Starmer will no doubt be considering his position all weekend before being grilled in the Commons on Monday.
I reckon it’s unlikely he resigns before the local elections in three weeks or so, as doing so now would make the expected drubbing then even worse. Wait for that final nail in the coffin then walk or be pushed.
The nauseating thought of Trump’s glee at his removal is as good a reason as any for him to stay.
I mistakenly wrote earlier that Yvette Cooper has questions to answer, forgetting it was David Lammy who was Foreign Secretary at the time of Mandelson’s appointment. Over to you David…