Itemoids

You are not logged in so some information on this page has been withheld. To see more, please log in or sign up.

2026February › 05

Labour

4 months ago

In fresh revelations about the extent of his influence on Labour, the disgraced peer is reported to have been in Downing Street to advise on the Government shake-up.
Peter Mandelson, a government minister when Labour was previously in power more than 15 years ago, quit the House of Lords on Tuesday over links to Epstein.
LIVE UPDATES: Keir Starmer's premiership is under growing pressure from Labour MPs, angry at his decision to approve the appointment of Peter Mandelson to the role of ambassador to the US.

At a party event in a school hall in Lewisham, people told me how disillusionment with Labour has led to this moment

“How many?”

On the end of the phone is a nice press officer for the Greens, head ful…

Senior Labour MPs rounded on Keir Starmer last night after he admitted for the first time that he knew about Peter Mandelson's longer-term relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
The downfall of Peter Mandelson is an immense event in British politics. This bad, and now disgraced, man has been a key figure in the Labour Party for over 30 years.
The purchasing managers' index (PMI) revealed that private sector job losses accelerated at the start of the year even though firms saw an upturn in overall performance.
After giving him a third chance in Government and a peerage, Gordon Brown might have expected some gratitude from his erstwhile New Labour enemy.
After months of evasion, the Prime Minister was forced to admit he appointed the Labour peer as US ambassador.

page 1 of 1