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Starmer to face MPs as loyalist minister declines to say that sacking Olly Robbins was fair – UK politics live

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Pat McFadden repeatedly declined to say that he thought the sacking of Foreign Office’s top official over Mandelson vetting was fairPat McFadden was not exactly gung-ho in his support for Keir Starmer this morning, but he was enthusiastic when asked about Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary. On LBC Nick Ferrari, the presenter, asked if he was happy about Mahmood telling pro-migration protesters who heckled her about her policies at an event on Monday night to “fuck right off”.It seemed he was. McFadden replied:Shabana is a robust lady, and she always has my full support. I think she’s an enormous asset to the government.I think her policies are right. I think she’s an enormous asset to the government, and she’s a robust lady. We need tough people in politics, and she’s tough. Continue reading...

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