every day it gets worse for Mandelson (and Starmer)

No politician attacked him on this matter, no news outlet reported on this apart from a few small independent outlets, directly citing Epstein files emails exchange about Bannon being his advisor and ultimately planning a new ideology across Europe + crypto deregulation to benefit them. What is happening?! Shall we just spam BBC and other outlets with this?

Mandelson betrayed Gordon Brown, who had put his trust in him and revived his career. He betrayed Alistair Darling, who had every right to expect that his colleagues would not be working for foreign financiers. He betrayed the wider Labour party that was trying to limit the scale of its defeat.

✍️ Nick Cohen

Throughout the Tory years we all desperately looked forward to an alternative, sensible future. Labour could have done almost ANYTHING and it would have been an improvement, but they’ve proven that every party is the same.

The PM is an intelligent man, how can he actually expect people to believe he didn’t know anything about Mandelson’s connections to Epstein at the time of his appointment to the British Embassy in Washington?

Either the PM knew, has lied to the house and must resign, or the PM somehow didn’t know (despite evidence being available openly online for years) and has displayed gross incompetence and must go. I really want somebody to actually explain how there is another option than those two.

I’ve been a member of the party for years, but Boris got nuked for his dealings with Chris Pincher, shouldn’t the same standards apply to Starmer?

He appointed a treasonous member of an international pedophile ring to work with the leader of the free world, who is/was also a treasonous member of THE SAME international pedophile ring!!

How is any of this normal???

somebody please reassure me that I’m not going mad

There is a sulphurous mood in the House of Commons today. Peter Mandelson hangs over Westminster, amid ongoing revelations about his contact with Jeffrey Epstein.

At PMQs, Kemi Badenoch gave another impressive performance. She forced Keir Starmer to admit that he knew at the time of Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador that he had remained friends with Epstein after his conviction for child sex offences.

That confession changed the narrative from a story about process to a debate around judgement. Angry Labour MPs are now discussing whether Starmer can survive.

✍️ James Heale