So the party that accused critics of the OSA being on the ‘side of Jimmy Savile’ now has an acting PM saying he has full confidence in Mandelson despite his links to Epstein.
Interesting.
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Lizard ghouls
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I never understood why Starmer appointed Mandelson for the most prestigious ambassadorial role in the first place. It was a bad idea initially and with what’s coming out a resignation is surely coming
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Could’ve ended the sentence here.
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Guess he knew Randy Mandy and Trump had something in common and might get along.
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Steven Flynn is one of the few decent politicians out there. Starmer is genuinely pathetic
I always felt like he was appointed at Trump’s request. And for the headlines it would generate that might be troublesome for Trump I wouldn’t be surprised if Starmer tried to avoid sacking him now.
The Tories at least had the spine to say no when he wanted Farage as ambassador.
I know a couple of former fleet street editors who live in my village and are regulars down my “local”, I wish I could remember which one threw Mandelson’s name into the conversation when the Jimmy Savile horrors were revealed. It could have been rumour or guesswork of course but Mandelson’s was one of a few names that stuck in my head.
And yes, Starmer has to remove him from his post. Otherwise he’ll be clearly signalling that voting against him is a more serious matter than showing support for a paedo.
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It’s really the sort of thing where he shouldn’t need to be sacked and should just be walking away.
But that’s not gonna happen and probably worse stuff is to come yet…
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Corbyn properly got media-assassinated for something that was entirely rustled up.
These people are for nonces and genocide
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Normally don’t care for PMQ’s but Kemi skewered Starmer big time yesterday, her best moment as LOTO.
About time. Says a lot about her that she’s typically been so bad at scoring points against one of the most unpopular and uncharismatic PMs ever.
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This aged well.
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It has started, maneuvers this early seems crazy.
Between the budget and May locals its could be GG for Starmer…
https://x.com/JohnRentoul/status/1966509429949378771?t=xwdtjS-uxLycwgqvCdpTQg&s=19
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Allow this. As much as I can’t stand Starmer. Knifing and replacing PM is one of the most aggravating things the Tories did (Which Labour plenty criticised).
Listen I believe in polls, but how can you be using them as a basis 1 year into your term.
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Starmer is stuck in the same ideological impasse the Sunak found himself in, you can’t appeal to the either side of your base without alienating the other. Starmer support base is shallow but wide so its impossible impossible to maintain an effective centre left platform and that’s without making unforced errors in office.
Difference is now, there are MPs in cities and metropolitan areas in otherwise safe seats who are now at risk from the Greens under Polanski, SNP and Your Party, Clive’s seat of Norwich south is one of those seats.
Starmer is cooked either way by the looks of it, which is funny
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You can if you are genuine but none of these guys are.
They just want the gravy train on the other side via speaking deals.
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You’re right, but given his own deception going back to the Labour leadership election. He can have no complaints. Nor am I sympathetic. Especially given it doesn’t seem like they did much of preparation at all. Although I don’t know how much preparation you can do when you don’t seem to believe in anything.
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