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Labour MPs are turning on Starmer over Mandelson

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Labour MPs want Morgan McSweeney pushed out for pushing the Peter Mandelson ambassador appointment.
The New Statesman's Daily Politics podcast analyses the growing rebellion within the Labour Party against Prime Minister Keir Starmer over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, given Mandelson's continued friendship with convicted financier Jeffrey Epstein. Political correspondent Megan Kenyon details how backbench MPs, led by Angela Rayner, forced a government U-turn to release vetting documents, and discusses whether the scandal could threaten Starmer's leadership.

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A sharp read on a Labour scandal that has become a test of Starmer's authority.

Daily Politics makes the fallout inside Labour feel more than like a single-day row. It follows the anger around Keir Starmer's defence of Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador, despite his continued friendship with Jeffrey Epstein after the financier's 2008 conviction.

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You want the inside story on why the Mandelson appointment has turned into a Starmer problem inside Labour.

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