“The spokesman of the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Kier Starmer, said that the information about the alleged resignation of the head of government is not true. The rumors are spreading against the background of the scandal surrounding the former ambassador to the United States, Peter Mendelsohn, who is mentioned in the context of the Jeffrey Epstein case.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European truth” with reference to Sky News
Details: Downing Street said that Starmer is “optimistic and confident” and intends to continue his work as head of government.
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“The Prime Minister is continuing his work to implement change across the country,” Starmer’s spokesman said.
To the direct question of journalists about whether the prime minister is going to resign, the spokesman answered that he is not.
Rumors of Starmer’s resignation intensified after he stepped down wenthis chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, and his director of government communications, Tim Allan.
Starmer’s premiership in recent days was under threat against the backdrop of the scandal surrounding Peter Mendelsohn, an expatriate in the United States, who had ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in the United States.
The scandal was sparked by the US Department of Justice’s release of Epstein files, which show that Starmer’s appointee to the post of ambassador to the US, Peter Mendelsohn, apparently sent details to Epstein sensitive economic discussions British government.
Earlier Starmer apologized for appointing Mendelssohn as ambassador to the United States, despite the fact that his connections with the pedophile-financier Jeffrey Epstein were known.