Minister says Mandelson ‘conned everyone’ in defence of Keir Starmer – UK politics live

Peter Mandelson ‘lied, manipulated and deceived everybody,’ said Steve Reed in a staunch defence of the prime minister and his chief of staffThe prime minister and his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney are safe in their jobs, Steve Reed insisted.Asked whether Keir Starmer’s position is secure, the housing secretary told BBC Breakfast: “Of course it is.”The person at fault here is not the prime minister or his team.It is Peter Mandelson who lied, manipulated and deceived everybody, including the media, actually, because he was on the media an awful lot as well. He conned everybody. Continue reading...