{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/69e2536c0b4baf3bf24b7f90?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"LATEST: Can Keir Starmer survive the scandal over Mandelson and Epstein?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1776440154265-97ef35e9-ecdc-4459-90d0-0bc03c66b6a8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The prime minister says he's \"furious\" over the latest twist in the Epstein scandal, amid revelations the child sex offender’s former friend Peter Mandelson was appointed British ambassador to the US despite failing security vetting. For months, ​​Keir Starmer insisted his ambassador was properly appointed. Today, he admitted this was not the case. So, what went wrong? And what does it mean for the future of Starmer’s government?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guests:</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Ollie Cole, Times Radio newsroom reporter</li><li>Leigh Turner, former Ambassador to Austria and Ukraine</li></ul><p><strong>Host: </strong>Carolyn Quinn</p><p><strong>Producers:<em> </em></strong>Sandra Mitchell, Sofia Johanson</p><p><strong>We want to hear from you - email:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Read more: </strong><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/peter-mandelson-us-ambassador-failed-security-vetting-us-ambassador-starmer-latest-rk8ldswv6\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Keir Starmer ‘furious’ over Peter Mandelson vetting failure</a></p><p><strong>Photo:</strong> Getty Images.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}