Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) often brings the most charged exchanges in British politics, and this week’s session was no exception. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch clashed with Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the controversial appointment of Lord Peter Mandleson as the UK’s ambassador to Washington.

The question is whether the populist’s Reform party has credible solutions to the problems it identifies.

Peter Mandelson, who was ousted Thursday as the U.K.’s top diplomat in the U.S., has led a storied career in British politics over the past two decades — including at least two resignations. Mandelson was removed from his post because of his ties to the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The Conservatives and Labour have allowed resentment to fester in the biggest part of the UK – and the only region not to have its own parliament.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer was elected last July promising a “quieter” politics after years of chaos and scandal under the Conservatives. Losing two senior members of the UK government to scandal in less than a week sees the premier facing a charge he could never have imagined: that his Labour administration is no less noisy than the Tories.

Since last year, Reform has tried to refashion itself from a protest vote party to one that could govern. Its ambition was on full display as Nigel Farage wowed followers at the party’s annual conference.

CNBC's Ritika Gupta takes a deep dive on the U.K.’s economy so far this year, looking at everything from house prices to a growing wealth exodus from the country.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and former prime minister Boris Johnson also paid tribute to Turning Point USA founder

LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he had argued with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Downing Street on Wednesday during a "tough" meeting that covered deep disagreements over recent behaviour by each other's country.

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Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff is facing questions over whether he stalled attempts to sack Lord Peter Mandelson. Morgan McSweeney, Sir Keir’s chief of staff since last October, is rumoured to have blocked efforts to remove the controversial ambassador to the UK despite fresh revelations into the relationship between him and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.