About this episode
Hugo discusses Keir Starmer's defense regarding the civil service's vetting failures in Peter Mandelson's appointment with guests Seb Payne and Libby Purves.
Keir Starmer will blame the civil service for the vetting failures behind Peter Mandelson's appointment - but will his defence stand up to scrutiny? Hugo unpacks the politics of the day with Seb Payne and Libby Purves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Hugo
Guests: Seb Payne, Libby Purves
Topics covered
- politics
- Keir Starmer
- civil service
- vetting failures
- Peter Mandelson
- scrutiny
Keywords
- Keir Starmer
- Peter Mandelson
- civil service
- vetting failures
- politics
- scrutiny
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: civil service, Times Radio
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