Pippa Crerar
@pippacrerar.bsky.social
Political Editor, The Guardian
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Labour MPs & party insiders tell me they’ve never seen Keir Starmer so angry as over Mandelson’s lies about Epstein links.
But those who know him well say that anger has now turned inwards. That Starmer is, above all else, a man of public service, and will be grappling with his conscious this w/e.
But those who know him well say that anger has now turned inwards. That Starmer is, above all else, a man of public service, and will be grappling with his conscious this w/e.
February 6, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Labour MPs & party insiders tell me they’ve never seen Keir Starmer so angry as over Mandelson’s lies about Epstein links.
But those who know him well say that anger has now turned inwards. That Starmer is, above all else, a man of public service, and will be grappling with his conscious this w/e.
But those who know him well say that anger has now turned inwards. That Starmer is, above all else, a man of public service, and will be grappling with his conscious this w/e.
V insightful analysis by @jessicaelgot.bsky.social on despair inside Labour party over Keir Starmer - and how what’s saving him for now is lack of obvious successor.
The Guardian | ‘If someone had pulled the trigger’: MPs rue lack of challenger to oust Starmer
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The Guardian | ‘If someone had pulled the trigger’: MPs rue lack of challenger to oust Starmer
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘If someone had pulled the trigger’: MPs rue lack of challenger to oust Starmer
PM clings to power after a day when Commons mutiny filled the air, as fallout over Mandelson appointment continues
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:49 AM
V insightful analysis by @jessicaelgot.bsky.social on despair inside Labour party over Keir Starmer - and how what’s saving him for now is lack of obvious successor.
The Guardian | ‘If someone had pulled the trigger’: MPs rue lack of challenger to oust Starmer
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The Guardian | ‘If someone had pulled the trigger’: MPs rue lack of challenger to oust Starmer
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Friday’s @theguardian.com front page: Starmer in appeal to Labour MPs as pressure grows for No 10
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
February 6, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Friday’s @theguardian.com front page: Starmer in appeal to Labour MPs as pressure grows for No 10
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Joining Robert and Pippa tonight 👇
🔵Conservative Party Leader, Kemi Badenoch MP
📺Broadcaster, Piers Morgan
🌹Labour, Becky Long-Bailey
🏴SNP Leader at Westminster, Stephen Flynn MP
#Peston
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Joining Robert and Pippa tonight 👇
🔵Conservative Party Leader, Kemi Badenoch MP
📺Broadcaster, Piers Morgan
🌹Labour, Becky Long-Bailey
🏴SNP Leader at Westminster, Stephen Flynn MP
#Peston
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Will the Mandelson-Epstein scandal bring down the Prime Minister? | ITV Peston
YouTube video by Peston
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February 4, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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Joining Robert and Pippa tonight 👇
🔵Conservative Party Leader, Kemi Badenoch MP
📺Broadcaster, Piers Morgan
🌹Labour, Becky Long-Bailey
🏴SNP Leader at Westminster, Stephen Flynn MP
#Peston
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Joining Robert and Pippa tonight 👇
🔵Conservative Party Leader, Kemi Badenoch MP
📺Broadcaster, Piers Morgan
🌹Labour, Becky Long-Bailey
🏴SNP Leader at Westminster, Stephen Flynn MP
#Peston
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Thursday’s @theguardian.com front page: ‘It’s over’ for Starmer, say Labour MPs amid fury over Mandelson www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
February 4, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Thursday’s @theguardian.com front page: ‘It’s over’ for Starmer, say Labour MPs amid fury over Mandelson www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
NEW: Govt has updated own amendment to allow ISC to vet Mandelson docs after Labour MPs warned they would vote down attempts to limit disclosures about appointment as ambassador.
Tories will back a/ment taking some immediate peril away from Starmer.
Tories will back a/ment taking some immediate peril away from Starmer.
February 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM
NEW: Govt has updated own amendment to allow ISC to vet Mandelson docs after Labour MPs warned they would vote down attempts to limit disclosures about appointment as ambassador.
Tories will back a/ment taking some immediate peril away from Starmer.
Tories will back a/ment taking some immediate peril away from Starmer.
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It’s shaping up to be another mad day in yet another mad week of politics 😮💨
So let Robert and Pippa give you the inside track on what’s really going on and what it really means tonight 👇
🔴 9PM LIVE X & YouTube
📺 1045PM ITV1
#Peston
So let Robert and Pippa give you the inside track on what’s really going on and what it really means tonight 👇
🔴 9PM LIVE X & YouTube
📺 1045PM ITV1
#Peston
February 4, 2026 at 10:54 AM
It’s shaping up to be another mad day in yet another mad week of politics 😮💨
So let Robert and Pippa give you the inside track on what’s really going on and what it really means tonight 👇
🔴 9PM LIVE X & YouTube
📺 1045PM ITV1
#Peston
So let Robert and Pippa give you the inside track on what’s really going on and what it really means tonight 👇
🔴 9PM LIVE X & YouTube
📺 1045PM ITV1
#Peston
ANALYSIS: Peter Mandelson scandal shortens odds on Keir Starmer following him out the door - @peterwalker99.bsky.social writes
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Mandelson scandal shortens odds on Starmer following him out the door
Appointment of the ex-ambassador despite tarnished past raises potentially fatal doubts about judgment of PM and his team
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:11 AM
ANALYSIS: Peter Mandelson scandal shortens odds on Keir Starmer following him out the door - @peterwalker99.bsky.social writes
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Mandelson latest👇
Tories plan to use arcane parly procedure ('humble address') to push for release of internal documents relating to Mandelson's US ambo appt.
Rather than face difficult vote amid anger among Labour MPs, govt is not seeking to oppose Tory motion but instead will try to amend it.
Tories plan to use arcane parly procedure ('humble address') to push for release of internal documents relating to Mandelson's US ambo appt.
Rather than face difficult vote amid anger among Labour MPs, govt is not seeking to oppose Tory motion but instead will try to amend it.
February 4, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Mandelson latest👇
Tories plan to use arcane parly procedure ('humble address') to push for release of internal documents relating to Mandelson's US ambo appt.
Rather than face difficult vote amid anger among Labour MPs, govt is not seeking to oppose Tory motion but instead will try to amend it.
Tories plan to use arcane parly procedure ('humble address') to push for release of internal documents relating to Mandelson's US ambo appt.
Rather than face difficult vote amid anger among Labour MPs, govt is not seeking to oppose Tory motion but instead will try to amend it.
Wednesday’s @theguardian.com front page: Met investigation into Mandelson over alleged Epstein email links www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
February 4, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Wednesday’s @theguardian.com front page: Met investigation into Mandelson over alleged Epstein email links www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
A few people asking about fascinating story by @rowenamason.bsky.social (which others have followed up/ expanded on) so sharing here 👇
She & @guardianheather.bsky.social revealed that Nigel Farage’s trip to Davos was hosted and paid for by the $10bn family trust of an Iranian-born billionaire.
She & @guardianheather.bsky.social revealed that Nigel Farage’s trip to Davos was hosted and paid for by the $10bn family trust of an Iranian-born billionaire.
February 3, 2026 at 8:41 PM
A few people asking about fascinating story by @rowenamason.bsky.social (which others have followed up/ expanded on) so sharing here 👇
She & @guardianheather.bsky.social revealed that Nigel Farage’s trip to Davos was hosted and paid for by the $10bn family trust of an Iranian-born billionaire.
She & @guardianheather.bsky.social revealed that Nigel Farage’s trip to Davos was hosted and paid for by the $10bn family trust of an Iranian-born billionaire.
BREAKING: Met police to formally launch criminal investigation into allegations that Peter Mandelson leaked Downing Street emails and market sensitive information to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
February 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
BREAKING: Met police to formally launch criminal investigation into allegations that Peter Mandelson leaked Downing Street emails and market sensitive information to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
NEW: Reform UK says it would re-impose the two-child benefit cap - scrapped by Labour - for most families to fund £3bn support package for pubs.
February 3, 2026 at 3:41 PM
NEW: Reform UK says it would re-impose the two-child benefit cap - scrapped by Labour - for most families to fund £3bn support package for pubs.
BREAKING: Lord Mandelson is to step down from the House of Lords immediately.
But he will keep his title as a peerage is bestowed for life - unless government changes the law.
But he will keep his title as a peerage is bestowed for life - unless government changes the law.
February 3, 2026 at 2:57 PM
BREAKING: Lord Mandelson is to step down from the House of Lords immediately.
But he will keep his title as a peerage is bestowed for life - unless government changes the law.
But he will keep his title as a peerage is bestowed for life - unless government changes the law.
BREAKING: Met Police reviewing reports about Mandelson’s emails to Epstein to decide if to investigate.
“The Met has received a number of reports relating to alleged misconduct in a public office. The reports will all be reviewed to determine if they meet the criminal threshold for investigation.”
“The Met has received a number of reports relating to alleged misconduct in a public office. The reports will all be reviewed to determine if they meet the criminal threshold for investigation.”
February 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
BREAKING: Met Police reviewing reports about Mandelson’s emails to Epstein to decide if to investigate.
“The Met has received a number of reports relating to alleged misconduct in a public office. The reports will all be reviewed to determine if they meet the criminal threshold for investigation.”
“The Met has received a number of reports relating to alleged misconduct in a public office. The reports will all be reviewed to determine if they meet the criminal threshold for investigation.”
NEW: Emily Thornberry, Labour chair of foreign affairs committee, says police should investigate emails.
"Surely this is not a matter of whether Mandelson should be in the Lords [but]... of whether the police should be involved."
SNP, Lib Dems and PC have all already called for police involvement
"Surely this is not a matter of whether Mandelson should be in the Lords [but]... of whether the police should be involved."
SNP, Lib Dems and PC have all already called for police involvement
February 2, 2026 at 5:11 PM
NEW: Emily Thornberry, Labour chair of foreign affairs committee, says police should investigate emails.
"Surely this is not a matter of whether Mandelson should be in the Lords [but]... of whether the police should be involved."
SNP, Lib Dems and PC have all already called for police involvement
"Surely this is not a matter of whether Mandelson should be in the Lords [but]... of whether the police should be involved."
SNP, Lib Dems and PC have all already called for police involvement
🚨 Peter Mandelson, Jeffrey Epstein and what Labour knew when - @kiranstacey.bsky.social & I chew it all over in our latest podcast
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Mandelson, Epstein and what Labour knew when – podcast
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss Peter Mandelson’s resignation from the Labour party over yet more details about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:29 PM
🚨 Peter Mandelson, Jeffrey Epstein and what Labour knew when - @kiranstacey.bsky.social & I chew it all over in our latest podcast
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
BREAKING: Gordon Brown says he has asked Cabinet Secretary to investigate disclosure of "confidential and market sensitive information" allegedly from Peter Mandelson to Jeffrey Epstein.
Former PM says he first asked CS to do this in September but biz department found no records.
Former PM says he first asked CS to do this in September but biz department found no records.
February 2, 2026 at 3:13 PM
BREAKING: Gordon Brown says he has asked Cabinet Secretary to investigate disclosure of "confidential and market sensitive information" allegedly from Peter Mandelson to Jeffrey Epstein.
Former PM says he first asked CS to do this in September but biz department found no records.
Former PM says he first asked CS to do this in September but biz department found no records.
BREAKING: Keir Starmer has urged House of Lords to urgently modernise disciplinary procedures so that Peter Mandelson can be stripped of his peerage and removed from upper chamber.
February 2, 2026 at 12:41 PM
BREAKING: Keir Starmer has urged House of Lords to urgently modernise disciplinary procedures so that Peter Mandelson can be stripped of his peerage and removed from upper chamber.
BREAKING: Labour Party says disciplinary action against Peter Mandelson was already underway as result of Epstein affair.
February 2, 2026 at 11:58 AM
BREAKING: Labour Party says disciplinary action against Peter Mandelson was already underway as result of Epstein affair.
BREAKING: Peter Mandelson resigns from Labour to avoid causing "further embarrassment" to party as result of Epstein links.
February 1, 2026 at 10:32 PM
BREAKING: Peter Mandelson resigns from Labour to avoid causing "further embarrassment" to party as result of Epstein links.
NEW: UK should consider re-entering talks for defence pact with the EU, Keir Starmer has said, arguing that Europe needs to “step up and do more” to defend itself in uncertain times.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK should consider resuming talks on EU defence pact, Starmer says
PM says Europe must ‘step up’ and signals he wants to work more closely with other states to build military capability
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:25 PM
NEW: UK should consider re-entering talks for defence pact with the EU, Keir Starmer has said, arguing that Europe needs to “step up and do more” to defend itself in uncertain times.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Really fascinating read on the race for Wales in the run-up to the May elections by Bethan McKernan
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘You can tell the mood has changed’: How Plaid Cymru led the Welsh fightback against Reform
Nigel Farage’s party was on the charge in Wales – but after the seismic Caerphilly byelection, progressives now believe they can come out on top in May
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Really fascinating read on the race for Wales in the run-up to the May elections by Bethan McKernan
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Keir Starmer has said Andrew Mounbatten-Windsor should testify before US Congress about links to late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Keir Starmer calls on Andrew to testify in US over Jeffrey Epstein links
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles last year, features heavily in the latest tranche of the Epstein files
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Keir Starmer has said Andrew Mounbatten-Windsor should testify before US Congress about links to late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...