PM attempts to move on from Peter Mandelson’s Epstein scandal hours ahead of Donald Trump state visit

With Keir Starmer on the ropes, some are wondering whether the Greater Manchester mayor could make a comeback to save Labour, but political editor David Maddox explains why it will be too much of a risk

Prue Leith’s son Danny Kruger, who was shadow work and pensions minister, says the Conservatives ‘are over’

Exclusive: US concerns over free speech in the UK expected to be high on the agenda between Starmer and Trump during the state visit, with the UK side in chaos after Mandelson’s sacking

Many people in Labour want Morgan McSweeney sacked as Downing Street chief of staff, but there are doubts Keir Starmer would survive as PM without him, writes David Maddox

Business secretary Peter Kyle claimed that Lord Mandelson’s abilities meant the ‘political consideration’ outweighed the concerns about him