IN fairness to our beleaguered, beloved Prime Minister, he DID always tell us that Peter Mandelson had been thoroughly vetted for his posting as British Ambassador to the United States.
The bit that never mentioned was that
Whatever you call it, what Keir Starmer told us about Peter Mandelson was the exact opposite of the truth Credit: Reuters
Civil servant Sir Olly Robbins has already become the scapegoat for the Mandelson scandal Credit: Reuters
Yet Mandy still went to — where it all ended in tears.
Now we are asked to believe — and I cannot remember when we were ever asked to believe something so unlikely — that
That sound you can hear is a nation’s jaw dropping.
Fingers on the buzzer, your starter for ten — is the Prime Minister a liar or a fool?
On multiple occasions, Keir Starmer told the , and the country, that Mandelson had been vetted with all due diligence — and the implication was that the slippery New Labour veteran had been CLEARED.
“Full due process was followed during this appointment, as would be expected,” at Prime Minister’s Questions on September 10, 2025.
“I have made clear to the House, full due process was gone through when the appointment was made.”
Again and again and again, this was Starmer’s stance, and he was unwavering in this — well, what would you call it? A fib, a fabrication, a falsehood?
Whatever you call it, what Keir Starmer told us was the exact opposite of the truth.
Liar or fool, how can Starmer survive this inept, grubby cover-up?
Already, Starmer has found a scapegoat — Sir Olly Robbins, the most senior civil servant at the Foreign Office, has been sacked.
But why would the FO keep Mandelson failing his security vetting from the Prime Minister?
What would be in it for them?
If Mandy’s vetting threw up red flags, why on earth would any government functionary want to keep it from ?
Lest we forget — it was the PM who desperately wanted Mandelson as his man in Washington.
Desperate to suck up to a volatile American president with a known soft spot for Blighty, Starmer wanted to sprinkle a little of that old New Labour magic dust over the special relationship.
What Starmer sprinkled turned out to be pure poison.
And here’s something else to ponder — why exactly did Mandelson fail to get clearance from the security services?
Yes, Mandelson was sacked as US Ambassador when his sickening closeness to paedophile billionaire was revealed in all its gory detail.
But is that why the security services raised their red flags?
Or was it something else, completely unrelated to Epstein ?
The British people have been misled for so long, it would be nice to know the ugly truth.
Now we are asked to believe that all of this is breaking news to our Prime Minister. He had no idea that Mandelson failed security vetting until . . . last Tuesday! That’s not hard to believe. It is impossible.
And another impossible thing — imagining how Keir Starmer’s premiership survives this scandal of his own making.
Liar or fool? Either way, Starmer cannot stay.
And when Starmer hands in his resignation — and nothing can save him now — then the British people are owed a .
Because it was not just Starmer who lied — it was Labour.
Labour promised stability after years of Tory chaos.
Has there ever been a Government more chaotic than this one?
Starmer promised to clean up .
Has it ever been grubbier?
When Boris cocked it all up, Labour HOWLED for a General Election.
How can they deny us one now?
Liam’s in hall hell
Oasis are going into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, despite Liam Gallagher previously mocking it Credit: Getty
Ozzy Osbourne demanded that Black Sabbath were removed from the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
TRADITIONALLY, the wilder wing of British music has always been very abusive about America’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
“Just take our name off the list,” said when were up for induction.
“The nomination is meaningless because it’s not voted on by the fans.
“It’s voted on by the supposed elite for the industry.
“We’re a people’s band, that suits us fine.”
The Sex Pistols’ Johnny Rotten was even more blunt, calling the institution in Cleveland, Ohio, a “p**s stain”.
“We’re not your monkeys,” said John in a hand-scrawled letter.
“You’re not paying attention.”
Following in this noble tradition, insisted in 2024 that he was not interested in receiving an honour from “a geriatric in a cowboy hat – f*** the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame!”
What’s their problem with the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame?
It is corny, corporate and VERY American.
The Jam, Buzzcocks and Thin Lizzy are NOT in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame – but Kiss, Foreigner and multiple awful American bands are.
British bands succumb in the end.
The and Black Sabbath are both in there – and will be inducted in November.
“It’s a real honour,” Liam cackled sarcastically on X.
“Ever since I was a little kid and singing in the shower, I’d dream about one day being in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame. We’re sooooo proud.”
Those geriatric cowboys in Cleveland may end up wishing that Oasis’s invitation had got lost in the post.
I spy a new Bond
THE best show on TV is Amazon comedy Bait, starring Riz Ahmed as a struggling young British-Muslim actor who cocks up his audition to be the next James Bond – then gets a second shot at 007 glory.
The unspoken irony is that Amazon now owns the rights to the James Bond franchise.
And although Bait is played for laughs, you look at Riz in his crumpled tuxedo, applying brandy to a gunshot wound while an icy blonde points a handgun at his head and you think, “Wow”.
Riz Ahmed would make a brilliant James Bond.
Love of Dolly shows there’s hope in Trump U.S.
The most popular person in America is Dolly Parton, according to a YouGov poll Credit: Getty – Contributor
Trump was blasted for sharing an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ Credit: X
WHEN the American President thinks that it is a good idea to share an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ, it is tempting to suspect that the has gone stark-raving bonkers.
And when that same POTUS blatantly fibs about his Jesus Christ-like post – “I viewed that as a picture of me as a doctor,” Trump claimed – your suspicions about the madness of America seem confirmed.
But a new YouGov poll says that the most popular person in America is , who shares nothing with apart from possibly a hairdresser.
Dolly is modest, self-deprecating, sweet-natured, kind-hearted and lavishly talented.
Donald is not.
And as long as America loves Dolly Parton more than it loves anyone, then there is still hope.
ONE thing you can’t help noticing about Harry and Meghan’s tour of Australia – how incredibly happy they look.
When was the last time you saw the Duke and Duchess of Montecito look so chipper?
The Australian tour – meeting the locals, smiling and waving, taking selfies, visiting hospitals, lifting spirits wherever they went – gave Harry and Meghan a purpose that their privileged life in clearly lacks.
The ecstatic look on their faces seemed to say, this is what we SHOULD be doing. Not chasing deals with .
Not riding the soul-shredding circuit of the US.
Harry and Meghan should never have left the .
Law win for BBC
CONGRATULATIONS to the BBC for their hard-hitting investigation into bent lawyers who coach migrants on how to remain in this country by lying about their sexuality.
You can stay in the UK – and avoid being deported to countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh, where homosexuality is illegal – if you pretend to be gay.
In the past, some Broadcasting House big shot would have thought such an investigation was racist and quietly vetoed it.
But there is a growing awareness that too many are exploiting this country’s natural tolerance.
And it is not racist for the British public to object to being treated like a bunch of mugs.
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