# Mandelson, May Elections & Rosie Jones Mayhem

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Podcast: [Pod Save the UK](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-save-the-uk-6318799)
Published: 2026-04-23T03:00:00+00:00
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British politics was shaken to its core this week when we all realised that, maybe, Keir Starmer isn’t as quite across the detail as he tries to make out. He had to explain exactly what he did and didn’t know about the developed vetting carried out for Peter Mandelson’s appointment as the UK’s Ambassador to the US. Right on the heels of that, came Olly Robbins, who was sacked last week from his role as the chief official at the Foreign Office. In a very civil servant way, he revealed the internal pressures and machinations that were happening during the appointment process. Both men had serious questions to answer about what they did but Coco and Nish are joined by political journalist Zoë Grünewald to ask why everyone is obsessing over the process while almost totally ignoring the larger, moral decision to make the appointment in the first place. Plus the comedian Rosie Jones arrives to totally derail the whole podcast with a mix of funny jabs at Nish while still telling us about the work of her brilliant foundation which is celebrating its first birthday! Don’t forget to leave a review - it gives the show a boost and we love to see your comments. **Warning: use of a racial slur during the Labour May election segment** CHECK OUT THESE DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS INCOGNI: https://www.incogni.com/podsavetheuk Code: podsavetheuk WISE: https://shopify.co.uk/podsavetheuk AURA FRAMES: https://www.auraframes.com Code: PSTUK SHIPSTATION: https://www.shipstation.com Code: PSTUK GUESTS Zoë Grünewald - Journalist, broadcaster and political commentator Rosie Jones - Comedian USEFUL LINKS The Rosie Jones Foundation: https://www.rosiejonesfoundation.com/ CREDITS Sir Keir Starmer MP - Parliament TV Emily Thornberry MP - The Mirror, YouTube Sir Oliver Robbins - Parliament TV David Miliba…

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