Headline of the linked article in The Observer by Tom Baldwin: "Mandelson's ‘crimes’ are not for Starmer to answer for". Strapline: "The prime minister’s judgement may be in question but the worst of the allegations about the former peer date back to the Brown days"

I suppose there had to be a slot somewhere for some #Starmer loyalist to defend their boy. Here it is, in #TheObserver: Starmer's biographer #TomBaldwin explains how everything is the fault of everyone except Starmer. 🙄 Especially #GordonBrown […]

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"Just remember, this - [ #Mandelson] all happened under the last #Labour government, not this one" seriously offered as an excuse for #Starmer - talk about bawhairs 😳 #TomBaldwin the #PM's biographer this PM, not the last one 🤣