British PM refuses to resign amid scandal over Mandelson ties to Epstein

British PM Keir Starmer insists he will not step down as calls for his resignation continue to mount from opposition and party members alike, Euronews writes.

Starmer has been under growing pressure after his appointed ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, was discovered to have shared a close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

As noted, Starmer has been losing control over his Labour Party; Some lawmakers in Starmer’s center-left party have been calling on him to resign over his judgement in appointing Mandelson to the high-profile diplomatic post in 2024.

“Every fight I have ever been in, I’ve won,” he told Labour lawmakers at a meeting in Parliament. “I’m not prepared to walk away from my mandate and my responsibility to my country.”