Partygate v Mandelson: Keir Starmer faces attack from his own playbook

Some familiar, arcane terms are returning to the fore as the Tories study the tactics Labour used against Boris Johnson

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I witnessed the dying days of Boris Johnson’s premiership. Keir Starmer’s position is uncannily similar | Simon Hart https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/25/boris-johnson-keir-starmer-prime-minister-leadership #KeirStarmer #Politics #UkNews #BorisJohnson #Partygate
I witnessed the dying days of Boris Johnson’s premiership. Keir Starmer’s position is uncannily similar

For all his sins, Johnson didn’t sacrifice others to save himself. That’s not leadership – and Starmer may learn that all too soon, says former Tory chief whip Simon Hart

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Hearing Boris Johnson whine about the UK Covid-19 Inquiry reminds me of something. #PartyGate A🧵about whether the UK Covid-19 Inquiry can “learn lessons for future pandemics" Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee (Stick McGhee cover)
#PartyGate We already knew the Tory government of 2020 were crooks. People trying to avoid criminal prosecution may not tell the whole truth. That's why there may be a conflict between “truth” & “justice” in an Inquiry. Cops & Robbers (Underscores cover)
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Has Evgeny #Lebedev, owner of the Independent, who was made a life peer by his mate Boris Johnson, fallen out completely with the latter?

It seems his paper had decisively concluded there is no way back for Johnson.

While I heartily agree, I’m somewhat surprised to be reading it here.

But every fool can outlast their usefulness for oligarchs I guess…take note Farage.

#Covid
#CovidReport
#Johnson
#Tories
#Partygate

We rightly criticised Boris for breaking the #Covid rules his government set with the #Partygate scandal…and yet when it comes to equality in employment, no one calls out the government of the day. Why is it that?

Why is the current political narrative of rolling back #diversity in #employment just accepted, as if somehow we’ve already gone too far…when in actual fact we’ve yet to realise the legal standards set in the 70’s?