Lord Foulkes, Labour peer and former minister under Tony Blair, comes on The Julia Hartley-Brewer Show to discuss Keir Starmer’s chances of survival after Morgan McSweeney, No 10’s chief of staff, resigned.
Morgan McSweeney and Sir Keir Starmer were previously inseparable. Morgan McSweeney followed Starmer’s rise to PM, after deciding that Starmer was the man to win power back for Labour during the Jeremy Corbyn years. When Sir Keir became Labour leader, he advised the PM on electoral strategy, which contributed to a resounding Labour victory in the 2024 general election.
But he has been criticised for a failure to adequately prepare for governing - as the government quickly descended into chaos.
He resigned following heavy pressure on Downing Street for the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States. Details continue to emerge revealing the depth of Lord Mandelson’s relationship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Also: Lord Foulkes defends Keir Starmer’s record in office,
Darren Grimes on Reform’s plans for a shadow cabinet,
And the whether Reform are being hypocritical about the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson to his role as US ambassador, given the Russian bribery scandal that engulfed Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales.
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