'Keir Starmer's apology for Peter Mandelson's appointment was painful, but will it be enough?'

'The vetting clearly made Keir Starmer aware what he was getting himself into and it looked like he ignored it and gave Mandelson the job anyway'

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There may be no way of avoiding boots on the ground, writes the defence analyst

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