Starmer says ‘vast majority’ of Labour still supports him, despite Mandelson controversy – UK politics live

Prime minister says ‘you never hear from … the people who are supportive, loyal and just want to get on with the job’

Keir Starmer began the day with a statement about the shooting incident at the White House correspondents’ dinner:

“I am shocked by the scenes at the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington overnight,” Starmer posted on X. “Any attack on democratic institutions or on the freedom of the press must be condemned in the strongest possible terms.”