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This Won’t Be Popular: Starmer Got It Wrong - But That Doesn’t Mean He Should Go

Starmer’s Mandelson decision was a spectacular lapse of judgement - and still not a case for detonating the Prime Minister.

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Feb 11, 2026
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This week was the first time since I embarked on my Bearly Politics mission over three years ago that I genuinely struggled to write something. It was not only down to the fact that I have been busier than a blue arsed fly running around closing off one job while getting ready for another, but because I have been genuin…

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