Starmer Will Go Based On Mandelson Misjudgement | Matthew Syed

“It’s likely now that Starmer will go on the basis of the judgment that he made at the time.”

Starmer’s logic at the time of appointing Mandelson was likely based on picking someone “slippery” who Trump would understand and would themselves understand Trump, says Times columnist Matthew Syed.

Matthew Syed was speaking to Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Friday, 10am–1pm.

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