This from the BBC...
Lord Mandelson is in hospital for an operation for a "benign condition of the prostate", says a government spokesman.
What a triumph of modern science to find the one part of the First Secretary that isn't malignant... (with a bowler tip to Evelyn Waugh)
UPDATE: This from Surgeon General Potter...
Further to your coverage on Mandlesons continued pulse, I feel I should be the first to suggest a form of surgery that will suit all.
Please find below the solution to Mandy's health woes.
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If it's good enough for Al Gore, then it's good enough for the Noble Lord Mandelson.
After all, people like Al Gore.