Mandelson scandal shakes NO.10
Ian Collins asks the central political question dominating Westminster today: should Keir Starmer resign? In a head-to-head debate, Sebastian Salek, Labour councillor for Waltham Forest and commentator, goes up against Benedict Spence, political commentator, as fresh revelations emerge that the Prime Minister knew Peter Mandelson had remained in contact with Jeffrey Epstein sparking fury inside Labour and open criticism from senior figures including Angela Rayner. Is Starmer’s leadership now fatally damaged, or can he ride out the storm? We then turn to the grooming gangs inquiry, with Samantha Smith, survivor of grooming and sexual abuse, joining us as new hearings begin into institutional failures to protect vulnerable children and whether long-promised justice is finally being delivered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Afternoon Empire with Ian Collins
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Show Notes
Ian Collins asks the central political question dominating Westminster today: should Keir Starmer resign?
In a head-to-head debate, Sebastian Salek, Labour councillor for Waltham Forest and commentator, goes up against Benedict Spence, political commentator, as fresh revelations emerge that the Prime Minister knew Peter Mandelson had remained in contact with Jeffrey Epstein sparking fury inside Labour and open criticism from senior figures including Angela Rayner. Is Starmer’s leadership now fatally damaged, or can he ride out the storm?
We then turn to the grooming gangs inquiry, with Samantha Smith, survivor of grooming and sexual abuse, joining us as new hearings begin into institutional failures to protect vulnerable children and whether long-promised justice is finally being delivered.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.