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Starmer buys some time – but he could be running out of political capital

With a possible election ‘shellacking’ coming up, the PM is not out of danger despite his MPs backing over Mandelson

Keir Starmer deployed the entire Labour machine – cabinet ministers, whips, even Gordon Brown – to shore up his support ahead of what was set to be a critical day for his premiership on Tuesday. And it worked.

Labour MPs trooped dutifully through the voting lobbies to block Conservative attempts to refer him to the privileges committee – a process that would have dragged out the Peter Mandelson row and been a painful reminder of Starmer’s original sin of appointing the former Labour spin doctor and minister as his man in Washington.

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Starmer buys some time – but he could be running out of political capital Keir Starmer Apr 28, 2026 Starmer buys some time – but he could be running out of political capital With a possible election ‘shellacking’ coming up, the PM is not out of danger despite his MPs backing over MandelsonKeir Starmer deployed the entire Labour machine – cabinet ministers, whips, even Gordon Brown – to sh...
Starmer buys some time – but he could be running out of political capital

With a possible election ‘shellacking’ coming up, the PM is not out of danger despite his MPs backing over MandelsonKeir Starmer deployed the entire Labour machine – cabinet ministers, whips, even Gordon Brown – to sh...

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