Is Starmer on borrowed time? - The Latest

斯塔默是否处于借来的时间?——最新消息

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2026-04-25

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Keir Starmer is fighting for his political life as the Mandelson vetting scandal threatens to end his premiership. With no end to the Mandelson saga in sight, and as Labour looks set to suffer major losses at the local elections, can the prime minister survive? Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s head of national news, Archie Bland. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • The Mandelson stuff, it 's the story that does n't go away,

  • and this iteration of it is arguably the most difficult for the Prime Minister.

  • At the heart of this, there is also a judgment I made that was wrong.

  • I should not have appointed Peter Mandelson.

  • I take responsibility for that decision.

  • Will the Prime Minister finally take responsibility and go?

  • Yes!

  • We hear this from Labour MPs, that even though they think that his position is probably ultimately terminal,

  • they would prefer to do it later in the year, partly because that would mean that Andy Burnham might be an MP again,

  • and he is seen by a lot of people as the one who could lead them to a better position.