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Hello, I'm Susan Human.

This is the Today in Parliament podcast for Wednesday, the 18th of March.

Coming up, Kemi Badenock accuses the Prime Minister of avoiding the questions over Peter

Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador. Three times I have asked him if the Prime Minister of avoiding the questions over Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador.

Three times I have asked him if the Prime Minister spoke to Peter Mandelson, three times he has

refused to answer. The Prime Minister says sorry about the appointment and changes the subject.

Now obviously this is a question of my judgment, but what about her judgment?

She wanted to rush into a war with Iran without thinking it through. Also calls for a further

fuel duty freeze to ease the devastating impact of price rises on rural communities. People on the most

modest of incomes have to own a car in order to access our economy or any kind of life at all.

But first, the Conservative leader Kemi Bedinok has repeatedly challenged the Prime Minister to say if he spoke personally to Peter Mandelson before deciding to make him ambassador to Washington.

But to the annoyance of opposition MPs, the Prime Minister insisted on turning his focus instead

on her judgment, in particular over the conflict with Iran.

Documents released last week revealed the Prime Minister was warned that Lord Mandelson's

relationship with Epstein posed a reputational risk. So Kemi Bedinok asked about the Prime Minister was warned that Lord Mandelson's relationship with Epstein posed a reputational

risk. So Kemi Bedinok asked about the Prime Minister's own due diligence. Did the Prime Minister

personally speak to Peter Mandelson about his relationship with the convicted paedophile

Geoffrey Epstein before appointing him as our ambassador to Washington.

Sir Keir Stomer began with a mayor culper over the appointment.

Let me start where I must. This was my mistake in making the appointment,

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