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Issue 1658

600 Days - Mandelson survived as a minister before resigning in 1998 (he later lasted 471 days after being welcomed back, before resigning again in 2001)

213 Days - Mandelson survived as UK ambassador to the US before being sacked by Keir Starmer in September 2025
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