The StoryThe State of It: Mandelson, Starmer’s original sin comes back to haunt him

Friends Marking Friends’ Homework

7:34–8:46 · 72s

Stephen lays out the eyebrow-raising process where McSweeney, a Mandelson ally, asked Mandelson questions about red flags and had the answers judged by another close ally—an arrangement McSweeney concedes was wrong.

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