UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
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Keir Starmer's future as prime minister is uncertain, especially if Labour performs poorly in the May elections.
Turner, a career Foreign Office official with nearly three decades of experience across Whitehall and overseas postings, will take up one of Britain's most senior diplomatic roles at a pivotal moment in the transatlantic relationship. His appointment follows the departure of Mandelson, who was removed by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer after evidence emerged of his continued association with the late Jeffrey Epstein.
Keir Starmer has appointed the career diplomat Christian Turner as the new ambassador to Washington, government sources have confirmed. Turner will be replacing Peter Mandelson who was forced to quit over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Turner, the ambassador to the United Nations, was previously political director at the Foreign Office and brokered a close relationship with the new Labour administration before he left for New York.