Starmer’s premiership ‘on the ropes’, says US ambassador in leaked recording
Remarks by Sir Christian Turner, who replaced Lord Mandelson – sacked over his links to Jeffrey Epstein – come to light as King Charles meets Donald Trump on US visit
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NewsUKUK PoliticsStarmer’s premiership ‘on the ropes’, says US ambassador in leaked recordingRemarks by Sir Christian Turner, who replaced Lord Mandelson – sacked over his links to Jeffrey Epstein – come to light as King Charles meets Donald Trump on US visitKate Devlin Whitehall Editor Tuesday 28 April 2026 17:55 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966579","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/starmer-us-ambassador-christian-turner-mandelson-king-b2966579.html","title":"Starmer’s premiership ‘on the ropes’, says US…
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