You probably can't trust Mandelson's word (lol) but he contradicts the reports of him being brought in as an advisor in that NS interview where he slags Starmer off. Reckons he's not spoken to him since 2018
Keir Starmer's time is up
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That's gone well hasn't itIn February 2021
Starmer calls in Mandelson to inject a dose of New Labour’s ‘winning mentality’
Starmer calls in Mandelson to inject a dose of New Labour’s ‘winning mentality’
Sir Keir Starmer’s attempts to shift his party away from the far left have led him to the door of one of the founding members of New Labour: Lord Mandelson. Thwww.thetimes.co.uk
As his honeymoon ends with sniping at his shadow cabinet and questions over his political nous, the party leader is putting his faith in Tony Blair’s chief strategist
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seems unlikely but might be true. That Times reports suggests:
Mandelson was brought back into the fold by Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney. The pair have struck up a close working relationship. Of McSweeney, Mandelson has said: “I don’t know who and how and when he was invented, but whoever it was ... They will find their place in heaven.”
...close enough to Starmer for him to do something about it if he doesnt like it
Seems obvious to me that he's been bought back as an adviser. Starmer is completely out of his depth. Sad that he chose to appeal to the likes of Mandelson however.
elbows
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There was a typo. It was supposed to read 'whining mentality'.
steveseagull
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Awkward. Makes you wonder why he did not go in hard on Johnson/Accuri
Plus anyone heard from Shippers since Saturday evening?
Plus anyone heard from Shippers since Saturday evening?
Wilf
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Pointless aside: I used to work with Jenny Chapman's first husband. He's an outright cunt.
Edited for grammar, but also to see if I could think of anything stronger than outright. Can't do yet, but all suggestions gratefully received.
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Shechemite
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Centrist cunt?
Wilf
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Purveyor of Fine Cuntitude.
steveseagull
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It will go lower
One bold stroke, labour's problems are done
brogdale
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His father hated Britain, though.
Plenty who read that will have remembered it.
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Where was the bacon sarnie atrocity in all of that?
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Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Being semi-serious, the take-away point from the graphic appears to be the universal decline in approval ratings for all 3 party leaders in the first 12 months (May '10 to May '11) with Miliband's personal rating being the most volatile thereafter.
RileyOBlimey
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This is a different question than the one above. Favourability (i.e. a personal liking) vs the subjective view on performance.
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New slogan: For The Middle and Maybe A Few
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Ground Elder
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They aim to halve child poverty? Unlucky for those in the wrong half 
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They will probably just change the definition of poverty anyway.They aim to halve child poverty? Unlucky for those in the wrong half
Leighsw2
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I know that name. Wasn't he Steve Reed's chief of staff at Lambeth council? Lambeth Progress Labour now in charge of the national party? Christ!
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