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PETER MANDELSON CLAIMED last year that he didn’t know about “the sexual side” of Jeffrey Epstein’s life because he, Mandelson, is gay. It will be fascinating to see what excuse he gives for allegedly sharing government papers with Epstein during the financial crash. Something like: I didn’t know leaking market-sensitive information was wrong because I am rich?

The scandal speaks to a growing sense that both Keir Starmer and his advisor, Corkman Morgan McSweeney are out of their depth. Even if they didn’t know the extent of Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein, it was public knowledge that the man existed inside a moral vacuum.

Peter Mandelson has resigned from the House of Lords over the Epstein scandal. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

His nickname was the Prince of Darkness, after all. There isn’t another job on the planet where being likened to Satan would be considered a plus. ‘I’ve hired a new babysitter – they call him the Prince of Darkness. He’s a bit evil, but boy, he gets the job done!’

Even before the Mandelson-Epstein story broke, polling had suggested that Starmer might be the least popular UK Prime Minister ever, which is mad when you consider some of his predecessors. Tony Blair invaded Iraq, Boris Johnson locked everyone up in their homes while he went on a bender at No. 10. Starmer........

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