The drama surrounding UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer intensified on Monday when his director of communications Tim Allan stepped down after five months in post and only 24 hours after chief of staff Morgan McSweeney.

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

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was scrambling to shore up his premiership Monday, as he prepared to face lawmakers furious that his government has become embroiled in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. It comes a day after his chief of staff and longtime aide Morgan McSweeney quit over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington despite his links to US convicted sex offender.

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…

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 …

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.

Anas Sarwar issued the demand at a hastily convened press conference today.