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Radio 4,20 Apr 2026,45 mins

Sir Keir Starmer tells MPs that officials didn't tell him Lord Mandelson had failed security vetting

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Sir Keir Starmer tells MPs that officials deliberately withheld the news from him that Lord Mandelson had failed security vetting We look ahead to tomorrow's appearance at a commons committee by the top foreign office mandarin who's been removed.. also: how do teachers feel about the new smartphone ban in english schools.. the New York bookseller who uncovered stolen rarities worth millions.. are US-Iran talks on..or off.. and the author of the Selfish Gene pays tribute to the author of the Naked Ape. Richard Dawkins remembers his friend, Desmond Morris.

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