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.
If it's good enough for Al Gore, then it's good enough for the Noble Lord Mandelson.
After all, people like Al Gore.