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Voters demand Keir Starmer quits as PM after Lord Mandelson scandal puts premiership on the brink

Half of Britons want Sir Keir Starmer to quit as Prime Minister following shock revelations about Lord Mandelson, a bombshell poll has revealed.

The survey, conducted by YouGov, found that just 24 per cent of voters want Sir Keir to stay as Labour leader and Prime Minister.

Labour voters remain split on whether Sir Keir should stay in No10, with just 40 per cent supporting the Prime Minister and 37 per cent wanting new leadership.

Meanwhile, an overwhelming majority of both 2024 Tory and Reform UK voters back Sir Keir stepping down.

YouGov polled 6,741 Britons about Sir Keir on February 5, just hours after the Prime Minister admitted No10 knew Lord Mandelson visited Jeffrey Epstein’s house before appointing him as the UK’s Ambassador to the US.

During a fiery exchange with Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir revealed Lord Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein had been “dealt with” when No10 was vetting the former New Labour Cabinet Minister.

He said: “As the House would expect, we went through a process. There was a due diligence exercise and then there was security vetting by the security services.

“What was not known was the depth, the sheer depth and extent of the relationship. He lied about that to everyone for years.

“New information was published in September, showing the relationship was materially different to what we’d been led to believe.

“When the new evidence came to light, I sacked him, but we did go through a due diligence exercise. The points that are being put to me were dealt with within that exercise.”

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