Labour Together turns its back on Epstein’s pal, Mandelson

As we’ve reported, Labour Together have been the key drivers of the disastrous Keir Starmer government. Key members of the group also facilitated the disastrous return and exit of Peter Mandelson. And in a sign of just how disastrous it’s been for them, it seems the group is now trying to hide their connections to Mandelson:

The Frauds

The Fraud is a book written by investigative journalist Paul Holden. The book covers Starmer’s rise to power, aided as he was by Labour Together. In a passage serialised by the Canary, Holden wrote:

Labour fought the December 2019 general election with a base split by Brexit and a party divided against itself. It went down to a heavy defeat. After Jeremy Corbyn resigned the helm, Keir Starmer wasted no time in putting his own name forward for the role of new party leader. Starmer’s leadership campaign was a slick affair, launched and defined by a well-produced video that touted his leftist credentials and values. One campaign insider described how, from the outset, it was streets ahead of any contenders in terms of messaging, organisation, infrastructure, and funding.

Starmer could launch his candidacy so quickly thanks to years of preparation largely outside the public eye. This work was done by a political project operating through an organisation called Labour Together. The project had likely started preparing for a leadership contest before Starmer was even aware of its existence. Labour Together provided access to funders. It would also supply Starmer’s key officials including his Svengali, Morgan McSweeney, and many of his future shadow cabinet and cabinet ministers.

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The Fraud covers the “illegal funding that made Starmer Labour leader“, as well as the “antisemitism crisis” which Labour Together concocted to smear their opponents.

For the crime of reporting accurately on their activities, Labour Together sent private investigators to spy on Paul Holden. It would later come out that Labour Together also spied on mainstream journalists, creating a national scandal that forced Labour Together director Josh Simons to step down from his ministerial position. Simons is one of the men pictured at the top alongside Peter Mandelson.

All in it together

At this point, it’s clear why Labour Together would want to distance themselves from long-time Epstein pal Peter Mandelson. At the same time, Labour Together’s image is so tarnished that Mandelson probably wants nothing to do with them either.

What a wretched group to have found themselves at the heart of government.

Featured image via the Canary