By Simon Marks

The respective fates of Charlie Kirk and Peter Mandelson are now destined to be fused together for time immemorial.

At least in the sense that history placed both of them on the front pages for all the wrong reasons on the same day.

But there is more connectivity between the two men than might, at first blush, be apparent.

Kirk was one of the most prominent conservative voices in the United States assailing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on the issue of free speech. In Kirk’s own words: “You guys birthed free speech to the world, but now you’re becoming a totalitarian country”.

At the British Embassy in Washington, Mandelson’s tenure as Ambassador may end up being best remembered for his failure to mollify Kirk and other powerful figures within President Donald Trump’s inner circle who continue to argue that Starmer has already led the country into the “abyss” (again, Kirk’s........

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