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UK Prime Minister under pressure to resign over ambassador’s Epstein links | BBC News
The British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is under intense political pressure, with calls for him to resign, over his decision to appoint Lord Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to the United States, despite his links to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The leader of Sir Keir’s Labour Party in Scotland, Anas Sarwar, has become the Prime Minister’s most senior colleague to say he must step down for the sake of his party and the country.
Sir Keir nominated Lord Mandelson for the UK’s top diplomatic post in December 2024, despite knowing he had continued his relationship with Epstein after his conviction and jail sentence. Sir Keir was forced to dismiss Lord Mandelson nine months later, when email exchanges between the two men were released.
The scandal developed into a crisis threatening Sir Keir’s leadership, with the recent release of documents by the US Justice Department which appear to show that Peter Mandelson leaked market-sensitive information to Epstein, when he was a government minister.
Sir Keir’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, has resigned, taking responsibility for advising the Prime Minister to appoint Lord Mandelson as ambassador. Sir Keir’s head of communications has also left his job.
For now the Prime Minister has won the support of some of his members of parliament, but is facing open speculation that his days in office may be numbered.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by political editor Chris Mason.
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As the war in Iran enters its 48th day, the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from the country’s capital, Tehran.
It comes after talks in Islamabad between the US, Iran and mediators in Pakistan failed to bring about a deal over the weekend.
The White House says discussions around a possible second round of peace talks between the US and Iran are “ongoing” and “productive” – but no time or place have been confirmed. The two-week ceasefire is due to end on 22 April.
US President Donald Trump said today Israeli and Lebanese leaders have agreed a 10-day ceasefire.
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Killer’s family and authorities could have prevented deadly attack, inquiry finds | BBC News
The Southport murders could have been prevented if the killer’s parents and authorities had acted in the years leading up to the attack, an inquiry found.
It is “highly likely” the attack would not have occurred if various agencies had dealt with the killer’s behaviour earlier, the inquiry also found.
Alice da Silva Aguiar, 9, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Bebe King, 6, were killed during an indiscriminate knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop on 29 July 2024.
UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer who called the inquiry’s findings “harrowing” has promised to make “fundamental changes” to keep the pubic safe.
The killer, who was 17 at the time, seriously wounded eight other children and two adults in the attack. He has since been sentenced to at least 52 years in prison.
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Iran says Strait of Hormuz ‘open’ as Trump says blockade will continue until deal reached | BBC News
Iran’s foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz is “completely open” to commercial ships for the remainder of the ceasefire.
But US President Donald Trump said the US naval blockade of Iranian ports will continue until a peace deal is agreed.
Meanwhile, oil prices have dropped after Iran’s announcement.
Elsewhere, a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon began, with celebrations and fireworks in Beirut.
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US vice president JD Vance has flown to Budapest to offer his support for Hungarian president Victor Orbán.
The veteran prime minister is a key European ally of the Trump administration, as well as being Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest partner in the EU.
Orbán’s main rival Péter Magyar is well ahead in most opinion polls.
Catherine Belton, a journalist for The Washington Post, described the Hungarian president as an “important symbol and model” for the Maga movement and the Kremlin.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak to the Lebanese President Joseph Aoun today, an Israeli minister said.
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