Balance of Power

Epstein Fallout Puts UK Premier on the Brink

Keir Starmer’s handling of a scandal surrounding his pick of US ambassador threatens to topple the Labour leader’s government.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, and Peter Mandelson at the UK ambassador’s residence in Washington, DC in February 2025.Photographer: Carl Court/Getty Images

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The Epstein files threaten to topple the government. Not Donald Trump’s in Washington, but Keir Starmer’s in London.