KEIR 'FAT SHAMED'

Published date07 March 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
Labour peer Peter Mandelson urged the party leader to "shed a few pounds" ahead of this year's General Election

But Labour frontbencher Wes Streeting said: "As the shadow health secretary I'm against that kind of fat shaming."

He said Lord Mandelson, who has been advising Sir Keir, has had the "odd paunch" over the years. The MP added: "So in glass houses, people shouldn't throw stones."

Lord Mandelson had been discussing the importance of presentation in politics.

He said...

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