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Is Starmer Finished? Steven Swinford, Patrick Maguire & Lara Spirit
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16:11Now PlayingEverything you need to know about the latest instalment of the Mandelson scandal. What Labour MPs are saying about Keir Starmer; our verdict on whether he can survive it, and why Patrick thinks the prime minister is doing "the political equivalent of smoking outside a hospital".
Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times
Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times
Lara Spirit, deputy political editor, The Sunday Times
Producer: Harry Kitson
Executive producer: Molly Guinness
Picture credit: Getty Images
Audio: Reuters, x.com/KemiBadenoch, x.com/Nigel_Farage
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