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Starmer Apologises For Appointing Mandelson Amid Epstein Furore
Keir Starmer has apologised to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein for ever appointing Peter Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to Washington despite his links to the convicted paedophile.
Pressure has been growing on the prime minister after he admitted to MPs on Wednesday that he knew of Mandelson’s friendship with the convicted sex offender – and still appointed him to the plum diplomatic role.
Mandelson remained in the post until September, when new information about the extent of his ties to Epstein was revealed and he was promptly sacked by the PM.
But fury over the government’s decision to appoint Mandelson in the first place has continued growing, triggering the most perilous moment in Starmer’s career yet.
Addressing Epstein’s victims on Thursday, Starmer said: “I am sorry. Sorry for what was done to you. Sorry for having believing Mandelson’s lies and appointed him.
“And sorry that even now you are forced to watch this story unfold in public once again.
“But I also want to say this: in this country we will not look away. We will not shrug our shoulders. And we will not allow the powerful to treat justice as optional.
“We will pursue the truth. We will uphold the integrity of public life and we will do everything within our power and in the interest of justice to ensure accountability is delivered.
“This is what the public expects. This is what victims expect and it is what I will do.”
Speaking at his pre-planned speech about the values in a “decent and tolerant Britain”, the prime minister admitted: “It had been publicly known for some time that Mandelson knew Epstein, but none of us knew the depth or the darkness of that relationship.”
He also claimed he wanted to release the vetting documents from before Mandelson was appointment as US ambassador on Wednesday but was limited by the ongoing police investigation into the ex-Labour peer.
He said: “I wanted to release them yesterday, in fact, and to talk about them at pime minister’s questions. But the police have advised that releasing certain information now could risk prejudicing a future investigation or legal process.”
He said any papers release must not prejudice a legal investigation which “risks justice for victims”.
Starmer’s comments come after the government backed down over its attempts to block the release of the files after a backlash from Labour MPs.
Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee will now decide what information will be revealed, excluding any files which could impact the ongoing police investigation.
Mandelson has not responded to the allegations against him but he previously apologised to Epstein’s victims for his ongoing friendship with the disgraced financier.
The former cabinet minister also quit the Labour Party on Sunday after the US Congress released a tranche of documents exposing Epstein’s elite network – including his exchanges with Mandelson.
He subsequently stepped down from the House of Lords on Wednesday, and Starmer said the government is looking into removing his title altogether and kicking him out of the Privy Council.
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Politics Home | Advertising Association publishes best practice guide for the responsible use of generative AI in advertising
New guide developed under the Government’s Online Advertising Taskforce provides practical recommendations for advertising practitioners
London, 5 February 2026: The Advertising Association has today published a new Best Practice Guide for the Responsible Use of Generative AI in Advertising, developed under the auspices of the Government and Industry-led Online Advertising Taskforce.
The voluntary guide provides UK advertising practitioners with practical recommendations for deploying Generative AI (GenAI) responsibly, helping organisations navigate AI’s opportunities while mitigating potential risks. It has been developed collaboratively by an expert working group, which includes industry leaders and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), building on and operationalising the ISBA/IPA Principles for the use of generative AI in advertising published in 2023.
The guide focuses on eight principles for responsible use and translates them into clear, actionable steps. This enables advertisers, agencies and media owners to harness AI’s transformative potential while safeguarding consumer trust, ethical standards and innovation.
The principles cover transparency, data use, fairness, human oversight, harm prevention, brand safety, environmental considerations and continuous monitoring. Together, they provide a flexible framework for AI governance that complements existing UK laws, including UK GDPR and the Equality Act, and aligns with the codes underpinning the ASA’s co- and self-regulatory system.
Alongside the full guide, a SME version has also been published. This takes a more proportionate approach, focusing on the principles most relevant to small businesses to help make implementation easier.
Rt Hon Ian Murray MP, Minister for the Creative Industries, said: “I am pleased to see the publication of this timely industry-led guide, which is a key output of the Online Advertising Taskforce’s AI Working Group. This work supports the Government’s ambitions to ensure advertising remains trusted and makes the most of the opportunities AI can offer, helping the sector innovate responsibly.”
Stephen Woodford, CEO, Advertising Association, said: “This new guide is designed to support responsible adoption of AI in advertising to ensure that the work of our industry can continue to be trusted by the public. In the words of the ASA, all advertising must be ‘legal, decent, honest and truthful’ and it must remain so as our industry embraces AI and the many benefits it can bring. I want to thank our industry experts who contributed to this guide. I encourage advertising practitioners to adopt and apply the principles in this guide, and to input into future iterations.”
Mark Lund OBE, Deputy Chair of the Online Advertising Taskforce, said: “I am delighted to welcome this Best Practice Guide for the Responsible Use of Generative AI in Advertising. Developed collaboratively by a sub-group of the Taskforce containing advertisers, agencies, media and tech companies, this accessible guide provides practical tools to help practitioners navigate the opportunities and challenges of Generative AI, whilst upholding the standards that are the foundations of consumer trust.”
The Best Practice Guide has been developed to provide greater clarity on responsible GenAI use, including how to tackle risks such as bias and privacy concerns. The principles also promote environmental stewardship by encouraging users to consider energy-efficient AI choices and advocate the use of GenAI in ways that support societal wellbeing.
All advertising and marketing practitioners are invited to consider adopting and applying these voluntary principles in their businesses. Feedback is welcomed to ensure the content remains relevant and effective, with regular reviews planned to stay in line with developments in technology, regulation and industry practice.
Both the full guide and the SME edition are available for free download via the AA’s website from 9am on 5 February: https://adassoc.org.uk/artificial-intelligence/
Staying active, eating well, and getting enough sleep can go a long way to improving your expected lifespan and healthspan.
But according to a study published in the BMJ, sex could say a lot about your lifespan too.
Their research, which focused on 918 men aged 45-59, found that, “Mortality risk was 50% lower in the group with high orgasmic frequency than in the group with low orgasmic frequency”.
Another study found a link between the cessation of sex among older married men and an increased risk of death, while college students in a separate study seemed to have more salivary immunoglobulin A, which offers a first-line defence against disease, if they had “frequent” sex.
What is “frequent,” though?
How much sex is linked to a longer life?
To be clear, these studies don’t show that having sex itself definitely causes health or longevity improvements. It only shows a link, and researchers have argued that bad health is linked to less sex, not the other way around (though the studies didn’t directly prove that, either).
Whatever the direction of cause and effect might be here, though, similar levels of sexual frequency show up in multiple bodies of research.
In the BMJ study, men who had sex twice a week had a 50% lower risk of death than those who had sex once a month. And in the college student study, those who had sex one to two times a week fared better than both people who had sex less than once a week and those who had sex three or more times a week.
Yet another, more recent study found that having sex at least once a week was linked to a 10% decreased risk of heart disease mortality.
Once or twice a week appeared to be the sweet spot in these studies.
Why might sex be good for our health?
Again, this research didn’t show that sex was definitely the cause of longer lives; it just showed a link.
Regardless, sex has been associated with more than just a decreased mortality risk. It’s also been linked to pain reduction, better sleep, a stronger immune system, decreased cortisol levels, and a better mood.
This seems to hold true throughout adulthood.
Kemi Badenoch has offered Labour MPs to meet with Tory whips to discuss a vote of no confidence in Keir Starmer. Worth a try…
After facing backlash over the prices of his upcoming world tour, Harry Styles has announced a one-off UK show with tickets costing just £20.
On Wednesday night, the Grammy-winning singer announced that he would play for “One Night Only” at Manchester’s Co-Op Live arena on Friday 6 March, coinciding with the release of his much-hyped fourth album, Kiss All The Time. Disco Occasionally.
This surprise Manchester show comes after Harry was called out for only playing gigs in London on the UK leg of his 2026 tour, leaving out the rest of the UK.
Shortly after the announcement, the Co-op Live arena’s website crashed, with the venue later announcing that tickets for the show would be made available through a “request process” later this week, ensuring they go straight to fans rather than ticket touts.
How can I get Tickets for Harry Styles’ ‘One Night Only’ concert in Manchester?
As this is Harry’s only headlining UK show outside London this year, many will no doubt be eager to find out how to get their hands on those £20 tickets.
Ticketmaster has explained that fans who want to attend the gig must first submit a request for tickets. While this will not guarantee them a ticket, it does eliminate the issues that come with typical first-come, first-serve sales, and means you shouldn’t have to get up early, only to find yourself stuck in a queue with up to 250,000 other fans, which is what happened during the sale for his upcoming Wembley shows.
Dave J. Hogan/Getty Images
Those who want to attend Harry’s Co-Op Live gig must first submit their request on Ticketmaster from Friday 6 until Sunday 8 February, first selecting the type of ticket they’re after and entering payment details (you might be charged a temporary £1 fee to verify these).
If you are successful, you’ll receive a confirmation email, and be charged immediately.
For more details, go to the Ticketmaster page.
What other live performances do Harry Styles fans have to look forward to in 2026?
Harry’s one-off Co-Op Live gig will take place just a week after the former One Direction star performs at the same venue for this year’s Brits, which will see the awards show heading to Manchester for the first time.
The chart-topping singer is set to debut new music during the ceremony, which will mark his first time on the Brits stage since 2023, when he took home four gongs, including the coveted Album Of The Year prize.
Last month, Harry also confirmed a huge, seven-city Together, Together tour, which includes a record-breaking 12-night residency at London’s Wembley Stadium and an impressive 30 dates at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Harry recently scored his third UK solo number one single with Aperture, the lead track from his forthcoming fourth solo album.
Steve Reed could not hide his frustration this morning as he was cornered over Keir Starmer’s controversial decision to appoint Peter Mandelson to be US ambassador despite his Jeffrey Epstein links.
New documents from the US Congress released at the weekend revealed Mandelson’s extensive friendship with the late convicted sex offender continued long after Epstein served a prison sentence.
While Starmer already sacked Mandelson over their connection back in September – when the first few Epstein files were released – the new set of files raises further questions about why he was ever hired in the first place.
The prime minister also admitted to MPs on Wednesday that he knew about their friendship when he hired Mandelson to be the British dispatch in Washington in February last year.
Housing, communities and local government secretary Steve Reed was put on the spot over just why the then-Labour peer got the plum job on Thursday morning.
Good Morning Britain presenter, Richard Madeley, asked: “Wasn’t enough already known to comprehensively disbar him from such an important job?”
Reed replied: “It’s easy, isn’t it, with hindsight, when you do know the truth to look back at the time –”
Madeley tried to cut in, but Reed angrily hit back: “You’re asking me questions but you’re not actually letting me answer.
“What’s the point in asking me a question if you won’t let me answer?
“You’re not listening to what I am saying. If I haven’t even answered it, how do you know I’ve misinterpreted [the question]?”
Madeley asked again if the information that was already in the public domain about his Epstein ties was enough to stop Mandelson getting the plum job.
“No, it wasn’t,” Reed said. “I know you’re saying that because you’ve got the benefit of hindsight.
“There was a process that was gone through, Mandelson lied, the process included security forces, nothing additional was thrown up at the time to make it clear that Mandelson was lying and so he was appointed. Everyone regrets that now, of course.
“As soon as the truth came to light with that first release of files from the United States months ago, the prime minister took immediate and dismissive action, phoned him up at 5am in the morning and sacked him on the spot.”
He said further information pushed Starmer to take more action, including speaking to the King to remove Mandelson from the privy council and strip him of his title.
Co-host Susanna Reid cut in: “I am really confused by what you are saying. I know you are confused by our questions. But I am confused by what you are telling us.
“Because the Financial Times reported in 2023 about the relationship between Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein.
“That reporter told Keir Starmer that at a press conference in 2024. You’re saying it was new information. It wasn’t. It was in the public domain and on the record.”
Flustered, Reed replied: “No, what I’m saying Susanna is the vetting process said his relationship with Epstein had ended long ago and had been next to nothing in any case.
“The vetting process did not show that this was a lie.”
Reid cut in again: “Despite the fact it was reported, it was put to Keir Starmer, it was a matter of public record –”
Reed claimed: “Lots of things are reported which aren’t true!”
She continued: ”– Instead of that being a matter of public record, the vetting process was simply to ask Lord Mandelson to ask if that was true and rely on Lord Mandelson to say it wasn’t true?”
“No. That is not what it was,” the minister said. “I just said, didn’t I? I said the security forces were involved in vetting as well and that threw up nothing of additional concern.”
Reid said: “What does that say about our security services and the vetting process?”
“It shows the vetting process was not good enough and that’s one of the things we need to look at,” he said, suggesting that system has been in place since before this Labour government were elected.
He also claimed Starmer took a decision to appoint the new ambassador “without knowing Mandelson was lying”.
“We can’t legislate against liars lying, what you can judge somebody by is what can you do when the liar is exposed,” Reed said.
Mandelson quit the Labour Party on Sunday and stepped down from the House of Lords on Wednesday.
The Metropolitan Police have since launched a criminal investigation over concerns Mandelson passed confidential information onto Epstein when he was a cabinet minister.
If you thought the first half of Bridgerton season four was steamy, dearest readers, you just wait.
The upcoming “part two” of the hit Netflix period drama promises to turn up the raunchiness even more – so prepare to get hot under the collar.
In a new promo clip, a warm bath awaits Benedict and Sophie – played by Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha – in a moment that fans of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton novels will recognise from An Offer From A Gentleman, the book on which season four is based.
Sharing the new teaser on social media, Bridgerton’s official Netflix account said: “It has been said, the most anticipated moments are often times worth the wait.”
The short video depicts the couple staring longingly at each other, before panning to an actual steaming bathtub. Benedict and Sophie then trace the outline of the steel tub before kissing, at which point the camera peeps through a keyhole as the couple get intimate.
Readers of the Bridgerton book series will already know this bathtub sequence is one of the major sex scenes in the book – so if you loved that steamy staircase moment, you’ll be just as enamoured with this sequence.
“The bathtub scene, I can’t breathe,” one Bridgerton fan commented on X, while other viewers have called the clip “overwhelming” and even gone as far as claiming the teaser has left them feeling “unwell”.
Showrunner Jess Brownell previously assured fans of the Bridgerton books that the bathtub would appear in the fourth season of the show.
During Shondaland’s 12 Days Of Bridgerton social media Q&A series, Jess was asked to give fans some hints on what to expect, teasing: “Can I say bathtub?”
Those who have seen part one will remember that its cliffhanger ending left many viewers outraged by Benedict’s polarising offer to make Sophie his “mistress”, with Jess recently addressing the backlash during an interview.
Bridgerton returns with four new episodes on Thursday 26 February.
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In a 3 February debate, nationalist and unaligned Northern Ireland Assembly members (MLAs) pilloried the selective education system used on 11 year olds in the region. MLAs described their own experiences of feeling “like a failure” after not passing the test, which determines whether pupils will go on to a selective grammar school via success in the test. Those who get a lower one of the six bands in the Schools’ Entrance Assessment Group (SEAG) exam will typically attend a non-selective school.
Cara Hunter, Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) MLA for East Derry, described the stress young children are subjected to. She recalled from her childhood:
…breathing exercises in a circle [and] relaxing music before going to sit the exam.
If schools are deploying on 11 year olds techniques more common to a trauma counselling session, it’s fair to say you’ve failed to produce a humane education system. Danny Baker of Sinn Féin recalled speaking to parents of a child who didn’t leave his room for three days after failing the test.
The politicians made their points during a debate on a motion that called on:
…the Minister of Education to produce a time-bound plan to end academic selection and transfer tests in post-primary admissions and to develop and implement a fair, inclusive and non-selective system of primary education that ensures equality of opportunity for all children…
Northern Ireland unusually focused on tormenting 11 year olds with academic selection
The non-binding motion passed by a margin of 48-30. Voting was split between nationalist and unionist camps, with all ‘no’ votes coming from the latter bloc. No unionist MLA voted for the motion. Nowhere in Britain maintains a system where academic selection features to such an extent. In England, only around 5% of state secondary are grammars. In the North of Ireland, that figure is over 40%. Scotland and Wales have entirely comprehensive (i.e. non-selective) systems.
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MLA David Brooks was the most staunch defender of the current approach. He declared that he “absolutely believes in academic selection”. Describing his own upwards trajectory as a working class pupil who passed the old ’11 plus’ test and went to a grammar school he said:
…a generation of children from working class families – many without an academic tradition at home – have used grammar school as a ladder of opportunity.
This is a little like the fobbing-off exercise deployed by private schools when they grant scholarships to a handful of less affluent students. ‘Ignore all those people drowning,’ they effectively say. ‘Just keep focusing on the few we’ve granted a lifeboat.’
The man at the centre of the debate, education minister and rabid Zionist Paul Givan, said MLAs were failing children by labelling them failures for children not passing the selection process. This dishonestly misrepresented what was actually being said – that children were made to feel like failures by a system that pressured and graded them at such an early stage in life.
Nick Mathison from Alliance criticised the test itself, saying it doesn’t offer any “objective measures of ability”. The current format focuses on evaluating ability in English and Maths, which is indeed a limited spectrum of human capacities. It ignores social, musical, physical and empathic qualities, along with many others, in favour of a narrow definition of what we ought to value.
He also decried the missed opportunity for “deep learning”, saying:
From P5 [around age 9], certainly from P6-7, almost all focus is on exclusively teaching to the SEAG test, an exclusive focus on numeracy and literacy.
Only ending inequality can fix education gap
Baker denounced the pressure the transfer test puts on the “same schools doing all the heavy lifting”. These schools take on a disproportionate number of children with additional support needs and those from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, leaving fewer resources to dedicate to teaching. Qualifying for free school meals is a strong indicator of poverty. Around 16% of children at selective schools have this entitlement, against roughly 39% in non-selective ones.
In what was a largely intelligent and civilised debate, only leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), the insufferable Jon Burrows, sought to inject inanity into proceedings. He made a nonsensical point about selection providing choice, and followed up with a smear on how this preference would be “ideologically inconsistent” for Sinn Féin MLAs to back, given their apparent support for Marxism.
A) A society drawing on the best of Marx’s thought would likely be considerably more democratic and choice-rich than our current system of fake free markets; and B) It’ll be a fine day when the targets of his ire are even one quarter as Marxist as his fevered imaginings.
His unionist fellows Brooks and Givan did make one valid point – the observation that no school system, be it selective or otherwise, can ever be truly free from existing inequalities. Affluent parents will always have the option of buying tuition for their children, or moving house to within the catchment area of the best schools.
Like so many societal ills, the underlying cause is an economic system – capitalism – that distributes resources so unequally and gives some children unfair advantages from the moment of birth. The true solution is to fix this shoddy foundation which everything else is built upon.
Featured image via the Canary
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
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BREAKING Badenoch says Britain is not being governed and calls for Labour MPs to discuss a vote of no confidence in the PM
Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch holds press conference after forcing the Government to release the files regarding the Prime Minister’s appointment of Peter Mandelson as British Ambassador to the UK.
https://www.conservatives.com/news/madelson-files-press-conference
Full text of speech here:
Britain is not being governed.
Last night in Downing Street, what were Keir Starmer and his team doing?
They were not thinking about the future of NATO…
They were not up late talking about sorting out the cost of living …
They were not planning to reindustrialise Britain with cheaper energy.
They were… yet again… desperately ringing round Labour MPs trying to save his job.
The Labour Party came into government just 18 months ago but with no plan for this country.
And in the last 18 months, we have seen exactlywhat happens when a government has no ideawhat it is doing in power…and no idea what it stands for….
They have made a series of random decisions.
Not a single one of which was in their manifesto.
Snatching Winter Fuel Payments. Taxing Family farms. Mandatory digital ID.
Surrendering the Chagos Islands.
A disastrous Budget….for Benefits Street.
Taxing jobs, pubs and businesses – and making this country poorer.
Every. single. one of these decisions… they have got wrong.
It is bad enough to have a government preoccupied with cleaning up its own messes.
But what’s worse… is the reason these mistakes keep happening.
Because every single one of them… comes back to the judgement of one man.
Keir Starmer.
At a time when Britain needs a leader, we have a Prime Minister who makes the wrong decision again…and again.
For months….I have been pressing the Prime Minister about his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador.
And Yesterday in Parliament, I finally forced him to admit the shocking truth.
HE KNEW.
He knew that Mandelson had a continuing relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
He knew Mandelson had stayed in his house while Epstein was in jail for child prostitution.
The Prime Minister knew all this and appointed Peter Mandelson anyway to the most prestigious job in the diplomatic service.
The Prime Minister brushed aside the security warnings.
He turned a blind eye…to what he knew….about Mandelson’s association…..with one of the world’s most notorious paedophiles.
And instead of standing up and taking full responsibility for this disastrous appointment,
The Prime Minister is trying to make himself out to be the victim.
Nobody is buying it.
This morning Cabinet ministers are out there defending the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson – still claiming that it was a rational appointment.
They should be ashamed.
And it’s not just Peter Mandelson.
The Prime Minister has surrounded himself with people who do not have Britain’s best interests at heart.
Like Jonathan Powell.
Like Lord Hermer.
People advising him to surrender the Chagos Islands…simply to impress lawyers at North London dinner parties….
People advising him to let the Chinese build an enormous Spy Hub in the centre of London.
People advising him to drag our brave veterans through the courts while terrorists walk free.
Keir Starmer is either too weak, or too foolish, to see the folly of what he is agreeing to.
Even the Health Secretary has said there’s a toxic culture in Number 10.
Cabinet Ministers briefing against each other…not focused on their jobs…
We have constant u-turns
This is not just a Westminster bubble story.
Britain is not being governed.
And this is having an impact on the lives and the livelihoods of people across the country.
Britain is getting poorer….and Britain is getting weaker.
Because of Keir Starmer’s bad judgement.
It can’t go on.
It is now up to Labour MPs to do the right thing.
I know there are many who are horrified by what has happened.
We saw that in the House of Commons yesterday.
They might now expect the Prime Minister to take responsibility…
…but we know he won’t.
He will have to be dragged out of No10.
So I am making them an offer.
If they want the change they know the country needs, come and speak to my whips…and let’s talk seriously about a vote of no confidence, to force the moment.
Keir Starmer’s position is clearly untenable.
It is for Labour MPs to decide when he goes.
It’s a question of when not if he goes.
Just now Keir Starmer has given a speech supposedly about local funding.
No doubt another mission, or pledge, or milestone – made up by an aide yesterday afternoon….yet another relaunch that in a week’s time no one will remember.
He apologised for believing Mandelson’s lies. That’s not good enough.
What he should apologise for…is ignoring security advice and vetting that showed him Mandelson should never have been appointed in the first place.
He cannot bring himself to do that because his self-righteousness is his greatest weakness.
And what else have the British public got on offer?
Fresh from announcing a pubs policy this week with a £10 billion black hole in it.
Nigel Farage is in now Wales….announcing his new Welsh leader… after the last one was sent to prison in November for taking bribes from Russia.
We all know a Reform government would just be more of the same.
More incompetence. More dodgy appointments. More drama… when what this country needs is some serious government.
There is only one party in Britain today that is actually serious.
One that is doing the deep thinking and the hard work…to fix our country’s problems.
And be ready to deliver the second we come into office.
That is my Conservative Party.
Yes we made mistakes but we acknowledge them and we have learned from them.
We are on the side of hard-working people.
People who do the right thing… and are fed up with a Government that isn’t working for them.
We are on the side of those who play by the rules. We are not on the side of people claiming benefits when they could and should be working.
We are not on the side of spivs and scammers who think the rules don’t apply to them.
Britain is not being governed.
We need to show that we can do better.
That a government with a plan can fix the things going wrong in our country.
That is our alternative.
Our strong borders plan.
Our cheap power plan.
Our £47 billion savings plan.
Our plan to abolish stamp duty
Our plan to fix the high street.
Our plan to Get Britain Working again.
This is what we believe in.
This is the change WE WILL DELIVER.”
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