Should Starmer resign over his handling of the Mandelson scandal?

Keir Starmer's premiership is in grave peril after Angela Rayner led a Labour revolt against his handling of the Peter Mandelson scandal.

The former deputy prime minister forced Sir Keir into a climbdown over the release of papers surrounding his appointment of the disgraced peer as US ambassador.

Ms Rayner is a likely contender to succeed the PM, and her decision to intervene is being viewed as a sign she believes his premiership is on the rocks. Some ministers are even said to be considering resigning in a bid to accelerate Sir Keir's downfall.

The PM was wounded further when Tory leader Kemi Badenoch forced him to admit for the first time that he appointed Mandelson despite knowing he had remained friends with financier Jeffrey Epstein after he was convicted of child sex offences.

Labour's former shadow chancellor John McDonnell suggested Sir Keir should quit over the growing scandal – but what do you think? Vote in our latest poll.

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