- Keir Starmer apologises to Jeffrey Epstein’s victims and says he is “sorry for having believed Mandelson’s lies”
- He says he understands the “anger and frustration” of Labour MPs at his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador in 2024
- The prime minister again accuses Mandelson of lying during the vetting process, saying he gave the impression he “barely knew” the disgraced financier
- It is Labour MPs who will determine Starmer’s fate – could this be the beginning of the end, asks our chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman
- Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says it’s a “question of when, not if” Starmer goes – while one Labour MP says it’s “inevitable” the PM will resign
- Mandelson has not responded to requests for comment – the BBC understands his position is that he has not acted in any way criminally and that he was not motivated by financial gain
