{"id":315763,"date":"2026-02-06T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-weak-starmer-survive-the-mandelson-scandal\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T09:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:00:16","slug":"can-weak-starmer-survive-the-mandelson-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-weak-starmer-survive-the-mandelson-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Can &#8216;weak&#8217; Starmer survive the Mandelson Scandal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/YDjd-7ve494\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Can 'weak' Starmer survive the Mandelson Scandal?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YDjd-7ve494\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Beth asked Keir Starmer about his choice to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador of the US and played Harriet and Ruth his answer in today\u2019s episode of Electoral Dysfunction. 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