They should do a retrospective documentary on Mandelson where everybody tries to pretend they didn't know him: Tony Blair: "He kept himself to himself in the office. I just assumed he was a… (View Post)

https://x.com/koshercockney/status/2044858312731041992 Did I just hear this right from Labour’s Emily Thornberry? She was asked “Do you think this could sink the Prime Minister?” in regard to Starmer… (View Post)

How many other diplomats do we have who've technically failed their vetting but been given approval directly by the FCDO? Maybe it's common. (View Post)

And this: The FCDO is a “make recommendation customer” for UK Security Vetting. This means that the FCDO is the ultimate decision making authority on Developed Vetting cases, based on a non-binding r… (View Post)

It sounds like the premise for a comedy sketch: "Number 10 crisis as somebody accidentally informs Starmer about something". (View Post)