Probably not that surprising – but from recent focus groups over the weekend and yesterday the Epstein Mandelson coverage has cut through way beyond the bubble and seems even more so because of a picture saying a thousand words

— Luke Tryl (@LukeTryl) February 3, 2026

Lord Mandelson photographed in his underwear is one of those images that will not be forgotten it says more about something than a magnum opus on the subject ever could.

I suspect this is going to be sub-optimal for Sir Keir Starmer and Labour’s polling in the short term at least, I suspect Sir Keir Starmer finds the whole scandal a bit pants.

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