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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation outside 10 Downing Street on the morning of June 22, 2026 (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
June 22, 2026, 1:39 pm
How Starmer went from an election landslide to resignation in just two years
Mild-mannered Labour leader sold the UK on reliability and drama-free politics, but missteps, party infighting and a colossal error of judgment related to Epstein forces an early exit
By Jill Lawless and Pan Pylas
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, April 20, 2026 to face a showdown in Parliament over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
April 21, 2026, 9:22 am
UK’s Starmer says he’s sorry but won’t resign after facing MPs on Mandelson-Epstein scandal
British premier admits appointing ex-envoy to US ‘was wrong,’ says ‘I take responsibility’; sacked official Olly Robbins reports ‘atmosphere of pressure’ to greenlight appointment
By Jill Lawless
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, talks with Britain's then-ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson during a welcome reception at the ambassador's residence in Washington, on February 26, 2025. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)
April 20, 2026, 8:50 am
British PM to face angry MPs calling for his resignation amid Mandelson-Epstein scandal
Set to explain appointment of US envoy despite ties to disgraced financier, Starmer looks to stymie calls to quit, as opposition says he’s ‘taking the public for fools’
By Jill Lawless
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves after the multinational virtual summit and press conference at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, April 17, 2026 (Tom Nicholson/Pool Photo via AP)
April 19, 2026, 1:36 pm
Allies back Starmer as Mandelson’s Epstein link leaves UK PM fighting for his job
Roiling scandal threatens tenure of Labour leader; senior allies say premier is ‘man of integrity,’ as he is set to face lawmakers’ questions in parliament
By Jill Lawless
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London, March 11, 2026. (Frank Augstein/AP)
March 11, 2026, 6:21 pm
Files show UK’s Starmer was warned of ‘reputational risk’ to Epstein-linked US envoy
British prime minister received document in 2024, before appointing Peter Mandelson as Washington ambassador, in which officials worried about his ties to convicted sex offender
By Jill Lawless and brian melley
Former UK ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, is pictured as he leaves his residence in central London on February 21, 2026. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
February 23, 2026, 9:43 pm
Ex-UK envoy to US Mandelson arrested over suspicions of ‘misconduct in public office’
Newly released emails show Labour kingpin shared information with his friend, sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein, when he was a minister in the British government
By William James and Michael Holden
A combination image published by Egyptian authorities shows a man (R) arrested for planning a Jeffrey Epstein-themed party, with the poster shown on the left, February 10, 2026. (Egyptian Interior Ministry)
February 10, 2026, 7:30 pm
Egypt blocks Epstein-themed party; calls for Starmer’s exit mount as he stays defiant
UK’s PM rebuffs calls to step down over appointment of US envoy with Epstein ties, as royal family says they will cooperate with probe over fresh Prince Andrew allegations
By Agencies
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer talks with members of the audience after delivering a speech at Horntye Park Sports Complex in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, February 5, 2026. (Peter Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)
February 9, 2026, 1:40 pm
UK leader Starmer fights for his job as ex-ambassador’s Epstein links spark crisis
PM to address his Labour Party’s lawmakers behind closed doors amid scandal over his selection of envoy Peter Mandelson, who had ties to disgraced financier
By Jill Lawless
Morgan McSweeney, former chief of staff to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. (Screenshot via Sky News)
February 8, 2026, 9:10 pm
UK PM’s top aide quits in scandal over ex-ambassador’s links to Epstein
Morgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff after key role in ’24 victory, amid outcry over ex-envoy to the US Peter Mandelson’s ties to late American sex offender
By Helen Rowe
Two people wait to enter the home of Lord Peter Mandelson in north west London, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Maja Smiejkowska/PA via AP)
February 6, 2026, 10:17 pm
UK police raid two properties linked to Mandelson as part of Epstein probe
Search follows release of documents suggesting former minster and US ambassador passed confidential economic plans to sex offender while serving as business secretary
By AP
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech at Horntye Park Sports Complex, in St Leonards-on-Sea, southeast England, February 5, 2026. (Peter Nicholls / POOL / AFP)
February 5, 2026, 4:33 pm
Starmer apologizes to Epstein victims for appointing Mandelson, defies calls to resign
Embattled British prime minister says ‘depth and darkness’ of relationship between sex trafficker and former US ambassador wasn’t known: ‘Sorry I believed Mandelson’s lies’
By Agencies
Britian's then-ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson, delivering remarks in the Oval Office of the White House, May 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
February 4, 2026, 5:14 pm
UK to release files related to Mandelson’s appointment as US envoy amid Epstein fallout
PM Starmer vows to ‘make sure that all of the material is published,’ says Mandelson ‘betrayed our country, our Parliament and my party’ by lying about ties to disgraced financier
By Jill Lawless
FILE - Britain's then-ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, speaks during a reception at the ambassador's residence on February 26, 2025 in Washington. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP, File)
February 4, 2026, 5:31 am
UK police open probe into whether former ambassador to US leaked info to Epstein
PM Starmer says government will cooperate with investigation of Peter Mandelson, who claims he can’t recall any payments from the sex offender; former prince Andrew leaves Windsor
By Agencies
Then-British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson speaks during the rededication ceremony of the George Washington Statue in the National Gallery in London, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
February 3, 2026, 7:58 pm
UK’s former US envoy quits House of Lords amid backlash over Epstein ties
Parliament preparing legislation to strip Lord Mandelson of title after released records show correspondence with Epstein, $75,000 in payments from sex offender in 2003-04
By Agencies
Then-British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson speaks as US President Donald Trump makes a trade announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2025. (Jim WATSON / AFP)
February 2, 2026, 12:16 pm
UK’s former US envoy quits Labour Party over fresh reports of ties with Epstein
Mandelson, who served as a minister under Tony Blair, says reports he received $75,000 from Epstein are false, but is quitting Labour to spare party ‘further embarrassment’
By William Schomberg
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