Keir Starmer defiant as Scottish Labour leader demands he resign over Mandelson affair

Published February 9, 2026 11:20am ET



Scottish Labour Party leader Anas Sarwar is demanding that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resign amid scandals he deems “intolerable,” but that will not be happening, according to 10 Downing Street.

Sarwar, speaking at a Monday press conference in Glasgow, said the prime minister must step down amid political chaos caused by revelations about former British Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson’s close relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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