How will the Mandelson affair impact Starmer?

The Independent sees the debacle as a warning:

“This crisis will pass, and the prime minister will most likely survive at least until the May elections and beyond – but his troubles and the weaknesses of the government remain. This feels too much like an administration not in control of events, with no defining mission and stumbling from one crisis to the next. Sir Keir has rightly won considerable respect for his sober judgement in international relations and the Iran war, in stark contrast to domestic affairs. … However, he does need to get a grip – and be seen to do so. No one wants a passenger for a PM.”