Mangled

Lord Mandelson called an ‘absolute moron’ by Trump campaign chief

Donald Trump’s campaign manager has called Lord Mandelson an “absolute moron” and said he should “stay home” after the Labour peer was announced as the UK’s next ambassador to Washington.

Chris LaCivita, who masterminded Mr Trump’s presidential bid earlier this year, hit back at Sir Keir Starmer’s choice for the role and praised the incumbent, Dame Karen Pierce.

“This UK government is special,” he said. “Replace a professional universally respected ambo with an absolute moron - he should stay home! Sad!”

I don't have any particular angle on this, merely the belated pleasure of seeing Mandelson mangled so robustly and so prominently.