Will The Peter Mandelson Scandal Be The Final Nail In The Coffin For Starmer? |
Will The Peter Mandelson Scandal Be The Final Nail In The Coffin For Starmer?
This week's Commons People podcast unpacks exactly how the PM found himself here – and what might come next.
Political Correspondent
Peter Mandelson has become a recurring nightmare for Keir Starmer.
Once described as a “brilliant” choice to take on the most senior diplomatic role the UK government has to offer, ambassador to the US, the ex-Labour peer’s political career has spectacularly exploded over the last seven months – and threatens to take the prime minister with him.
This week’s Commons People podcast from HuffPost UK looks at how we got here – and whether it is the final nail in Starmer’s coffin.
Mandelson was sacked in September when the depth of his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein came to light in a series of emails released by Bloomberg.
He then quit Labour and stepped down from the House of Lords in February when the US Department of Justice’s Epstein files suggested Mandelson allegedly passed market-sensitive........