Donald Trump is flying into the UK on Tuesday for his second state visit as president, but the timing could not be worse for Prime Minister Keir 0 trip, already controversial, now collides with two scandals inside Starmer’s government that are shaking Downing 1 ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson, was just fired over long-hidden ties to Jeffrey Epstein. A week earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner was forced out over a tax scandal. It’s all unfolding just three days before Trump’s arrival , and the UK government is 2 to Bloomberg, Trump’s visit was confirmed earlier this year inside the Oval Office, when both Starmer and Mandelson viewed it as a diplomatic 3 the mood in London has 4 president is now arriving in a capital where the ruling party looks fractured.
Mandelson’s emails with Epstein, more than 100 previously unknown messages, surfaced last 5 pushed Starmer to sack him less than 24 hours after expressing “full confidence” in his 6 told Parliament Mandelson was doing crucial work on “one of our foremost relationships.” The next day, Mandelson was 7 fired, Rayner gone, Starmer cornered Angela was removed over a separate scandal just one week 8 departure triggered a cabinet reshuffle that only raised more 9 backbenchers said it concentrated more power in the hands of Starmer’s aide Morgan McSweeney, especially over party 10 MPs said they no longer feel safe speaking to the whips at all.
They’re warning that if Starmer tries to slash welfare spending again, he might not have enough support in Parliament to survive a 11 No. 10, one MP told Bloomberg “Operation Save Keir” has already 12 Labour figure said Starmer’s government feels like the final days of the Conservatives, but Labour’s only been in power for 14 13 Keiran Pedley from Ipsos said Labour’s reputation on competence now looks like “the previous Conservative government.” He tied that to the deputy leadership drama, rapid resignations, and public confusion about who’s in 14 visit throws fuel on Labour fire Trump is flying into a 15 UK economy is in 16 like Merck and Ineos are pulling 17 Rachel Reeves is about to unveil a November budget expected to raise taxes to settle bond 18 it could also choke 19 Labour lawmakers are already nervous about how this will affect investors watching from 20 UK’s political crisis isn’t just domestic 21 Labour convention later this month is another 22 will face direct pressure from rivals within his 23 he’s weak on stage, it could open the door to a leadership 24 before that, he has to deal with 25 president will meet King Charles III on Wednesday in what officials hope will be a 26 will also be a joint tech partnership announced, backed by Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and OpenAI’s Sam 27 deal, ironically, was orchestrated by Mandelson before his 28 officials are bracing for Trump to speak 29 June, he dropped trade documents during a photo-op, forcing Starmer to bend down and pick them up, which made British headlines for all the wrong 30 could weigh in again; on free speech, after a recent comedian was arrested over a social media post, or immigration, which he said was “ruining Europe” during a summer visit to 31 topics are weak spots for Starmer, who hasn’t convinced voters he’s got a better plan than Nigel Farage to control UK borders.
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