Episode

The Peter Mandelson debacle: Should Starmer go?

Podcast
James O'Brien Daily
Published
Apr 17, 2026
Duration seconds
3510
Processing state
not_requested
Canonical source
https://james-obrien-daily.captivate.fm
Audio
https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d456c58a-1418-4022-b387-7d12bec74344.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=3dc25db1-030b-4bf2-a725-90d94e43aa2a&aw_0_1st.episodeid=d456c58a-1418-4022-b387-7d12bec74344
JSON
/v1/public/podcasts/james-o-brien-daily-7140035/episodes/the-peter-mandelson-debacle-should-starmer-go
Markdown
/podcast/james-o-brien-daily-7140035/the-peter-mandelson-debacle-should-starmer-go.md

Actions

  • POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/james-o-brien-daily-7140035/episodes/the-peter-mandelson-debacle-should-starmer-go/transcription-requests
    Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
  • GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/james-o-brien-daily-7140035/the-peter-mandelson-debacle-should-starmer-go.md
    Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

Summary

The Foreign Office's most senior civil servant has been effectively sacked by the Prime Minister, who claims the office failed to inform him that Peter Mandleson had failed his security vetting for the role of US ambassador. Does is even matter whether Starmer knew or not - and should he go? This episode was recorded on the 17th of April. Catch James O'Brien weekdays from 10am on LBC.