‘It’s over for Keir Starmer’ – Andrew Marr warns PM will resign in DAY | UK | News | EUROtoday

Former BBC political journalist and presenter Andrew Marr has sensationally predicted the Starmer authorities will solely final “days” as strain for the Prime Minister to resign reaches fever pitch after the lack of his key aide, now ex-Downing Street Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney.

Last week, Starmer shocked the House of Commons along with his admission he knew of former Labour peer Lord Mandelson’s continued hyperlinks to the American financier and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein when Starmer appointed him to the coveted place of UK Ambassador to the US.

Since then – because the horror of Mandelson’s alternative to stay in common contact with Epstein has grown, along with allegations he could have handed delicate data to Epstein who in flip has been linked to officers inside Putin’s regime – considerations over Starmer’s judgement have develop into so critical he has been left with no choice however to simply accept the resignation of McSweeney after he took “full responsibility” for the appointment in his letter to the Labour chief.

Starmer’s ‘totally depressing expertise’

McSweeney’s letter stated: “The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong. He has damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.

“When requested, I suggested the Prime Minister to make that appointment and I take full accountability for that recommendation.”

McSweeney is largely credited with being the architect of Starmer’s 2024 landslide victory, and Labour insiders have credited Mandelson with having mentored McSweeney as part of his own role in shaping and preserving the New Labour movement.

Speaking with Henry Riley on Sunday on LBC radio, Marr was asked if Starmer has a chance to continue as PM now his “proper hand had been severed” through McSweeney’s resignation.

“I feel it is over for Keir Starmer. I might not be shocked to see him resign fairly rapidly now.”

He added: “If he decides to dig in and keep on it should be an totally depressing expertise for him. There needs to be a method out.”

Marr said he thought it was “over for Starmer” and said this could happen “in days,” adding that he was “by no means remotely a adequate politician for the job.”

“There will probably be a left-wing candidate, in all probability Angela Rayner, and there will probably be a right-wing candidate, in all probability Wes Streeting.”

Dead man walking

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will address Labour MPs on Monday as he battles to cling onto his premiership.

One Labour MP told the Daily Express that Keir Starmer was “in all probability a useless man strolling.”

Long-term Starmer critic Brian Leishman, who briefly had the Labour whip removed last year for “persistent okay***headery,” advised the PM that he should consider following McSweeney out the door.

He told the Press Association: “Morgan McSweeney’s resignation as Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister is in the perfect pursuits of the Government. He was on the coronary heart of the political misjudgements and errors which were made since profitable the overall election.

“It is also in the best interests of the Labour Party, as he was instrumental in the lack of internal democracy and the culture of intense factionalism we are suffering from.

“There have to be a change in political course and that comes from the very high, so the Prime Minister should have a look at his personal place and query whether or not he ought to observe McSweeney’s lead one final time, and resign for the great of the nation and the Labour Party.”

Vidhya Alakeson and Jill Cuthbertson, who were Morgan McSweeney’s deputies, have been appointed Sir Keir Starmer’s joint acting chiefs of staff following Mr McSweeney’s departure, it has been widely reported.

Ms Alakeson has responsibility for policy and delivery and has managed Downing Street’s external relationships.

Ms Cuthbertson has managed the Prime Minister’s diary and has been described as the last word gatekeeper to Sir Keir.