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Sir Keir Starmer has been made to look "weak, naive and gullible" by blaming Peter Mandelson's "lies" for the crisis engulfing his premiership - and it could bring him down, a senior Labour figure has said.

It was hardly a ringing endorsement of the deal. But it could have been a lot worse.

Restoring the crumbling Houses of Parliament could cost more than £39bn and take between 38 and 61 years to complete, parliamentarians have been told.

Northern towns could be in line for a funding boost after complaints from MPs that a new system for allocating cash to councils favours London.

Sir Keir Starmer risks being toppled by the fiasco around Lord Mandelson "unless he takes action", Baroness Harman has warned.