Can Starmer survive the Mandelson scandal?

Can Starmer survive the Mandelson scandal?

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Is a ‘boys’ club’ undermining Starmer’s government?

The Prime Minister has just about made it to Friday... but the crises keep coming. So is Downing Street a “boys’ club”? And how did two senior Labour figures with links to convicted paedophiles pass vetting?Beth, Ruth and Harriet lift the lid on the weekend that led to Morgan McS ...  Show more

EXTRA: Wes Streeting on his friendship with Peter Mandelson

Health Secretary Wes Streeting speaks exclusively to Beth as pressure on the Prime Minister to resign continues to rise.Streeting tells Beth that people should “give Keir a chance” after he claimed it “has not been the best week for the government”, and recognises there is a “feb ...  Show more

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