‘This Feels End Of Days’ | Starmer’s Angry PMQs Over Mandelson Has ‘Partygate Feel’
February 4, 2026
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as posted by the channel“Hell hath no fury like a prime minister embarrassed.”
Hugo Rifkind, Patrick Maguire, and Marcus Brigstocke unpack PMQs, dissecting every answer from the prime minister as he’s questioned on his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. The Times’s chief political commentator describes the mood as “end of days”.
Patrick Maguire and Marcus Brigstocke were speaking to Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live everyday 10am-1pm.
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