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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Starmer insists ‘vast majority’ of Labour MPs support him despite Mandelson scandal

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that the “vast majority” of Labour MPs support him, despite the scandal over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador that has rocked his premiership.

The prime minister faces existential questions about his future in power, but he said he still believes he can win the next election, arguing that most people in the Parliamentary Labour Party are “supportive, loyal and just want to get on with the job”.

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