The UK Prime Minister says he is "not prepared to walk away" as pressure builds for him to resign.

Senior U.K. ministers closed ranks after a senior Labour politician urged the prime minister to step down over a scandal involving an ambassador with close ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, resigned on Sunday after admitting he had advised the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington, a decision criticised…

Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff resigned on Sunday over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington despite links to US convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "After careful reflection, I have decided to resign from the government. The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong. He has damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself," Morgan McSweeney, Downing Street's chief of staff, said in a statement. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor Andrew Hilliar.

LONDON | Xinhua | Fresh disclosures in the United States related to late financier Jeffrey Epstein have reignited political scrutiny in Britain, pushing Prime Minister Keir Starmer onto the defensive over his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington. At an event in Hastings on Thursday, Starmer said he had underestimated the seriousness of …

With UK Prime Minister Keir Starmers leadership on the brink, Westminster buzz centers on a historic potential successor in Shabana Mahmood, who could be UKs first Muslim PM.