Updated April 23, 2026 — 9:13am , first published 3:29am

London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been put on notice by Labour colleagues who want him to quit for the good of the government, after the scandal over his appointment of a disgraced former minister as ambassador to the US.

In the first public revolt from within government ranks, a Labour MP called for a “timetable” to replace Starmer amid the furore over the decision to name Peter Mandelson as ambassador.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Wednesday. Getty Images

“I am completely fed up to the back teeth of this psychodrama in Westminster, the own goals that are coming from the heart of this government,” said backbencher Jonathan Brash.

“They just need to get a grip.…