Prime Minister, it's time to go...

Majority of voters and politicians from all parties now of one voice

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A MAJORITY of the public and figures across the political divide want Keir Starmer to quit as his government reels from the Mandelson-Epstein scandal.

Fewer than one in four voters (23%) think Sir Keir should remain as Labour leader and a mere 15% say that it was a reasonable decision for him to appoint Peter Mandelson to the top diplomatic position of US ambassador.

More than half of people (55%) now want Sir Keir to resign as Prime Minister amid widespread dismay at the close relationship between Mandelson and convicted sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, according to the findings from Opinium.

Sir Keir has a miserable net approval rating of -44, far behind Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (-11) and the Conservatives' Kemi Badenoch (-9).

And among people who voted Labour last year, only 48% want him to stay on.

A Labour MP pressed for Sir Keir to call it a day, telling this newspaper: "He fails to connect with any group in society. He's got no communication skills. He's proven he's got poor judgment. He's proven again this week he lacks those vital political skills. It's best for him that he leaves politics now."

Damningly, most Britons (56%) say Sir Keir, right, should have anticipated the controversy before appointing Mandelson to the critical transatlantic role.