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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Starmer needs attack ads because Labour can’t count on right-wing press, says Mandelson

PA

New Labour architect Peter Mandelson has backing Labour’s controversial attack ads against Rishi Sunak because the party can’t count on right-wing newspapers to “do it on their behalf”.

The latest invention comes as Wes Streeting defended the anti-Sunak ads to Labour MPs at a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) on Monday night.

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