A better analogy might be with Theresa May, with Rayner in the role of Boris. She might not be the candidate of unimpeachable personal integrity but she has undeniable personal charisma. (View Post)

One for the lawyers: hallucinated case law is a feature, not a bug. https://x.com/profrobanderson/status/2019078989348774129 (View Post)

She’s obviously right. https://x.com/gbpolitcs/status/2019126704694772137 NEW: Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has broken ranks with Keir Starmer, who claims Brexit is the biggest cause of illegal imm… (View Post)

https://x.com/BNHWalker/status/2019093527863456008 YouGov: Mandelson / Epstein Files revelations being closely followed by more than 4 in 10 of us. Not far off salience of Partygate... (View Post)

That kind of thing is why this is about more than just Mandelson but about the whole post-1997 political settlement. (View Post)