- Green Party leader Zack Polanski has called for Sir Keir Starmer to resign over the appointment of Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the US.
- Polanski described Starmer's decision as a “catastrophic level of misjudgment”, claiming it erodes public confidence in politics.
- He alleged that Starmer was aware of Mandelson's continued association with a “notorious paedophile” before making the appointment.
- Polanski made these remarks while campaigning in Gorton and Denton, highlighting public anger with the Labour government.
- Labour's deputy leader Lucy Powell responded, warning that a vote for the Green Party could inadvertently benefit Reform UK in the by-election.
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Polanski insists Starmer should resign over Mandelson scandal
