Man crouching down next to a stroller - looks like he's sitting in it.

Starmer voted to block Andy Burnham standing in Gorton & Denton for this very reason in my opinion.

He's not a member of the Privy Council.

It's the "Privy Council" bit that's relevant, not the HoL part.

(Not defending him or Starmer - they're both twats, just pointing out the logical flaw in your point.)

Absolute nonsense.

His track record alone should have precluded him from selection for the role.

The Epstein thing's a bit of a red herring.

Sorry, I don't agree.

Trump eventually burns everyone who interacts with him, so any perceived belief that Mandelson could somehow protect the UK's interests was misguidead at best & downright stupid at worst.

This isn't just about Epstein; it's about the wider risk, ie passing on insider info.

That's half the problem.

Underrated Hawkwind album.

Because that's what they do in the US & inevitably, all the daft shit they do over there finds its way over here eventually.

It'll be "Salute To Service" next.

It's all about recruitng cannon-fodder.

FFS, Palace...you nearly ruined it then.

Pack it in!

Clearly.

No it isn't.

It's the only way...

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a man in a blue shirt and tie is drinking a cup of coffee ALT: a man in a blue shirt and tie is drinking a cup of coffee

"If the PM's account of events is accurate...(etc)."

Yeah...right.

Australia's the same.

Every flag should feature a mythical animal. Notice how the roundabouts aren't being painted in Wales? It's because idiots can't draw a dragon.

Starmer's either thick as fuck or bent.

And he's shit at even the most basic level of politicking.

He's managed to piss almost everybody off & is squandering a huge majority.

But yeah...let's stick with *that* guy.

I'm pretty sure that "Has this bloke already been sacked from Govt twice already for being a dodgy cunt?" will be in there somewhere.

Do you really need it spellng out?

Are we presuming that Starmer had never heard of him before & so didn't think it was important to actually see some proof of his succesfully clearing vetting?

Because that's the only way the bollocks you've just typed makes any sense.

Bit early to be *that* pissed on a Monday evening, surely?

Have you not got school tomorrow or something?

*That's not the point* klaxon.

Given Mandelson's track record, if Starmer didn't ensure he'd been properly vetted AND PASSED, that's squarely on Starmer.

So he's either incompetent or bent.

Which version suits your narrative at this point?

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This is how you do it.

www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

I'll bow to your obviously superior knowledge on the matter. 👍

Unprecedented stuff, eh?

And none of it good.

The absolute state of British political discourse in one image.

(Well, two actually.)

Watching Lindsay Hoyle actually having to do a bit as Speaker is like watching Bill Roache having to do some acting on the rare occasion Ken Barlow gets a story-line.

It's not very convincing & you get the impression he'd really rather not have to be doing it.

And nobody enjoys a second of it.

Is that you being an inflooensuh again?

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