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Mandelson nightmare haunts Starmer again, as senior figure effectively sacked

The prime minister’s choice to appoint Lord Mandelson as envoy to Washington is causing a political nightmare for Sir Keir Starmer, with the situation feeling like it’s on endless repeat. The controversy has already resulted in the departure of Sir Olly Robbins, the senior-most official in the Foreign Office, highlighting the severity of the unfolding…