Loves a dangling paw

It’s practically a work of art that he thinks we’re all that stupid.

Personally, I wouldn't put out an image where my hand was positioned perfectly for people to put whatever they wanted in it, but that's just me and I'm not political strategy expert

I've worked for home for nearly 20 years. Where should I go?

All the u turns would indicate he's lost a lot of fights

This was not how I expected this post to go and I am relieved

How extraordinarily fortunate for Wes Streeting that the only text messages he sent Peter Mandelson just happened to be exactly the sort of things other Labour MPs want to hear from a potential leadership candidate

"smears" Lying toad.

Reading a book on the history of Belfast and the guy seems almost sad they weren't able to set up a Slaveship company in the city in the 18th c, because then we'd have better architecture like Liverpool and Bristol 🤪

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I assume he'd say there wasn't if there wasn't. That's how this is done these days, right?

Niche complaint: There needs to be an end to this "Downing Street has said" shit in political journalism. A person said this in the capacity of an official statement, their name should be with it. UK citizens are entitled to know who speaks on behalf of their government.

He should resign at the same time.

I don't know why anyone pays for Royal Mail 24 as it's not a service that exists any more. Still waiting on an item sent RoyalMail24 on Thursday and it doesn't look like it will be here today. As for normal Royal Mail, my mum sent a birthday card from 10 miles away and it took 9 days to arrive.

This is what we’re doing to people. We are the bad guys.

"The man described to me by Blue Labour’s Maurice Glasman as “one of ours” is also cast as the protégée of Mandelson whose New Labour project was yesterday damned by Glasman as “an alien body that took over the party”." George Eaton

"Another cabinet minister said: “We’re asking the question of whether he will be there at the end of the week. There’s a feeling he could stand down at any moment. The next 48 hours is going to be crucial.”"

"All that said, there are very few people near the top of this administration who respect the voters as McSweeney does and who dragged Starmer out of his soft-left, legalistic mindset to get tough on immigration or consider welfare reform" Tim Stanley, Spectator

"Starmer tells No 10 staff politics can be 'force for good' and says government moving forward 'with confidence'" LOL

Wish the Guardian would just run ads instead of this relentless begging every time you open a page. Or put in a 1-per-24 hour cap or something. Every page is beyond annoying and I'm clearly not giving them cash until there is an overhaul at the top of the company, including the editor.

I encourage Starmer to keep getting people to resign before he is forced to resign at the end of the week. Finally something I can get behind.

It's almost like just hating people is not a good basis for being competent at anything else in the world.

The NYT fired everyone who knew that sugar cane is kinda important to Puerto Rico. They're dumber than dogshit over there. This is so fucking embarrassing.

Former board member of Sex Matters... Funny how often this stuff happens, eh?

We can see the hills over Belfast from where we live, usually, but they've been hidden in cloud for weeks. Can't remember the last time I saw them.

The far right defeated in Portugal - good news to start the week's work

LBC politicial news reporter, who is so basic as to never say anything, has said that Starmer will be gone by the end of the week

Keir Starmer's government

On to his 5th now

🚨BREAKING: British citizen & Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 yrs in prison. Lai was charged with “collusion with a foreign country or external elements” under the Beijing's National Security Law. In reality, his case is an attack on press freedom & freedom of expression.

James O'Brien still going on about the cult of Jeremy Corbyn as he claims Labour are still left wing.

Incredibly sad and depressing

The front page of the Daily Mail is calling on the King to apologise to Epstein victims....

Just beyond parody at this point

God forbid you actually have a political programme. God forbid your politics extends beyond triangulating to far-right positions in a doomed effort to not lose the power you're not doing anything with.

It’s been a year since this column dropped

McSweeney's deputies

My gf lived in America for a time and the number one thing she goes on about from that time is how truly horrendous all the food was.

The man is a political genius, isn't he?

McGregor was found liable for sexual assault in 2024 and the jury ordered him to pay the victim $257,000. He lost all his appeals.

So the woman who was skiing at the Olympics with a busted ACL had to get airlifted to hospital after crashing? How was she ever allowed to compete? Just absolutely ridiculous all around.

morgan mcsweeney: i'll fall on the sword. save yourself! keir starmer: that guy who we're blaming for all of my flaws and mistakes as prime minister? yeah. he was great. truly great. amazing guy. did a top job. he was so awesome. - keir starmer has no political skills at all.

We should let the lettuce have a go at running the country tbh. Earned it.

Starmer's statement thanks McSweeney for "turning the party around after one of the worst defeats in its history". Labour currently polling at about 17%.

He'll still be in Starmer's ear every single day. They *all* need to go.

It still irritates that McSweeney is described as "masterminding a landslide election victory" as if it wasn't a totally inevitable outcome anyway. "McSweeney, famous for not fucking up an already won election" might be more accurate.

You just know Wes Streeting is having a fucking terrible weekend and I for one love that for him.

In a touching tribute to his mentor, Morgan McSweeney has resigned in disgrace.

2 days ago - "Sir Keir Starmer defended his close ally [McSweeney], saying that "none of us knew the depth of the darkness" of Lord Mandelson’s relationship with the convicted sex offender." www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...