Politics
Polanski calls on Starmer to step down
Keir Starmer is perhaps the most unpopular prime minister we’ve ever had, and he’s embroiled himself in what may be the most disgusting scandal. Can this loathed public figure survive this self-inflicted catastrophe?
Almost certainly not.
And one person who’s ahead of the curve on this is Zack Polanski:
Important discussion this evening on Palantir.
Keir Starmer having meetings in Washington – and then the US spy tech company receive £260m.
The largest defence contract in British history – through Peter Mandelsons lobbying company. https://t.co/i9lDjfEx22
— Zack Polanski (@ZackPolanski) February 4, 2026
Time to go
As we’ve reported, Starmer appointed Peter Mandelson to be ambassador to the US despite knowing he maintained a friendship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein after his conviction. The media presented it as some great revelation when Starmer admitted to this in parliament yesterday, but it was never a secret; the media just failed to interrogate Starmer when he returned Mandelson to public office.
We reported on Mandelson maintaining his ties with Epstein way back in 2023.
It wasn’t a secret.
Starmer knew.
The media knew.
This is all just a grim pantomime.
In the clip above, Polanski describes hiring Mandelson as “the most catastrophic lapse in judgement you can imagine”. In our opinion, the “lapse of judgement” is that Starmer thought the media would ignore this obvious scandal forever. It’s not that he hired a notorious sleazeball, because he clearly doesn’t care about that; after all, he’s part of a movement which is entirely comprised of such people:
Peter Mandelson is not some random outlier.
He was one of the founders and central pillars of the New Labour project.
He was a central player in the Starmer project – including as mentor to the chief of staff.
He is the very core of the Labour Right! https://t.co/lypJOfU8hz
— Owen Jones (@owenjonesjourno) February 4, 2026
Polanski also said:
I think it’s clear the Prime Minister should do the right thing and step down, because actually the rut runs right throughout the Labour government.
This is a man in Keir Starmer who knew that Peter Mandelson was friends with one of the most known paedophiles in the world, was still staying in his apartment, and he brought him into the heart of government solely because, I imagine, he thought he could whisper in Trump’s ear.
Step down
Polanski is absolutely correct that the “right thing” for Starmer to do would be to “step down”. Given that this is the guy who hired Mandelson, however, there’s no reason to expect him to do the right thing.
Featured image via Zack Polanski