Politics

We must focus on delivering the change we promised the country

McSweeney said the decision to appoint Mandelson was wrong damaging the party country and trust in politics.

McSweeney advised the prime minister to make that appointment taking full responsibility.

Mr. Starmer fired Mr. Mandelson from his diplomatic post in the United States in September

Emails revealed a much closer friendship than Mr. Mandelson had acknowledged

Mr. Sarwar sits in the Scottish Parliament not the British Parliament

His comments stirred a crisis within the government

There have been too many mistakes

Government's loss of popularity has damaged the Labour Party in Scotland

Mr. Sarwar called Mr. Starmer a decent man

He said he was not part of a plan to oust the prime minister

Mr. Allan quit less than 24 hours after Morgan McSweeney stepped down

Rayner wrote on X I urge all my colleagues to come together remember our values and put them into practice as a team

The Prime Minister has my full support

Senior British government ministers rallied around Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday

Angela Rayner said Prime Minister has her full support

Anas Sarwar became the most senior figure to call on Mr. Starmer to quit

Wes Streeting said Mr. Starmer did not need to resign

John Healey and Rachel Reeves expressed loyalty and confidence in Mr. Starmer

Russia's rulers cling to belief nothing can harm them