Will this be another nightmare week for Keir Starmer?
4/27/202633 min
Keir Starmer is facing another tumultuous week. His former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney will be grilled in front of MPs on Tuesday over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal, there are rumours that Labour MPs are working out how to transition Starmer out of power and the prime minister might be forced to appear in front of the privileges select committee to defend himself against accusations he misled parliament. How long can this go on?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
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Speaker 2· Soundbite0:39
[gentle music] It may be that at some stage in the future, those, some of the questions haven't been answered, and it is decided that they are of sufficient importance that the Privileges Committee should be involved. But I don't really see why we're doing it at the moment.
Speaker 10:55
Mr. Speaker, uh, I know many members across the house will find these facts to be incredible.
Kiran Stacey· Host1:02
[laughing] Well, I think it's laughable, frankly. He's barely gonna be around to fight the local elections in a week and a half, let alone the general election.
Speaker 5· Soundbite1:10
What I find extraordinary is he was asked on several occasions, uh, and he didn't ever answer why did he choose Mandelson in the first place.
Speaker 01:18
This is very much up to the Speaker, but what I can say is that the Prime Minister has misled Parliament on a number of occasions.
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Kiran Stacey· Host1:27
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