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Starmer vs Robbins: Why the Mandelson row keeps getting worse

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Episode notes

Seven days in, Westminster is still consumed by the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal. The PM has had his say. Olly Robbins - the permanent secretary that Starmer dismissed - has also given his account. So where does this leave Keir Starmer?  Foreign Office permanent secretary Peter Ricketts joins the podcast team to work out where a week of blame and counter-blame has left the government - and what it means for an already damaged relationship between civil servants and ministers.

Plus: new IfG research on how civil servants should handle policy making in major crises.

Hosted by Hannah White.

With Alex Thomas, Cath Haddon, and Vimbai Dzimwasha.

Produced by Milo Hynes

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