Conservative response to Peter Mandelson’s sacking

Kemi Badenoch MP, Leader of the Conservative Party, said:

“Peter Mandelson is now gone, but Keir Starmer failed yet another key test of leadership.

“I asked him about Peter Mandelson's links to the notorious paedophile Jeffrey Epstein six times at Prime Minister's Questions. And six times he could not provide any answers. 

“He gave his full backing to a man unfit for office. This matters for you. Because the Prime Minister has been distracted from the serious national security and economic challenges our country is facing.

“He is a weak Prime Minister, who doesn't have the courage to do the right thing at the right time.

“The deficit is growing, debt is mounting, the welfare budget is spiralling out of control, and we are bracing for punishing tax rises from Rachel Reeves this Autumn. 

“Enough is enough.

“The British public deserve a government focused on making sure our country is safe, lives within its means, and puts the public finances back on a sound footing. 

“Only the Conservatives can deliver that.”