McSweeney surely finished. Starmer’s fate, now in serious doubt, now essentially in the hands of the ISC and what is in those documents.
If the documents confirm that PM knew what everyone else knew and that Mandelson misled, he may (perhaps should?) survive, though his political capital with PLP will be almost exhausted, judgment questions will remain and he will cut a diminished figure.
Feb 4, 2026 23:52If there is any variance, vetting assessment was damaging/critical, hard to see a way out. If so, Rayner now perfectly positioned to succeed.
