Starmer staves off mutiny over Mandelson mess… but for how long? - The Latest cover art

Starmer staves off mutiny over Mandelson mess… but for how long? - The Latest

Starmer staves off mutiny over Mandelson mess… but for how long? - The Latest

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Keir Starmer has endured another bruising day as the saga surrounding Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador continues. The prime minister faced harsh criticism from his own MPs over his efforts to stave off a privileges committee investigation, while his former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney admitted putting pressure on the foreign office to expedite Mandelson’s posting in highly anticipated evidence to a parliamentary committee. So how much peril is the prime minister in? Lucy Hough speaks to policy editor and host of Politics Weekly, Kiran Stacey. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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