Lord Peter Mandelson, otherwise known as the sinister Mr Fixit of New Labour from the Blair years, was an intimate of the late convicted paedophile and socially connected financier Jeffrey Epstein. They revealed the extent of Mandelson’s association with Epstein. The Dark Lord was found encouraging Epstein to “fight for early release” shortly after his sentencing to 18 months in prison. He had already known of Mandelson’s soiled ties, yet remained unmoved. Starmer, exploiting the situation, walked it on with his now conditioned response: Mandelson was sacked once new information surfaced about the Epstein link.