Why has the Mandelson scandal flared back up – and will Starmer survive again?

Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador has put Sir Keir Starmer under huge pressure (Picture: Reuters)

If there’s one thing all government ministers and Labour MPs can agree on, it’s that the scandal over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador really needs to be over now.

More time has now passed since his sacking than he spent in the role – almost exactly seven months, from February 10 to September 11 last year.

Yet the revelations keep coming. In normal circumstances, the Prime Minister might have been able to use this stream t...