Prime Minister Starmer sacrificed his second victim after Lord Mandelson to save himself. He reacted to the resignation of Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney, but didn’t mention Mandelson. McSweeney, upon resigning, abandoned the classic phrase. We heard that phrase twice more in the last week. First Starmer said it, then former Prime Minister Gordon Brown: ‘I’m sorry I appointed Lord Mandelson, it was a grave mistake…’
No, it wasn’t a mistake; a mistake is something done unknowingly. Despite the secret service’s explicit disclosure of Lord Mandelson’s relationship with the pedophile Epstein, they knowingly made this appointment. Because there’s a possibility of other secrets between Mandelson and the cabinet. It could be a friendship, or Epstein may have intervened and, along with Prince Andrew, secured Mandelson’s appointment. So this wasn’t a simple appointment. Mandelson was a specifically chosen name. Someone with financial ties to Epstein wouldn’t be appointed to a position by chance. He was definitely specially selected. The Prime Minister knew this for sure. Since he made the decision himself, he was also aware of the depth of this relationship.
Starmer cannot save himself by sacrificing the heads of his staff. He must also execute people and bring relief to the country. Meanwhile, Labour MPs should start working on identifying new candidates.