Why a Reform government is now ‘overwhelmingly likely’: Andrew Marr on LBC
February 6, 2026
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as posted by the channelAfter the 'day of the fightback,' with Keir Starmer laying into Peter Mandelson as a serial liar, Andrew Marr asks whether this will be enough to stabilise the Prime Minister's position.
Meanwhile, Nigel Farage has branded the Peter Mandelson scandal as the "biggest" in British politics for over a century.
The Reform UK leader said the revelations out of Westminster this week went far beyond any other scandals because they involved "sex, money and the royal family."
He also joked that he wants Sir Keir Starmer to "stay forever," with the Prime Minister facing strong backlash from his own ministers.
Mr Farage also told LBC that he doubts whether the PM will still be in post in "three or four months' time."
Speaking on Thursday, he said: "It isn’t just some sort of Partygate but a bit bigger.
"This involves sex, it involves money, it involves the royal family. It involves the leaking of market sensitive, confidential information.
"I suspect its pretty close, in many ways, to breaching the Official Secrets Act. This is far bigger than the Profumo scandal 60 years ago. This is the biggest scandal in British politics for over one century."
The backlash comes after the Prime Minister told the House of Commons that he knew of Mandelson’s continued relationship with Epstein when appointing him as Britain's ambassador to the United States in 2024.
Sir Keir publicly apologised to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for having believed Peter Mandelson's "lies" and appointing him as Britain's ambassador to the US.
But he went further to say he wasn't aware of the true extent of the ties between the pair.
He said on Thursday: "The victims of Epstein have lived with trauma that most of us can barely comprehend, and they've had to relive it again and again.
"I want to say this. I am sorry, sorry for what was done to you, sorry that so many people with power failed you.
"Sorry for having believed Mandelson's lies and appointed him and sorry that even now you're forced to watch this story unfold in public once again."
It comes after Number 10 was forced to hand over all files about Mandelson's security vetting to Parliament, despite requests from the Met Police not to, who cited the risk of jeopardising their investigation.
Speaking at the International Convention Centre Wales in Newport, Mr Farage added: "I don’t know how long Starmer will last as PM.
"Indeed, I’m very worried about it. I want him to stay forever."
He also added that Morgan McSweeney, the Prime Minister's chief of staff, would be “gone pretty quickly."
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