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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 Âé¶¹Éç’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler and Natalie Higgins.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Fri 6 Feb 2026 00:00

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