Keir Starmer on the brink as first MP requires him to resign over Mandelson scandal
Jonathan Brash MP, who was elected to Hartlepool in the 2024 election, told GB News he was ‘fed up to the back teeth’ about the controversy engulfing the Government
Starmer is facing the biggest scandal of his premiership(Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)
A “fed up” Labour MP has become the first to publicly call for the resignation of Keir Starmer as the Lord Peter Mandelson scandal rumbles on. The Prime Minister is facing widespread criticism after it emerged Mandy was appointed as UK Ambassador to the US dispute failing a security check.
Jonathan Brash MP for Hartlepool (Mandelson former constituency) said he had become “very frustrated” about the controversy “distracting” from the Government’s work. He told GB News: “I am completely fed up to the back teeth of this psychodrama in Westminster, the own goals that are coming from the heart of this government.
“I’m completely fed up about it, and I think it’s got to the point now where I genuinely think that, as far as the prime minister is concerned, it’s not a case of if, it’s when.”
When asked why his leader should go, he said: “Because ultimately, we’ve become completely consumed by this turmoil at a time when that is not what the British public are focused on …
“I just think we need to get a handle on this, because people out there are worried about their cost of living, they’re worried about their NHS, they’re worried about crime on their streets, and we’re completely consumed by this scandal, and it’s completely unacceptable…”
“It’s our responsibility to always be where the British public are.”
Earlier today, Starmer was warned to stop acting like “a teflon lettuce” by a former Labour MP. Hours after comments from former Foreign Office head Sir Olly Robbins, who claimed there was a “dismissive approach” to vetting from No 10 and an “atmosphere of pressure” to push through Lord Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to the US, he’s been given a very dire warning.
Speaking exclusively to the Daily Star, Rosie Duffield – who resigned from Labour in September 2024 and has been sitting as an independent ever since – said: “He cannot keep going, like a lettuce made of Teflon, if the local election results are as terrible as predicted then he has to resign.”
May’s local elections are set to see Labour annihilated, according to many experts, with PollCheck claiming that they would lose around 979 council seats overall – although they would still have more than Reform by just 31 seats.
Before that, there’s the small matter of today’s Prime Minister’s Questions, where he will likely to face tough questions after Sir Olly defended his actions before the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday.
