‘Oh, Mandy

Well, you kissed me

And stopped me from shaking

And I need you today

Oh, Mandy’

So sang Barry Manilow. I can imagine at one point, looking into his bathroom mirror, in the early days of his leadership, so did Sir Keir Starmer. Today, however, the government needed Mandy like a hole in the head.

Lord Mandelson having to resign in disgrace is one of the cast iron rules of British politics

Lord Mandelson having to resign in disgrace is one of the cast iron rules of British politics. That Sir Keir couldn’t have predicted this – or more likely, thought he could rough it out – speaks to the fact that it’s now increasingly clear that the man has zero political nous whatsoever. A combination of arrogance, inexperience and ineptitude has robbed him of any judgement whatsoever. Sir

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