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The Downfall of Peter Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney Offers a Chink of Light for Keir Starmer 

The Prime Minister went against his own instincts by deferring so heavily to his former chief advisor – he now has a chance to offer the ‘government of service’ he promised. Adam Bienkov reports

Peter Mandelson had long been hated by the left of the Labour Party
Photo: Carl Court/PA

During his campaign to become Prime Minister, Keir Starmer said he would lead a “go