This is a very serious moment for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, writes the BBC while reflecting on his statements regarding the Epstein dossier scandal.

According to the BBC, everything Starmer has said and done today has reflected the fact that he and his team understand the seriousness of his situation.

It would have been strange and shocking if Keir Starmer had simply delivered the speech he had planned to give about more funding to inspire neighborhood pride, and not paid any attention to this file.

So he didn't. Instead, the prime minister apologized specifically to Jeffrey Epstein's victims for "giving credence to Mandelson's lies" and appointed him to the UK's highest diplomatic post, the BBC reports.

Arguably the most significant moment was when, under tough questions from reporters, Starmer admitted that he understood "the anger and frustration of Labour MPs."

It is the Labour Party's MPs who will determine the prime minister's fate and they are more outraged than ever throughout his leadership.

Labour MP Rachael Maskell, who has been a problem in Starmer's eyes over welfare cuts, has said she thinks his position as prime minister is "untenable" and it is "inevitable" that he will resign.

"He kept from the House [of Commons] for several months the fact that he was aware of the links between Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein at the time of his appointment. This was a 'dishonest thing to do' to MPs, as well as to Epstein's victims, she added.

Another Labour MP told Matt Chorley on BBC Radio 5 Live: "I have to say I don't understand how he can go on. He's been terminally ill for months."

However, it is significant that, despite all the unofficial anger, few MPs are calling for the prime minister to come out publicly.

The few MPs who have supported him so far are those who have never been very supportive of his leadership.

In fact, there aren't even many MPs willing to publicly call for McSweeney's dismissal, something Starmer has resisted.