Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson will go down in history as crawlers and creeps
If we want to understand why democracy is in such trouble, we can learn plenty from the careers of two men who were once stellar figures in democratic politics
Suella Braverman’s defection is a calculated risk for Nigel Farage
Reform UK leader’s welcome of flood of Tory defectors suggests killing that party is still his main aim, rather than killing Labour
Keir Starmer takes big gamble as his allies block Andy Burnham’s Westminster byelection bid
Starmer may be blamed if Labour loses byelection to Reform or Greens while party star and leadership rival is made sit it out
‘It’s a fortress’: Is China building a mega embassy or a spy nest in London?
UK government, keen for better relations with China, has given go-ahead for sprawling new embassy despite security concerns
Keir Starmer’s allies launch ‘Stop Andy Burnham’ campaign to block parliamentary return
Resignation of a Manchester MP has triggered a byelection
EU seeking ‘Farage clause’ in Brexit ‘reset’ agreement with UK
Guarantee seen as means of ensuring bloc is not left out of pocket should Reform leader win general election
‘When you call people invaders, you are calling them the enemy. That sets a tone’
UK Labour peer says home secretary is ‘unnecessarily hardline’ on asylum seekers and he doesn’t ‘denigrate’ Reform voters
John Gapper: British business has an opportunity to defy the gloom
Entrepreneurs are more optimistic than the headlines are about the UK’s economic potential
Here’s the unpopular truth: many of us have never had it so good
Ireland has never been better off, yet a narrative of State failure dominates political debate and much of the media
Starmer under siege: the runners, riders and risks of Labour’s next power struggle
As polls worsen and MPs mutter about local elections, Labour’s factions are lining up their champions, from Wes Streeting to Angela Rayner
The UK’s prime minister, its king and their new annus horribilis
Keir Starmer’s 2025 was turbulent as Reform UK kept up the pressure, while King Charles dealt with the fallout of his brother Andrew’s association with Jeffrey Epstein
Palestine Action hunger strikes stir memories of the IRA in 1981
UK prime minister Keir Starmer faces a real Christmas dilemma as some hunger strikers are said to be near death
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
British government under Boris Johnson claimed the programme did not offer value for money during Brexit
‘This isn’t just a paint job’: Great British Railways is next stop for UK’s ‘national renewal’
Starmer’s Labour launches patriotic livery for proposed new state-owned operator in face of public anger over condition of network
Brexit’s back: Starmer flirts with EU as economic growth flatlines
UK prime minister says the notion that leaving the European Union would solve Britain’s woes has been ‘proven wrong’
Fish disco freakout: Starmer looks to change tune on obstacles to industrial investment
Laois man John Fingleton’s recommendations to cut the cost of nuclear development will be applied across Britain’s industrial strategy
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