His government was directionless and confused, and from that murk emerged the Peter Mandelson scandal On a bone-chillingly cold morning in January, it felt as if I had suddenly found at least part of the reason for Keir Starmer’s chronic unpopularity. I was in the Mancunian constituency of Gorto...
Source: [Guardian Politics](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/22/keir-starmer-prime-minister-resignation-labour-andy-burnham)