‘It's bleak’: Starmer on borrowed time as Cabinet splits
The Daily T
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4.1 • 702 Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Sir Keir Starmer’s days as Prime Minister appear to be numbered, with briefings from Cabinet ministers that suggest growing discontent over the Mandelson saga.
Camilla and Tim assess whether Starmer can limp on until the May local elections, and who might end up replacing him.
Plus, Telegraph journalists Robert Mendick and Claire Newell reveal the extraordinary role played by Lord Hermer, the Prime Minister’s friend whom he appointed Attorney General, in the failed prosecution of British soldiers in Iraq, and reflect on yet another damaging example of Sir Keir’s lack of judgment.
Read: The emails that prove Hermer was warned of Iraqi lies – but pursued veterans anyway
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Highlights
- Starmer's days appear numbered as Cabinet rebellion grows
- Telegraph investigation reveals Lord Hermer's dark past
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.0 | The wagons are circling. |
| 0:11.6 | It seems Keir Stama's days are now well and truly numbered |
| 0:14.5 | as a cabinet rebellion gains momentum over the Mandelson scandal. |
| 0:18.1 | We reveal the latest exclusive Westminster gossip |
| 0:20.8 | and react to another nonsensical |
| 0:23.1 | and infuriating civil service evidence session. |
| 0:26.9 | And the headaches keep growing for the Prime Minister |
| 0:29.0 | as the Daily Telegraph exposes the shameful past |
| 0:32.9 | of his Attorney General. |
| 0:34.6 | Welcome to The Daily Tea with me, Camilla Tomini. |
| 0:37.2 | And me, Tim Stanley. |
| 0:48.4 | Camilla, it is T-minus four days until the Telegraph Roadshow takes off. |
| 0:53.5 | My car takes off. Badgers beware, we will be hitting |
| 0:56.9 | the motorways of Britain. I know. And we are going to keep repeating this advert until someone buys a ticket. |
| 1:01.7 | Buy a ticket. On Monday, we are going to be in London, where we're hosting a question time debate between |
| 1:07.2 | Tory James Cleverley, Reform Zia Yusuf, and Labour's James Murray, who works at the Treasury. |
| 1:13.2 | Rachel Reeves's right-hand man is how we're describing him, Tim. |
| 1:15.9 | Very good, okay. |
| 1:17.1 | On the Tuesday, we're in Cardiff, in Welsh Wales, |
| 1:20.8 | which looks like it's set for a political upset. |
| 1:24.3 | On the Wednesday, we are at Warwick University |
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