President Trump used the past tense on Saturday to describe the U.K. as America’s “once great ally” when he rejected the country&#8217;s offer to send aircraft carriers to the Middle East.
“The United Kingdom, our once great ally, made the greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East,” said Trump. “That’s OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don’t need them any longer. But we will remember. We don’t need people that join wars after we’ve already won.” 
Before changing his stance, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer had criticized the strikes, <a href="https://x.com/search?q=uk&amp;src=typed_query">saying</a>, “Donald Trump has plunged the Middle East into chaos. We will stand by ethics, no matter the pressure.”
At a press conference on Friday, Starmer <a href="https://x.com/ChinaNow24/status/2030009994587025619">explained</a> the policy shift came when Iran started attacking countries around the Gulf and the surrounding region.
“When Iran started attacking countries around the Gulf and the wider region, the situation changed. Iran has now fired drones and missiles at ten countries that did not attack them,&#8221; Starmer said. &#8220;These are allies of the U.K. where we have hundreds of thousands of British people as well as British military personnel. Our number one priority is protecting our people.&#8221;
Before Iran’s attacks, Starmer explained he only wanted a negotiated settlement with Iran where they would give up their nuclear ambitions. “That’s why I took the decision that the U.K. would not join the initial strikes on Iran by the U.S. and Israel. That decision was deliberate. It was in the national interest and I stand by it.&#8221;
Trump <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-slams-starmer-not-winston-churchill-refusal-back-iran-strikes">criticized</a> Starmer on his initial decision, saying, “This is not Winston Churchill we are dealing with.”
Initially, Starmer blocked the United States from using British military bases for strikes against Iran during Operation Epic Fury. However, the U.K. later gave Trump permission for “defensive strikes.”
The president wanted to use British territories in the Indian Ocean. Days later, the U.K. agreed, but for the intervening time, American air forces had to make other arrangements.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who has seen his approval rating in the United Kingdom plunge to around 50 points underwater, boasted about his country&#8217;s decision to stay out of the conflict in Iran to a group of Muslims on Tuesday.
Starmer <a href="https://x.com/Suffragent_/status/2028949451490881950">spoke</a> to Muslims at a Ramadan ceremony held at Westminster Hall on Tuesday night and was applauded when he said, &#8220;On Iran, I want to make clear that the U.K. was not involved in the offensive strikes of the U.S. and Israel, and that remains the case.&#8221;
&#8220;As many of you know, I never supported the Iraq war back in 2003, and I&#8217;m determined that we learn and follow the lessons today,&#8221; he added. &#8220;However, Iran has attacked countries like us who played no role &#8230; the attacks are indiscriminate. And so what we are now doing is allowing our bases to be used for the defensive purposes of preventing those attacks and protecting innocent lives.&#8221;
After President Donald Trump authorized the U.S. military to conduct joint strikes with Israel on Iran last weekend, Starmer immediately <a href="https://x.com/Keir_Starmer/status/2027756559304966356">made clear</a> that while Iran &#8220;poses a direct threat&#8221; to many Brits, especially Iranian dissidents and Jewish people, the United Kingdom was not involved in the strikes targeting Iranian leaders, military infrastructure, and nuclear sites. Starmer also initially refused to allow American forces to use British bases to conduct strikes.
After Trump <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/02/uk-airbases-us-attack-iran-trump-starmer">ripped</a> Starmer over the refusal to grant the United States military permission to use U.K. bases, the prime minister backed down and allowed American forces to use the United Kingdom&#8217;s base in Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean. Trump said Britain &#8220;took far too long&#8221; to agree to the U.S. military&#8217;s request to operate out of Diego Garcia for &#8220;Operation Epic Fury.&#8221;
Trump argued that Britain should have been fully on board with the Iran strikes, saying that Iran has been responsible for killing a &#8220;lot of people from your country.&#8221;
Starmer&#8217;s remarks at the Ramadan ceremony on Tuesday were criticized by conservatives who have warned that Britain&#8217;s lax immigration policies are moving the country away from its traditional Western values, as scores of Muslim migrants have moved to London and the surrounding area in recent years. England&#8217;s Muslim population has jumped to around four million from less than three million in 2011. Muslims now make up around 6% of the United Kingdom&#8217;s total population.
England has also reportedly been a haven for Mojtaba Khamenei, the man poised to take over as Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader following the death of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-01-28/how-iran-supreme-leader-khamenei-s-son-built-a-global-property-empire">reported</a> in January that Mojtaba Khamenei is part of a vast Iranian network that has bought property throughout Europe, including &#8220;more than a dozen properties in London.&#8221;
Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly acquired the properties through Iranian businessman Ali Ansari, who has been sanctioned by the United Kingdom and the United States. One of Mojtaba Khamenei&#8217;s properties is on The Bishops Avenue, considered to be one of the most affluent streets in the world.
U.S. diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks in 2008 also <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/03/04/world-news/ayatollah-khameneis-son-now-tipped-to-be-supreme-leader-was-apparently-treated-for-impotency-in-uk-hospitals-report/">report</a> that Mojtaba Khamenei made multiple trips to London to receive medical treatment for impotence after struggling to conceive a child with his wife.

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When President Trump addresses the nation tonight, Jimmy Lai’s daughter, Claire Lai, will sit in the chamber as a reminder that the Chinese Communist Party is still punishing dissidents who dared to believe in freedom. Earlier this month, we learned of the <a href="http://google.com/search?q=jimmy+lai+sentence&amp;sca_esv=190a96a9d156750b&amp;rlz=1CAGZLV_enUS889&amp;tbm=nws&amp;sxsrf=ANbL-n4Gq5fmGsUjNbcnkqRKkx3Ey-n_Pw:1771015882615&amp;ei=yo6PafujJYSlqtsPu-XyiQc&amp;start=10&amp;sa=N&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj7sMykrNeSAxWEkmoFHbuyPHEQ8NMDegQIBhAW&amp;biw=1536&amp;bih=695&amp;dpr=1.25">near-life sentence</a> handed down to the Hong Kong democracy advocate. But Lai is not merely a symbol of Beijing’s repression. He is a British citizen. And if it takes an American president to elevate his cause before the world, it raises an uncomfortable question for Prime Minister Keir Starmer: what, exactly, is British citizenship worth?
Jimmy Lai’s life reads like a true rags-to-riches story. Born in mainland China, a 12-year-old Lai traveled by boat to what at the time was British Hong Kong with no money to his name. Finding work in the garment industry, Lai climbed his way up from the factory floor to achieve billionaire status. He could have rested on his laurels and gone quietly into retirement, but that is not who Jimmy Lai is.
Lai recognizes that his rise is thanks to the rights and freedoms Hong Kongers grew accustomed to, thanks to years as a British colony. Promising decades of autonomy and freedom under the handover, the CCP gradually whittled down the freedoms enjoyed in the city. Jimmy Lai refused to take these encroachments lying down, engaging in memorials of the Tiananmen Square Massacre and publishing pro-democracy content in the Apple Daily, the newspaper he founded. Therefore, it was no shock that Lai incurred the wrath of the CCP in the form of the National Security Law (NSL), under which he was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/10/hong-kong-media-tycoon-jimmy-lai-arrested-over-alleged-foreign-collusion#:~:text=%E2%80%9CToday%27s%20police%20action%20upends%20those,in%20protest%20against%20his%20arrest." target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> in 2020 for allegedly colluding with foreign forces.
Enter Keir Starmer, the British prime minister. While Starmer’s government has voiced opposition to Lai’s imprisonment, it has thus far been unsuccessful in securing Lai&#8217;s release. So why is the conviction of a Chinese citizen the business of Starmer or Great Britain in general? After all, a spokesman for the Chinese government <a href="https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5598459-jimmy-lai-should-be-severely-punished-by-law-spokesman">denounced</a> criticism of Lai’s conviction as interference in an internal affair. However, there are several reasons why this issue matters to the British Government.
First, Hong Kong is not just a former British colony — it is a city in which Britain has treaty obligations. As a signatory to the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the UK is responsible for ensuring that China fulfills its promise to allow autonomy in Hong Kong. For Jimmy Lai specifically, he is a British passport holder and therefore a British citizen. Keir Starmer is as responsible for Jimmy Lai’s safety as he is for any other British citizen unjustly detained abroad.
Jimmy Lai is not the only British citizen being held in a foreign prison. Estimates are that there are <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/24/its-about-political-will-is-the-foreign-office-failing-britons-detained-abroad">thousands of Brits</a> detained or arrested in foreign countries. Jagtar Singh Johal has been imprisoned in India since 2017 after he confessed to involvement in a murder after police tortured a confession out of him. Every day that Jimmy Lai, Jagtar Singh Johal, and many others sit in prison is a day that Starmer is failing his citizenry.
What can Starmer do to help people like Jimmy Lai? For starters, he can stop treating the Chinese government like a friendly nation. The Jimmy Lai conviction is one of many examples where Starmer has been soft on China. His recent visit to Beijing <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2j04lk83zo">focused</a> on trade and tourism, but Starmer claims that he <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15543421/Keir-Starmer-accused-monumental-diplomatic-failure-China-jails.html">raised</a> the issue of Lai’s release when he was in China. This casual approach isn’t going to cut it. Unjust imprisonment is not some tertiary issue in diplomacy. What good are reduced tariffs on whiskey if British citizens aren’t safe when they travel to China?
If Keir Starmer wants to free Jimmy Lai and the other dissidents in Hong Kong, he needs to get tough on the Chinese government. First, trade negotiations need to stop until Lai is released from prison. The UK is failing its obligations to Hong Kong; now is the time to change course. Second, Starmer needs to shut down the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/world/europe/chinese-embassy-london-starmer.html">Chinese mega-embassy</a> project in London. Not only does the mega-embassy put critical communication cables at risk, but its construction will also allow the CCP to expand the transnational repression of other Hong Kong democracy advocates living in London. If Britain can’t protect its citizens abroad, the very least it can do is protect them on British territory.
Keir Starmer’s tenure at 10 Downing Street has been a disaster for a <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-epstein-files-threaten-to-topple-keir-starmers-labour-government/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">variety of reasons</a>, but his handling of the Jimmy Lai arrest only adds fuel to the fire. While Starmer’s days as PM might be limited, he can right this wrong if he acts quickly. By securing Jimmy Lai&#8217;s freedom, Keir Starmer will establish Britain’s diplomatic influence and potentially serve as a deterrent to other regimes hoping to illegally detain British citizens.
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<a href="https://www.joinyv.org/talent/matthew-cookson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt Cookson</a> is an alumnus of the Young Voices Contributor Program and was a Middle East History and Policy Fellow with Young Voices. He also works in the supply chain for a U.S. Defense Contractor. His commentary has appeared in the Mises Institute, Real Clear Politics, the National Interest, Providence Magazine, China Source, and the Idaho Freedom Foundation. You can follow him on X @<a href="https://x.com/MattCookson95" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MattCookson95</a> and Substack @<a href="https://substack.com/@thewaythecookiecrumbles?utm_source=user-menu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thewaythecookiecrumbles</a>.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Activists In L.A. Rally Outside Chinese Consulate For Imprisoned Hong Kong Media Entrepreneur Jimmy Lai

As Jimmy Lai’s Daughter Attends Trump’s Address, Britain Faces An Uncomfortable Question

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Mexican special forces take out Jalisco Cartel leader “El Mencho,” sparking violence across 20 Mexican states. President Donald Trump will deliver the annual State of the Union address on Tuesday night, and another high-profile name has been arrested in the U.K. over their connection to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
It’s Tuesday, February 24, 2026, and this is the news you need to know to start your day. Today’s edition of the Morning Wire podcast can be heard below:
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Mexico Takes Out Kingpin ‘El Mencho’</h2>
With help from the United States, Mexican special forces on Sunday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mexican-drug-lord-el-mencho-killed-in-military-operation-says-government-source">killed</a> longtime Jalisco Cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes. 
Oseguera, with a U.S. bounty of $15 million, was regarded as one of the most notorious drug traffickers in the world. He was perhaps the most powerful drug lord in the world. This was a major step by Mexico and a big win for the United States. American authorities say groups like the Jalisco Cartel are responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans a year through the drug trade.
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Violence has exploded across the country in the aftermath. There are many Americans stranded in Mexico right now because the violence has closed down roads and airports. At least a couple of dozen Mexican National Guardsmen have been killed so far in the fighting.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">SOTU Preview</h2>
President Trump will deliver his annual State of the Union address tonight — a high-stakes moment for outlining his administration’s priorities and shaping the message Republicans will take into the 2026 midterm elections.
It’s expected to be a consequential evening, with Trump highlighting what he frames as major accomplishments in the first year of his second term and stressing policy directions he hopes will resonate with Republican voters.
Expect him to spotlight what he describes as historic gains at the southern border, touting a dramatic crackdown on illegal immigration and stepped-up deportations. He is also likely to point to diplomatic and security developments in the Middle East, including the continued tension between the United States, Israel, and Iran, as talks over Iran&#8217;s nuclear program continue in Geneva and officials caution that the risk of conflict remains high.
On trade, Trump is pressing forward. After the Supreme Court limited his earlier tariff framework, the administration implemented a 10% global tariff under separate authority, with the president saying he would prefer to raise it to 15%. The current rate remains at 10%, but Trump is expected to make the case that tougher trade measures are key to protecting American workers and reducing the trade deficit.
The president is also likely to highlight efforts to make American cities safer, reinforcing law-and-order themes that are central to his broader political narrative.
All told, tonight’s address is set to be part accomplishments report, part policy outline, and part strategic messaging designed to shape the national debate — and Republican positioning — as voters head into the midterms later this year.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Ex-Ambassador Mandelson Arrested</h2>
Former U.K. ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-british-ambassador-arrested-over-epstein-file-revelations?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Former+British+Ambassador+Arrested+Over+Epstein+File+Revelations">arrested</a> Monday over “suspicion of misconduct” in office. The charges stem from newly released Jeffrey Epstein files. 
Mandelson served under Prime Minister Keir Starmer before Starmer removed him in September 2025. The scandal erupting around Mandelson has threatened to tear apart Starmer’s government, as well as further validating concerns about Mandelson prior to his appointment, based on information in the Epstein files. The arrest comes just days after British police <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-prince-andrew-arrested-over-epstein-files-faces-life-in-prison">arrested</a> former Prince Andrew in connection with his ties to Epstein. 
Morning Wire spoke with GB News host Bev Turner about the latest fallout from the Epstein files. According to Turner, Mandelson could be in major trouble: “It genuinely carries a risk of life imprisonment. If you are found guilty of misconduct in public office, it&#8217;s an incredibly serious charge.”

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Morning Brief: Trump’s High-Stakes Address To Americans & Tourists Trapped In Cartel Crossfire

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The British government is considering removing former Prince Andrew from the line of succession following his recent arrest.
The legislation would prevent Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from ever becoming king, the BBC reported.
Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his titles last year, but is still eighth in line to the throne. He would only be next in line following the deaths of Prince William, William’s three children, Prince Harry, and Harry’s two children.
Removing Mountbatten-Windsor from succession would be the “right thing to do,” Defence Minister Luke Pollard told the BBC.
The government would not take steps to remove Mountbatten-Windsor until after the police investigation concludes, Pollard said. He added that he hoped the move would “enjoy cross-party support.”
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has indicated support for such legislation, The Times <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/will-andrew-be-removed-from-line-of-succession-ksgdd3jhx?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqdNWa15Dk7Exka6IcXf8U20YrZrUc5VGCDfw81RF_a47qLSP6R9Y8Nw&amp;gaa_ts=6999e484&amp;gaa_sig=dX5zcawzbCxM4QsAaSTq_4CYPGVdFBY18JBbpurubugbk9GtepHlSMJ0iVJhVtB6rJeNOdGpzD8jnpZOkNZ-DA%3D%3D">reported</a>. Buckingham Palace has said it will not interfere should Parliament proceed.
Still, James Murray, chief secretary to the Treasury, told the BBC that “any questions in that sphere would be quite complicated.”
Thames Valley Police arrested Mountbatten-Windsor on his 66th birthday on Thursday, The Daily Wire previously reported. He was held on suspicion of misconduct in public office but released later that day, according to the BBC.
His was the first arrest of a member of the British royal family since Charles I was arrested almost 400 years ago.
Law enforcement said Mountbatten-Windsor was being investigated over concerns that he shared “confidential material,” reportedly including trade documents, with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Mountbatten-Windsor could face life in prison if convicted.
“Following a thorough assessment, we have now opened an investigation into this allegation of misconduct in public office,” Assistant Chief Constable Oliver Wright said at the time.
The Metropolitan Police expanded the investigation Friday and is contacting all of Andrew’s former protection officers, The Times reported.
King Charles III called for a fair investigation into Mountbatten-Windsor.
“What now follows is the full, fair and proper process by which this issue is investigated in the appropriate manner and by the appropriate authorities,” he said in a statement following Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest. “In this, as I have said before, they have our full and wholehearted support and co-operation.”
Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, who died by apparent suicide last year, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-prince-andrew-arrested-over-epstein-files-faces-life-in-prison">alleged</a> that Mountbatten-Windsor sexually abused her when she was 17. He previously <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60667111">settled</a> a civil lawsuit brought by Giuffre in 2022 without admitting wrongdoing.
“He knows what he’s done and he can attest to that,” Giuffre said in 2019. “He knows exactly what he’s done and I hope he comes clean about it.”
Giuffre&#8217;s family welcomed the arrest.
&#8220;Today, our broken hearts have been lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty,&#8221; they said. &#8220;He was never a prince.&#8221;
&#8220;For survivors everywhere, Virginia did this for you,” they added.
Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report.

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The FBI releases video footage from Nancy Guthrie&#8217;s front door, Democrats spar with Trump&#8217;s top immigration chiefs on Capitol Hill, and the Epstein files spark a firestorm in the U.K.
It’s Wednesday, February 11, 2026, and this is the news you need to know to start your day. Today’s edition of the Morning Wire podcast can be heard below:
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Nancy Guthrie Person Of Interest Detained And Released</h2>
The FBI <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/live-updates-search-continues-for-nancy-guthrie-as-deadline-for-ransom-note-passes?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Daily+Wire&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Person+%E2%80%98Detained+For+Questioning%E2%80%99+In+Nancy+Guthrie+Case+After+Possible+Ransom+Payment+Activity">provided</a> a breakthrough on Tuesday, releasing video footage of a potential suspect in the case of Nancy Guthrie before authorities detained a man as a person of interest outside Tucson on Tuesday night. The man was later released from custody. 
The photos showed a frightening scene: a masked man approaching Guthrie’s front door and obscuring her Nest camera. The man also appears to be carrying a gun. FBI Director Kash Patel then released 30 seconds of video. The man walks up to the doorbell camera, trying to cover the lens, which doesn’t work. He goes back towards the archway in front of Guthrie&#8217;s house, picks up some vegetation, and tries to cover up the camera with it again. 
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Immigration Officials Trade Barbs With Democrats</h2>
A combative hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday had Democrats sparring with the Trump administration’s top immigration chiefs. Democrats focused fire on the Trump immigration and deportation agenda. The acting ICE director was asked to resign multiple times and, unsurprisingly, said no, defending the officers and agents he leads. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) told acting ICE Director Todd Lyons that Democrats calling ICE the &#8220;Gestapo&#8221; and &#8220;secret police&#8221; is justified because it is what they are seeing. &#8220;People are simply making valid observations about your tactics, which are un-American and outright fascist,” Goldman said. Lyons told Goldman to go to the Holocaust Museum because he was wrong to make the comparison. The dispute between immigration officials and Democratic lawmakers continued.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">The U.K.’s Epstein Crisis</h2>
The release of the Jeffrey Epstein files has sparked a firestorm over in the U.K., where British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is embroiled in a scandal involving their ambassador to the U.S., while King Charles says he’s ready to support the British police looking into his brother Andrew. The Royal Family in general has been very quiet on the Epstein scandal, even though the king&#8217;s brother, Andrew, until recently Prince Andrew, is so closely related to the Epstein Island events. In politics, the U.K. elected a Labour government about 20 months ago with Sir Keir Starmer as the leader. Now, as part of that administration, one of the most significant positions is the British ambassador to America. Lord Peter Mandelson was given that job, a shock to many, given the upcoming Epstein files. The scandal erupted anew with the latest Justice Department release of files, and Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chief-of-staff-falls-on-sword-as-party-turns-on-u-k-s-starmer-over-epstein-linked-appointee?author=Tim+Pearce&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Chief+Of+Staff+Falls+On+Sword+As+Party+Turns+On+U.K.%E2%80%99s+Starmer+Over+Epstein-Linked+Appointee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resigned</a> over the weekend because of Mandelson’s appointment.

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Morning Brief: Nancy Guthrie Search Escalates, Immigration Officials Grilled, & Epstein Haunts U.K. Elite

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer&#8217;s chief of staff resigned on Sunday as the premier faces increasing pressure to step aside — some from within his own party — over recent revelations linking one of his former ambassadors to the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Starmer&#8217;s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney stepped down after emails released by the U.S. Department of Justice revealed more about former U.K. Ambassador Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender who died in jail in 2019.
In a <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c74wd01egvyt?post=asset%3A7905f35e-1e89-4761-92e4-bf51ccc0e8e4#post">statement</a> explaining his resignation, McSweeney took responsibility for Starmer’s decision to install Mandelson as the U.K. Ambassador to the United States. Records in the Epstein files have revealed Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein to be much deeper than Mandelson had previously admitted, according to the <a href="https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news-corner/starmer-chief-of-staff-resigns-over-mandelson-appointment/">European Conservative</a>.
“The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong. He has damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself,” said McSweeney.
“When asked, I advised the Prime Minister to make that appointment and I take full responsibility for that advice,” he continued. “In public life responsibility must be owned when it matters most, not just when it is most convenient. In these circumstances, the only honourable course is to step aside.”
The Justice Department released millions of files related to Epstein on January 30. Some of those files revealed emails that appear to show Mandelson sharing confidential information with Epstein during the 2008 financial crisis and after Epstein had been convicted of sex crimes, including a count involving a minor. The revelation is now the basis of a police investigation into Mandelson.
Other files revealed that Epstein paid Mandelson $75,000 between 2003 and 2004, according to the <a href="https://www.theamericanconservative.com/uk-pm-starmers-chief-of-staff-resigns-in-jeffrey-epstein-fallout/">American Conservative</a>.
Starmer released a <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c74wd01egvyt?post=asset%3Af9e3b876-8fa1-4def-85a5-a40430d2d7c3#post">statement</a> on Sunday showing appreciation for McSweeney’s work. McSweeney had been one of Starmer’s closest and longest serving aides.
&#8220;He turned our party around after one of its worst ever defeats and played a central role running our election campaign. It is largely thanks to his dedication, loyalty and leadership that we won a landslide majority and have the chance to change the country,” said Starmer.
“Having worked closely with Morgan in opposition and in government, I have seen every day his commitment to the Labour Party and to our country. Our party and I owe him a debt of gratitude, and I thank him for his service,” he added.
Starmer appointed Mandelson to represent the U.K. in Washington in December of 2024 despite Mandelson’s prior ties to Epstein. After more was revealed about the then-ambassador’s ties to Epstein last year, Mandelson was fired. Mandelson’s fall continued after the most recent release of Epstein documents, with the disgraced ex-ambassador resigning his Labour Party membership and stepping down from the House of Lords.
The scandal erupting around Mandelson has threatened to topple Starmer’s premiership as members of his own party grow frustrated. Cabinet minister Pat McFadden said that blaming McSweeney for Mandelson’s appointment is a mistake.
“I don&#8217;t think he should,” McFadden told <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/starmers-top-adviser-shouldnt-resign-over-mandelson-scandal-as-responsibility-lies-with-pm-minister-says-13504837">Sky News</a> when asked Sunday if McSweeney should resign. “In the end &#8230; it’s a prime ministerial appointment. And prime ministers have to take responsibility for the decisions that they make.”

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Chief Of Staff Falls On Sword As Party Turns On U.K.'s Starmer Over Epstein-Linked Appointee

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure after acknowledging that he knew of ties between his former U.S. Ambassador, Lord Peter Mandelson, and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before appointing Mandelson to the post.
Starmer’s admission has triggered backlash from across the British political spectrum, forced a partial reversal on the release of government documents, and raised fresh questions about the vetting process behind one of the United Kingdom’s most sensitive diplomatic appointments.
At Prime Minister’s Questions this week, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch pressed Starmer on whether official security vetting had flagged Mandelson’s continued association with Epstein after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor. “Yes it did,” Starmer replied, confirming that the relationship had been reviewed and that “various questions were put to him” during the appointment process.
Starmer, however, claimed he was unaware of what he described as the “sheer depth and the extent” of Mandelson’s ties to Epstein, accusing the former Labour power broker of lying repeatedly about the relationship. Starmer told Parliament, “He lied about that to everyone for years. When the new information came to light, I sacked him.&#8221;
Mandelson, a political appointee rather than a career diplomat, was removed from his role as ambassador to Washington in September following the release of new material tied to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Epstein files. Those documents appear to show Mandelson sharing potentially market-sensitive information with Epstein during the 2008 financial crisis, when Mandelson was serving as business secretary in Gordon Brown’s government.
The relationship between Mandelson and Epstein, including Mandelson’s stays at Epstein’s residences after the conviction, had been reported publicly prior to Mandelson’s 2024 appointment. Starmer acknowledged that some of those details were known to Downing Street and reviewed during due diligence and security vetting.
“What was not known was the depth and extent,” Starmer repeated.
The controversy has escalated beyond partisan criticism, with Labour MPs, led by former deputy leader Angela Rayner, pushing back against Starmer’s initial plan to allow the Cabinet Secretary to determine which appointment documents could be withheld on national security grounds.
Under pressure from his own party, Starmer agreed instead to allow Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee to oversee decisions on what material can be released, a move widely seen as an attempt to calm the waters amid growing unrest on Labour’s back benches.
The Conservative Party has tabled a “humble address” motion in the House of Commons, a rarely used parliamentary tactic designed to compel the government to release internal documents. The motion seeks disclosure of vetting materials and communications involving Mandelson and the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, Morgan McSweeney, a close Mandelson ally who remains under scrutiny.
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has also called for a public inquiry, pressing Starmer on whether he considered Epstein’s victims when appointing Mandelson to such a senior role.
Lord Mandelson has resigned from the Labour Party and stepped down from the House of Lords. Starmer has announced plans to introduce legislation to prevent Mandelson from retaining his peerage title and confirmed that Mandelson has been stripped of his status as a Privy Counsellor with the consent of King Charles.
Mandelson has reportedly argued that he sought Epstein’s financial expertise in what he believed to be the national interest. Starmer, however, offered an unusually blunt condemnation of his former ally, saying, “Mandelson betrayed our country, our Parliament, and my party. If I knew then what I know now, he would never have been anywhere near government.”
Documents relating to Mandelson’s appointment are expected to be released later today, with material referred to police as part of an ongoing investigation.

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President Donald Trump ripped into the United Kingdom on Tuesday for its plan to cede control of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius. 
Trump said that the deal showed “weakness” to Russia and China and would endanger a key American military base located on the island of Diego Garcia, one of the Chagos Islands. Last year, the United Kingdom inked a deal to hand control of the islands over to Mauritius. At the time, the agreement was supported by the Trump administration. 
“Shockingly, our ‘brilliant’ NATO Ally, the United Kingdom, is currently planning to give away the Island of Diego Garcia, the site of a vital U.S. Military Base, to Mauritius, and to do so FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER,” Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115926047595803521">wrote</a> on Truth Social. “There is no doubt that China and Russia have noticed this act of total weakness. These are International Powers who only recognize STRENGTH, which is why the United States of America, under my leadership, is now, after only one year, respected like never before.”
Trump said that the deal showed the strategic necessity of the United States acquiring Greenland. 
“The UK giving away extremely important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, and is another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired. Denmark and its European Allies have to DO THE RIGHT THING,” he added. 
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent echoed that same reasoning during an appearance at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday. 
“The U.K. is signing the island over to Mauritius. So again, I can see why the president believes that for U.S. engagement we do not want another Diego Garcia on our hands,” Bessent said, referring to Trump’s Greenland aspirations. 
A spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that his &#8220;position hasn&#8217;t changed on Diego Garcia or on the treaty that&#8217;s been signed.&#8221;
The Naval base on Diego Garcia <a href="https://cnrj.cnic.navy.mil/Installations/NSF-Diego-Garcia/About/About-Diego-Garcia/">provides</a> logistical support to American forces deployed for missions in the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf. The island is home to about 280 Navy personnel, 40 Air Force personnel, and 40 British troops. 
Trump&#8217;s State Department <a href="https://www.state.gov/u-s-support-for-uk-and-mauritius-agreement-on-chagos-archipelago">previously approved</a> the agreement to return the islands to Mauritius&#8217; control. The island of Diego Garcia would be leased to the United Kingdom for 99 years. The Trump administration determined that the deal secured “the long-term, stable, and effective operation of the joint U.S.-UK military facility at Diego Garcia,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at the time.

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Pictures of bikini-clad women have been known to cause strain in marriages. But could skimpy swimsuits trigger a threat to the United States&#8217; and Great Britain&#8217;s “special relationship?&#8221;
In recent weeks, young women have been targeted on X by individuals using Grok’s AI technology to manipulate their image without their consent. I, myself, was a victim in this scandal: an anonymous user replied to a perfectly normal post I had written about puberty blockers and instructed X’s AI to generate a sexualized deepfake of me: “put her in a micro-bikini, on her knees, knees out, tongue out.”
I have never taken, shared, or consented to anything remotely like that. The ability of a stranger to weaponize my face and turn it into public pornography is a profound violation. It strips you of your dignity, your identity, and your sense of personal control in a way few things can.
So, I reported it. And X acted: fast. The comment was removed, the image was deleted, and the account responsible was, as far as I can tell, permanently suspended. Soon after, X restricted Grok’s image-generation features for non-subscribers, effectively shutting down the anonymous abuse that had driven most of this trend. Within days, the phenomenon had largely disappeared.
It was a negative experience, but it was handled. The platform corrected course. We moved on.
Or at least, most of us did. The British government did not.
Instead, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s administration has chosen to escalate the incident into something far bigger: floating the possibility of <a href="https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/uk-x-ban-grok-ai-elon-musk/">banning X entirely</a> in the United Kingdom. This has triggered an extraordinary diplomatic row with the United States, whose State Department has now openly warned Britain that such a move could provoke retaliation.
State Department spokesmen have <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/us-state-department-threaten-uk-probe-elon-musk-x-grok/">made clear</a> that Washington would view such a ban as an unjustified attack on freedom of speech, behavior more typical of an authoritarian state than a Western democracy. Some American officials have even hinted at travel restrictions or legal pressure against British officials involved in enforcement.
That kind of terse language is almost unheard of between Britain and America. But it didn’t come out of nowhere. Tensions have been building over the last few years as the United Kingdom persistently flouts respect for free expression. Mothers are <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3nn60wyr6o">jailed</a> for months on end for long-since deleted tweets. Christians are <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/02/14/adam-smith-connor-abortion-campaigner-jd-vance/">convicted</a> for praying silently near abortion facilities. The examples are racking up at an extraordinary pace.
The recent government targeting of X is ostensibly meant to prevent women and children from porn-related crime. But if ministers were genuinely driven by concern for female dignity and child safety, X would be nowhere near the top of their list.
Pornhub, one of the largest pornography platforms in the world, has a documented history of hosting child sexual abuse material, rape videos, and non-consensual content. In 2025, American regulators <a href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/09/ftc-takes-action-against-operators-pornhub-other-pornographic-sites-deceiving-users-about-efforts">concluded</a> that Pornhub&#8217;s parent company had misled the public about safeguards and failed to prevent the re-uploading of illegal material.
And yet Pornhub remains accessible in Britain. No threats or bans from the government. Just quiet assurances about age verification and “compliance.”
The same is true of other AI platforms. Gemini, ChatGPT, and countless image-generation tools have all faced cases where non-consensual deepfakes were produced. None have been threatened with national expulsion. None have been treated as existential threats to public safety.
So, why X?
X is not primarily a sexual platform. It is a political one. It hosts journalists, dissidents, activists, and cultural critics. It is messy, chaotic, and often offensive — but it is also one of the last major spaces where unfiltered political disagreement still happens at scale.
That is why this fight has become transatlantic. The United States understands something the British government seems either unable or unwilling to admit: a wholesale ban on X would be a gross attempt to control and shut down public conversation, including views the government simply dislike.
If Starmer truly believes in protecting the vulnerable, his government should be relentlessly targeting the platforms that profit from sexual abuse and exploitation. Until that happens, the sudden ferocity directed at X will remain impossible to read as anything other than ideological.
And now, thanks to America’s spotlight, the world is watching.
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Lois McLatchie Miller (@LoisMcLatch) is a writer and commentator from Great Britain.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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The Wikipedia entry of a British-Egyptian national downplays his history of violent and antisemitic rhetoric that was spotlighted by critics after he was welcomed into the U.K. by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The first section of the Wikipedia <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaa_Abd_El-Fattah">page</a> for Alaa Abd el-Fattah describes him as an “Egyptian-British software developer, blogger, political activist and former political prisoner who was imprisoned by the Egyptian government for 12 years.” It briefly summarizes his history of conflict with the Egyptian government, serving stints in prison for “organising a political protest without requesting authorisation” and for “spreading fake news.”
Abd el-Fattah received a literary honor as a 2024 PEN Pinter Prize “writer of courage,” according to the page. Starmer lobbied the Egyptian government for Abd el-Fattah’s release and considered the case a top priority.
At the bottom of the introductory section, the page briefly mentions a “controversy over his past social media posts” that broke out after his arrival in the United Kingdom. The posts contained “openly racist views and incitements to violence.”
Over a decade ago, when Abd el-Fattah was around 30 years old, he posted a number of messages on what was then Twitter, calling for the death of Zionists. He also described himself as being “far from British” and described the British people as “dogs and monkeys.”
Other posts <a href="https://x.com/Adrian_Hilton/status/2005962561938657603">called</a> to “kill all foreigh [sic] journalists” and “advocate genocide against journalists.” Abd el-Fattah particularly disliked “f*cking white journalists.” He <a href="https://x.com/Adrian_Hilton/status/2005197972976664751">described</a> “white people” generally as “a blight on the earth.”
Critics, such as Ashley Rindsberg at NeutralPOV, have <a href="https://x.com/AshleyRindsberg/status/2005616773849063669">contrasted</a> Wikipedia’s treatment of Abd el-Fattah with right-wing figures such as Tommy Robinson, who the site <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Robinson">describes</a> as a “British far-right activist” with “a history of criminal convictions” in its opening paragraph.
Wikipedia entries have grown in influence with the rise of artificial intelligence. AIs appear to scrape the site for information, deeming it a trustworthy source. The site has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-anti-zionism-sentence-wikipedia-wont-let-you-touch">suspected</a> of bias against conservatives and as a path for foreign influence into American information networks. Earlier this year, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-goes-to-war-with-wikipedia-over-political-slant">announced</a> an investigation into bias and foreign interference on Wikipedia.
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Abd el-Fattah arrived in the United Kingdom last week after nearly two decades of run-ins with Egyptian authorities. He <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/12/28/murderer-echr-win-extremist-win-british-citizenship/">obtained</a> U.K. citizenship in 2021 through an immigration law that allows mothers to transmit citizenship to their children, even allowing him to bypass a “good character” background check that some lawmakers argue he would have failed because of his past calls for violence.
“I’m delighted that Alaa Abd el-Fattah is back in the UK and has been reunited with his loved ones, who must be feeling profound relief,” Starmer <a href="https://x.com/Keir_Starmer/status/2004603692197036322">posted</a> on December 26. “Alaa&#8217;s case has been a top priority for my government since we came to office. I’m grateful to President Sisi for his decision to grant the pardon.”
Starmer later <a href="https://x.com/Telegraph/status/2005338205160112392">claimed</a> to have been unfamiliar with Abd el-Fattah’s “abhorrent” past statements. Starmer <a href="https://x.com/EYakoby/status/2005663881675628799">pushed</a> for Abd el-Fattah to be released by Egyptian authorities for years after his imprisonment over “social media posts.”
Abd el-Fattah has often been described as a “pro-democracy” activist for his support of the Arab Spring protests that took place in Egypt in 2011. The protests called for democratic elections in order to install leaders affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood.
The Trump administration recently deemed certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood terror groups, including the Brotherhood chapter in Egypt that Abd el-Fattah rallied in support of. “Democracy” in the Middle East is often used to justify national and regional takeovers by radical Islamists, according to experts.
“After the Arab Spring protests of 2011 brought down dictatorships across the Middle East, many Brotherhood branches even embraced elections as a means of seeking power,” according to an October<a href="https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/10/27/patient-extremism-the-many-faces-of-the-muslim-brotherhood/"> report</a> from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. “They may accept leaders chosen by the people, but their bedrock conviction remains that no government is legitimate unless it rules according to the dictates of sharia, Islamic law.”

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer shared a statement declaring his intention to protect women and girls from &#8220;misogyny&#8221; — and was immediately met with a virtual thrashing from women and girls who say he&#8217;s already failed them with policies that protect grooming and rape gangs and give trans-identifying men access to their spaces.
Starmer addressed the issue in an X post, in which he suggested that the greatest threat facing women and girls was the misogyny being cultivated in young men by social media influencers.
&#8220;I want my daughter to grow up in a Britain where she feels safe in school, online, and in relationships. Every young girl deserves that, and every young boy should be protected from harmful misogynistic influences,&#8221; he posted. &#8220;My government is making that happen, by backing teachers, calling out misogyny, and intervening early. We can stop harm before it starts and save a generation of young men from the influence of online misogynists.&#8221;
A number quickly pointed out that Starmer&#8217;s failure to tighten immigration laws was putting more girls in immediate danger than any toxic internet culture.
&#8220;How about deporting Pakistani grooming gang members?&#8221; Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) <a href="https://x.com/RepFine/status/2001778910770458695">suggested</a>.
&#8220;Your government bends the knee to terrorists in the name of equity. You don&#8217;t care about girls or women; if you did, you&#8217;d do something about the terrorists in your country,&#8221; Twitchy&#8217;s Sam Janney <a href="https://x.com/PolitiBunny/status/2001656302703964316">added</a>.
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&#8220;Stop lecturing schoolboys while refusing to secure the border or enforce the law,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/TheBritishIntel/status/2001613317144527171">another said</a>. &#8220;British lads aren’t the problem — importing violence and then blaming our sons is cowardice, not leadership.&#8221;
One victim of an alleged grooming gang called Starmer out directly, saying, &#8220;I wanted to grow up in a Britain where CSE detectives didn’t ask me if I &#8216;consented to sexual activity&#8217; after I was abused from the age of 5. I wanted to grow up in a Britain where the police didn’t show up at my door to threaten me after I exposed their failings on TV.&#8221;
&#8220;I wanted to grow up in a Britain that didn’t prioritise &#8216;community cohesion&#8217; and &#8216;race relations&#8217; over protecting little girls from being raped and killed. I wanted to grow up in a Britain where Labour politicians like you didn’t turn a blind eye to the systemic abuse of little girls,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;I wanted to grow up in a Britain that didn’t refuse to prosecute 98.6% of rape cases. I wanted to grow up in a Britain that didn’t trade little girls for votes.&#8221;
&#8220;How dare you try and lecture us on the importance of protecting women and girls after you and your party spent decades betraying us? You are a hypocrite and a liar, Keir Starmer,&#8221; she declared.
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I wanted to grow up in a Britain where CSE detectives didn’t ask me if I “consented to sexual activity” after I was abused from the age of 5.
I wanted to grow up in a Britain where the police didn’t show up at my door to threaten me after I exposed their failings on TV.
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&#8220;Britain will turn itself into a dystopian police state before it admits that its problems stem from mass Muslim immigration,&#8221; The Federalist&#8217;s John Daniel Davidson <a href="https://x.com/johnddavidson/status/2001689563388125326">concluded</a>.
Author J.K. Rowling took the argument in another direction, <a href="https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/2002090766223462862">registering her disgust</a> with Starmer&#8217;s position on trans issues: &#8220;I want my daughters to live in a country where their right to single-sex spaces isn’t under attack from their own government.&#8221;
&#8220;Despite being married to a woman and the father to a daughter, you still required the Supreme Court to tell you what a woman is. That makes you one of two things; stupid, or a coward. In either circumstance, to think you can be trusted with the safety of women and girls in this country is laughable,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/FFS_WhatNow/status/2001718390919254290">another said</a>.
Carla Lockhart, MP, <a href="https://x.com/carlalockhart/status/2001996714069139801">added</a>, &#8220;Perhaps you can begin by ensuring that your daughter can have female only toilets, changing rooms and spaces. The Supreme Court was clear. Because of Labour a court had to rule on something so plain and obvious to us all. Now act on the Supreme Court ruling and stop your Ministers stalling.&#8221;
Even Santa Claus weighed in with just one week to go before Christmas, declaring Starmer to be &#8220;on the naughty list.&#8221;
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Keir Starmer is on the naughty list. <a href="https://t.co/rinxugGAGN">pic.twitter.com/rinxugGAGN</a>
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