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Starmer was told to vet Mandelson first. So why didn’t he?

4/20/202635 min

Keir Starmer is still pleading his case before MPs. Should he have been told about the failed Mandelson vetting by Olly Robbins? Should he have asked? Who’s fault was it really that he didn’t find out until last Tuesday. And why, critically, did he ignore a letter of advice from then cabinet secretary Simon Case explicitly telling him to vet Mandelson BEFORE appointing him. We still have no clear answer…

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First 90 seconds

  1. Nick Ferrari0:00

    [digital music] This is a Global Player original podcast.

  2. Emily Maitlis· Host0:05

    If he misled Parliament- Yeah ... should he have corrected it the moment he realized that statement to be false?

  3. Jon Sopel· Host0:12

    What is it about your political operation that you don't understand what the hell is going on?

  4. Emily Maitlis· Host0:17

    If he wanted to carry out that appointment of Mandelson, he should do the vetting first.

  5. Jon Sopel· Host0:22

    I think that for Kemi Badenoch, this is all my dreams come true.

  6. Lindsay Hoyle· Soundbite0:25

    I encourage all members to engage in respectful debate, and our constituents would expect. I therefore, now comes the statement, Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

  7. Jon Sopel· Host0:36

    Hear! Hear! After a weekend in which accusations have been flying that Keir Starmer is a liar, is dishonest, that is the speaker Lindsay Hoyle today telling MPs, "Just take a breath and be respectful when the Prime Minister stands up to make his statement," which he's about to do.

  8. Emily Maitlis· Host0:58

    We are going to bring you Keir Starmer's statement, Kemi Badenoch's response, and our understanding of where this all leaves our Prime Minister at the end of a tumultuous weekend. Welcome to the News Agents.

  9. Nick Ferrari1:14

    [news theme] The News Agents.

  10. Jon Sopel· Host1:20

    It's John.

  11. Emily Maitlis· Host1:22

    It's Milus.

  12. Jon Sopel· Host1:23

    And in a few moments, Keir Starmer will be standing up at the dispatch box in the House of

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