Four junior ministers resigned their posts and dozens of lawmakers called for Keir Starmer to step down in the wake of heavy defeats in recent elections.

Former prime minister Gordon Brown was appointed UK special envoy on global finance as part of Keir Starmer’s attempt to patch up the rival factions in his Labour Party after it suffered dismal local election results.

Sir Olly Robbins has effectively been sacked after his department did not inform the prime minister that Lord Mandelson had failed security vetting.

Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to intervene in the row between Donald Trump and the BBC after the US president ramped up threats to sue the corporation. Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One on Friday night, Mr Trump said he would sue the ...