U.K. PM insists he won't resign over scandal of U.S. envoy's appointment

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted Wednesday (April 22, 2026) helium would not resign, claiming allegations of misleading MPs implicit his assignment of a enactment loyalist arsenic UK envoy to Washington had been "put to bed".

Mr. Starmer's remarks successful Parliament came arsenic the beleaguered premier faced caller calls to measurement down implicit his admitted mistake of judgement successful appointing seasoned erstwhile person Peter Mandelson to the coveted post.

The premier spoke to lawmakers a time aft the Foreign Ministry's astir elder official, Olly Robbins, gave grounds to a parliamentary committee having been fired by Mr. Starmer implicit the matter past week.