Lord of the Retries Peter Mandelson made his return from an all-too-short political exile with a piece in the Spectator. He had some advice on how to deal with Trumpworld…
Titled “Trump’s Lesson’s for Europe” Guido hears the piece – written in full – was shopped around Westminster’s magazines before finally stopping at the Spectator. Media sources tell Guido the New Statesman was approached and declined to publish it…
Mandelson was subsequently given a long interview with Laura Kuenssberg for the BBC. Some days later he apologised to Epstein’s victims in a statement to Newsnight. Can you imagine if this was someone from a right-wing party – no media would touch them with a bargepole…
Douglas Alexander – a friend of Starmer’s – was asked on Sky News if the PM will be in post at the next election. He wasn’t so sure himself:
“I think he will. There are no certainties but of course I think he will lead and I think he should because, frankly, on the biggest call in this parliament he’s exercised the right judgment, which is to keep us out of someone else’s war.”