Key thing is Starmer really does sever all links to McSweeney: there is precedent when it comes to ousted aides continuing to drop poison into the ears of weak prime ministers.

Goodbye to bad rubbish.

Cabinet Office failed to query Mandelson’s relationship w... Investigators carrying out security vetting on Peter Mandelson failed to ask interviewees about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, despite the fact the pair’s connection was in the public domain.D...

Good grief.
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And Sir Julian Smith — the conflict of interest for Mandelson and the fact Starmer did not declare the meeting with Palantir stinks. This has serious national security implications.

This recalls Huw Edwards’ BBC payoff.

Good for @martinwrigley.bsky.social for daring to ask questions in the House about Palantir — even though the Cabinet Office is blocking him at every turn.

What hold has McSweeney — unarguably the worst advisor to any Labour leader, ever — over the weak and compromised Starmer? This, too, needs to be investigated.

Peter Mandelson got five-figure payoff for sacking as ambassador Despite his Epstein disgrace, the Labour veteran secured an exit payment equivalent to three months’ salary

‘A five-figure taxpayer-funded payout for Lord Mandelson is a disgusting betrayal of Epstein’s victims…’ Mandelson, needless to say, asked for more. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

🐀 Like rats in a sack now…

That’s very kind and generous of you, Ahmed!

This is very true.

This is what America has become. Vote Reform to ensure that this is what the UK becomes.

Biden lost power as president because of age and cognitive impairment and those around him failed to accept reality until too late, at incalculable expense to his country and party. Starmer lost power as result of endless scandal. Labour cannot and must not make the same mistake.

When a prime minister becomes a topic of conversation only in relation to who will succeed him — and that is now the case with Starmer — then he has already lost authority, purpose and power. He is a dead man walking.

It was WWII that made them different, John. You’d talk to someone like Healey and you’d be aware he was Beach Master at Anzio or Carrington, awarded the Military Cross ‘in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe.’ It gave them a sense of duty and the national interest.

Epstein’s victims were afforded no protection. I don’t see the argument his loyal friend Mandelson should be afforded any now. All journalists — not just the ones he deems to be sympathetic such as Kuenssberg — should be allowed to put questions to him.

Breathtaking arrogance and idiocy.

All we see in Starmer is shock that he’s been found out, shock too that people still care, but not shock that the whole system he presides over is rotten.

Palantirgate

She comes with baggage…

I like to think there might be a young decent uncompromised Labour MP none of us have heard of who now emerges….

The Member of Parliament for Palantir.

Can we be perfectly clear that the man most touted — and most avid — to now succeed Starmer will not in any way mark a new beginning either for the country or Labour?

Starmer must have had an idea Mandelsongate was coming so it makes his decision to block Burnham look like
a deliberate attempt to sabotage his own party… because who else is there? Mandelson’s old mate Streeting? Oh yes, that would be a new beginning.

Starmer must have had an idea Mandelsongate was coming so it makes his decision to block Burnham look like
a deliberate attempt to sabotage his own party… because who else is there? Mandelson’s old mate Streeting? Oh yes, that would be a new beginning.

Each second Starmer remains in No 10, the more damage he does to his own government and party he professes to love.

‘I’ve let myself down, my party down and my trousers down…’

It wasn't a conspiracy theory, after all. Mandelson and Epstein show there really is a vast right wing conspiracy to take over the world Anyone who challenged Brexit and what followed that almighty deception has been demonised by right wing media outlets such as Guido Fawkes, but, you know what, we weren't the ones who were mad

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Strange how none of Epstein’s chums are lecturing us on patriotism this morning.

There are so many lines of inquiry now…