Mandelson, Starmer and Sarwar: what happens next?
Martin Geissler and Natalie Higgins hear from a Labour insider from the Gordon Brown era on how Peter Mandelson influenced the party.
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Anas Sarwar says he is "disgusted" after details emerged of apparent links between former Labour minister Peter Mandelson (pictured) and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
We ask Simon Pia - a Labour adviser during Gordon Brown's premiership - whether the Mandelson saga could break the bond between the Scottish Labour leader and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
Scotcast is the 麻豆社鈥檚 Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler and Natalie Higgins.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
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The 麻豆社's Scottish news podcast.
