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news Cbc World 2026-04-17

Starmer Faces Calls to Resign Over Epstein Connections

Growing demands for Keir Starmer's resignation surfaced after Peter Mandelson, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, passed a security vetting failure but was named UK Ambassador to the US anyway.


<img alt="Sinking popularity" height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/4b40d9e2-331f-4a78-bbad-4ee2395869ca,1776438385291/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C192%2C3696%2C2079%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a press conference after the multinational virtual summit at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, April 17, 2026.Tom Nicholson/Pool via REUTERS" width="620" /><p>Calls are growing for Keir Starmer to resign after it was reveale...

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