The Papers: 'PM isolated' and 'Job concerns deepen'

'PM isolated' and 'Job concerns deepen'9 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBBCThe row over the security vetting of Lord Mandelson continues to dominate many of Thursday's front pages. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is "isolated", reports the Guardian, "as cabinet divisions emerge" over the "scandal". And the paper says there are "doubts over peace talks" in the Middle East after Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz.The Times highlights calls from opposition parties for the prime minister to "face sleaze inquiry over Mandelson". It quotes one Labour MP who was the first to call for the prime minister to quit on Wednesday, saying none of his colleagues "reasonably expects" Sir Keir "to last" until the next election.Allies of Sir Olly Robbins have said he was sacked by the prime minister without even being asked to explain his handling of the Lord Mandelson vetting saga, according to the Independent. The former Foreign Office chief was fired last week for failing to tell Sir Keir that Lord Mandelson had failed vetting for the role of ambassador to the US.The i Paper also leads on the growing pressure on Sir Keir, reporting that allies of Health Secretary Wes Streeting are now open to a pact with former deputy leader Angela Rayner as it says the cabinet is "losing confidence in PM". One minister tells the paper the entire cabinet would collectively be needed to depose him, describing the situation as "bleak".The Daily Telegraph says Lord Hermer pursued a "witch hunt" against British troops despite being warned that the allegations were lies. The attorney general was lead counsel in civil claims against the Ministry of Defence, in which Iraqis alleged British troops tortured and executed civilians after the Battle of Danny Boy in Iraq in 2004. After the al-Sweady public inquiry ruled the allegations were "deliberate lies&...