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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rachael Burford

Andy Burnham-backed Labour group demands 'total overhaul of personnel' in No10 amid Mandelson scandal

A Labour pressure group backed by Andy Burnham has demanded the "total overhaul of personnel" in Downing Street amid the fallout from the Peter Mandelson scandal.

Mainstream’s interim council called for a "clean break" after the "betrayal" of the peer's appointment to "one of the most powerful diplomatic posts on the planet" despite his friendship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein being public knowledge.

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