If he and his philosophy were to blame for the government’s ills, now it can change tack. There can be no more excuses, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Starmer’s chief of staff, who has quit over Mandelson appointment, was accused of presiding over a toxic No 10

If he and his philosophy were to blame for the government’s ills, now it can change tack. There can be no more excuses, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Peter Mandelson helped Morgan McSweeney privilege Labour’s reactionary forces to sustain the PM, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Things are terrible right now, but he has a radical manifesto to draw on, a landslide majority and breathing space. He must seize the day, says former Labour party adviser John…