Starmer says ‘vast majority’ of Labour MPs still support him, despite Mandelson controversy – UK politics live

Prime minister says ‘you never hear from … the people who are supportive, loyal and just want to get on with the job’Kirsty Blackman, SNP chief whip, responded on Sunday to a Daily Mail story quoting unnamed Labour insiders as saying that Keir Starmer is considering firing chancellor Rachel Reeves in a cabinet reshuffle in the aftermath of the Mandelson scandal.“This reeks of desperation,” Blackman said in a statement. “Rachel Reeves has been a disaster as chancellor but Keir Starmer is living on another planet if he thinks he can save his skin by sacking everyone else.” Continue reading...