Senior Labour Minister Backs Starmer, Warns Against Ousting PM

• A senior Labour minister, Jacqui Smith, has publicly supported Keir Starmer, stating that removing him as Prime Minister would be a 'mistake'.
• Smith emphasized that the Labour government should avoid infighting, a pitfall of previous administrations.
• The support comes amid mounting pressure on Starmer following a rocky start to his premiership and controversies, including the appointment of Peter Mandelson.
• Starmer's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, resigned taking responsibility for advising the Mandelson appointment, which critics hoped would placate them.
• However, some Labour MPs, like Andy McDonald, criticize Starmer's "Mandelsonian agenda" and call for a clearer party direction.