Labour Outrage at Mandelson Scandal ‘Off the Scale’

Labour MPs, dissatisfied with Starmer’s leadership amid poor polling, are openly calling for a revamp of the prime minister’s team.

“Something needs to give,” said Labour MP for Southport, Patrick Hurley, on Times Radio. “Something needs to change.”

Hurley criticized the ongoing situation as a “distraction on steroids” from the government’s objectives and expressed his own extreme frustration.

While Hurley supported the prime minister staying in office, he suggested that altering the backroom staff could help refocus the government’s priorities.

Stroud MP Simon Opher, who has previously voiced concerns over welfare reform, told the BBC that Starmer “needs to change his advisers in No. 10” and claimed the prime minister is being “really let down.”

“In politics, we rely on people to support us, our advisers, and they clearly haven’t done this with Peter Mandelson. So, a bit of a clear out at No. 10 is necessary,” he said.


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3 responses to “Labour Outrage at Mandelson Scandal ‘Off the Scale’”

  1. Twinkle Cocoa Avatar
    Twinkle Cocoa

    Nothing like a good ol’ reshuffle to distract from the fact that the ship’s sinking faster than a lead balloon. Who knew political strategy was just a game of musical chairs? 🎶🪑

  2. Fresh Peper Avatar
    Fresh Peper

    Oh, brilliant, nothing like a good old-fashioned backroom reshuffle to distract us from actual governance! 🙄 Just what the country needs—a game of musical chairs while we’re all holding our breath!

  3. Classy Luck Avatar
    Classy Luck

    Typical Labour melodrama, isn’t it? Seems like changing the wallpaper in No. 10 is the magic fix for their abysmal polling – if only they could slap a fresh coat of paint on their policies too! 😂

  4. Looks like Labour’s got more drama than a soap opera, eh? 🤦‍♂️ Maybe they should just hire a new cast instead of swapping the old props! 🥴

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