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Mandelson
53 days ago
A second batch of files relating to Lord Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador has been released.
Minister missing from Mandelson files recalls ‘nightmare’ of stolen phone ⊖
Nick Thomas-Symonds said he lost personal photos and exchanges with former U.S. ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson.
Another top Labour figure's secret messages to Mandelson went missing because they 'had their phone stolen' ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Cabinet minister Nick Thomas-Symonds was unable to provide WhatsApps for the Mandelson Files release after his handset was snatched last year.
We're all friends, right? Starmer faces toe-curling Cabinet meeting after Mandelson messages exposed Labour infighting and plots ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Keir Starmer will gather ministers in Downing Street amid the fallout from 1,500 pages of evidence about Mandelson's disastrous appointment as US ambassador.
Mandelson received sensitive Foreign Office briefings before vetting finished ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Documents also reveal internal Labour criticism of Keir Starmer in embarrassing detail
Peter Mandelson was receiving sensitive security briefings about the Foreign Office’s work, and was in discussion…
The Papers: 'Mandelson files lay bare frustration' and 'The welfare party' ○
Mandelson files reveal Labour minister's 'frustration' on welfare and tax leads Tuesday's papers.
Mandelson was told by vetting official to send an 'artificial' list of his contacts ⊕
Mandelson was advised by Foreign Office officials to provide 'artificial' information about potentially compromising contacts in order to pass security checks.
Angela Rayner was branded a 'destabilising' figure by Mandelson, files reveal ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
In May last year, Lord Mandelson claimed that former Prime Minister Gordon Brown 'has it in for Keir', adding that the ex-premier 'doesn't seriously believe that Angela is an alternative.
Mandelson flew into a panic over his failure to kill a Mail On Sunday story ⊖⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The January 2025 story - headlined 'Team Trump's Revenge on Starmer for 'Meddling' in US Election' - saw the architect of New Labour frantically emailing Number 10.
DAN HODGES: A whitewash to make Nixon blush - but it's all pointless because we know how this ends for Keir... ⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
As Keir Starmer and Downing Street dodged and deflected, it became increasingly clear they had no intention of letting the British people see the truth of what was contained within the Mandelson file…