Mandy’s on the money

SHADOWY Labour fixer Peter Mandelson has described Tory leadership candidate Liz Truss as ‘gutsy’ and said if she becomes PM his party would have to up its game.

Miss Truss certainly seems to grow ever more assured as this contest progresses. Her pledge yesterday to tackle ‘woke’ civil service culture demonstrates a welcome determination to get to grips with the dreaded Whitehall ‘blob’.

It’s not often the Mail finds itself in agreement with Lord Mandelson, who did so much to poison the well of political discourse. But for once this spent political volcano might be right.