Mandelson: What Did Starmer Know?

Overview

The first batch of files surrounding Peter Mandelson's appointment to Washington reveals the prime minister was informed of the reputational risk. We ask: what fresh questions does all of this raise about Keir Starmer’s judgement? And as students lobby MPs over the controversial system of loans in England and Wales, we hear from one undergraduate who has wracked up over £90,000 in debt because she comes from a low income family. With Nick Watt