Sir Keir Starmer should quit, says the leader of Scottish Labour, in a blow to the prime minister’s fragile authority.
The prime minister’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney and communications chief Tim Allan have quit in the wake of the Lord Peter Mandelson scandal.
Downing Street insisted on Monday that Sir Keir would not resign and was “concentrating on the job in hand”.
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-Forecasters say there’s still no sign of a dray spell for at least a week as more weather warnings are set to come into force, following flooding and disruption across the country.
-A "predatory" nursery worker has been found guilty of a strong of serious sexual offences against children in his care.
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