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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T20:26:24.000Z",
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  "textContent": "On Sunday 26 April, Labour minister Darren Jones attempted to defend his scandal-struck boss Keir Starmer. His argument was that the public care far more about other issues than the ongoing Peter Mandelson affair: On Mandelson, Darren Jones says there are legitimate questions around process failings but the public are more worried about other things […]\n\nBy Willem Moore",
  "title": "Minister’s Starmer-Mandelson defence has one big problem"
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