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

Morgan McSweeney has told MPs that the revelations about Peter Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein were like a knife through his soul. The more we learn about the appointment process, the madder it sounds. And the odd thing is that crucial decisions were not written down: there are no receipts. There's a mood building in the Labour Party that Keir Starmer will need to go big or go home: come up with a bold agenda, make the case for it and then deliver it. Has he got it in him? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times.

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The State of It: Mandelson, Starmer’s original sin comes back to haunt him is an episode from Stories of our times by The Times.

This episode is 37:01 long.

This episode was published on Apr 28, 2026.

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