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Can Starmer survive? Financial markets bet on Left-wing replacement

Apr 17, 2026
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Keir Starmer was again fighting for his position on Thursday when it was revealed that his pick for US ambassador, Lord Peter Mandelson had in fact not passed the government vetting process. City AM’s City Editor, Simon Hunt, spoke to Mike Bell, Head of Market Strategy at RBC BlueBay Asset Management, to get his view on what traders and markets are expecting to happen to the Prime Minister. Get more of City AM 👇 🌐 http://www.cityam.com X(formerly Twitter): http://twitter.com/CityAM Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cityam Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/city_am LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/cityam
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