# Can Starmer survive the Mandelson fallout?

An episode of [The Slow Newscast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1487320403), 22 Apr 2026, 22 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-tortoise-podcast/e/69e8f5d717df632b851fd354/media.mp3

This week, there’s one story dominating the headlines: the Peter Mandelson scandal and whether it spells the end for Keir Starmer’s troubled premiership. What does this episode tell us about Starmer himself and why has the Epstein scandal had so much political impact in the UK? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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