An apology from the prime minister to Jeffrey Epstein’s victims has done nothing to silence his critics.

Sir Keir Starmer has also said sorry for believing what he’s called “repeated lies” from sacked US ambassador Peter Mandelson.

He’s facing growing calls, including from Labour MPs, to sack his chief-of-staff Morgan McSweeney and overhaul his top team.

Politics lecturer at Royal Holloway University in Egham, Michael Bankole, says trust in the government has plummeted.