This is The Guardian.

Today, a wild 24 hours in British politics.

There are some days as a journalist when your best-laid plans end up in tatters by lunchtime.

Yesterday was one of those days.

The episode we had planned to make for you today was going to look at how Kirst Stairmore would cope without Morgan McSweeney, his chief of staff, who would quit over the weekend

because of his relationship with Peter Mandelson.

In the past few moments, we've received a statement. Let me read it to you. The decision to appoint

Peter Mandelson was wrong. He has damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.

But the news gods had other ideas But the news gods had other ideas.

The Executive Director of Communications, Tim Allen, has quit.

Another senior member of Kirstarmer's team gone.

Scotland's Labour leader, and Asawa,

he is publicly expected to say in the next hour or so

that Kyr Stama should go.

Needless to say, we had a chaotic start to the week

and we're going to take you on the journey with us.

From The Guardian, I'm Helen Pidd.

Today in Focus.

Is this the beginning of the end for Kirstama?

It's 8am on Monday morning and I'm on the phone with a Scottish Labour MP as he makes his way through security at Edinburgh Airport.

My name is Brian Leachman and I'm the member of Parliament for Allo and Grangemouth.

I ask him about what I thought was going to be the big story of the day.

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