First tranche expected to include Cabinet Office report warning of âreputational riskâ over ex-ministerâs links to Epstein Hundreds of documents relating to Peter Mandelsonâs appointment as ambassador to the US are expected to be released by Downing Street on Wednesday. The first tranche of files will include a two-page due diligence report by the Cabinet Office, which is likely to raise questions about Keir Starmerâs judgment, the Guardian understands. Sources said it had warned Starmer of the serious âreputational riskâ of going ahead with Mandelsonâs appointment in December 2024 given his links with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Officials said the document could prove âvery difficultâ for the prime minister and warned that his response at the time â reportedly asking former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney, a friend of Mandelson, to seek an explanation from him about its contents â could be seen as âcompletely inadequateâ. The documents being released are the first batch of tens of thousands of files and are expected to contain information that was publicly available at the time, such as newspaper reports that showed the extent of Mandelsonâ
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Every PM hopes to emerge having said nothing that makes the news, and with Iran centre-stage Keir played a blinder What a difference a week makes. At last weekâs prime ministerâs questions, Keir Starmer tried to persuade us he knew…
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Every PM hopes to emerge having said nothing that makes the news, and with Iran centre-stage Keir played a blinder What a difference a week makes. At last weekâs prime ministerâs questions, Keir Starmer tried to…
Read original at The Guardian →Police are investigating a 2010 email Lord Mandelson appeared to share with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein about an EU bailout after the financial crash, Met chief Sir Mark Rowley has said. In an interview with…
Read original at BBC →Nick Timothy said an event attended by the mayor of London that included prayers was an âact of dominationâ Badenoch says Starmer did not answer the question. Did he pick up the phone to Mandelson. She says Starmer…
Read original at The Guardian →Sir Keir Starmer has avoided saying whether he spoke to Peter Mandelson about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, before picking the peer as the UK's ambassador to the US. Despite repeated…
Read original at BBC →PM has apologised for his handling of Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador, but next tranche of files could contain further damaging details Keir Starmer could suffer further resignations when ministerial…
Read original at The Guardian →Newly released documents also show Peter Mandelson was offered highly classified briefings before formal vetting was complete Keir Starmer overruled officials who warned of a âreputational riskâ in making Peter…
Read original at The Guardian →PM knew of US ambassadorâs âclose relationshipâ with Jeffrey Epstein and potential conflicts of interest from his lobbying role Four months after Peter Mandelson was sacked as UK ambassador to Washington over his…
Read original at The Guardian →British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was warned that Peter Mandelsonâs relationship with Jeffrey Epstein posed a âgeneral reputational riskâ ahead of his appointment as Britainâs ambassador to the United States,…
Read original at CNN →Newly released documents suggest Foreign Office may have begun to brief new US ambassador while higher-level checks ongoing Peter Mandelson was offered a highly classified briefing from the Foreign Office as US…
Read original at The Guardian →First tranche expected to include Cabinet Office report warning of âreputational riskâ over ex-ministerâs links to Epstein Hundreds of documents relating to Peter Mandelsonâs appointment as ambassador to the US…
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Every PM hopes to emerge having said nothing that makes the news, and with Iran centre-stage Keir played a blinder What a difference a week makes. At last weekâs prime ministerâs questions, Keir Starmer tried to persuade us he knew…
View source →Police are investigating a 2010 email Lord Mandelson appeared to share with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein about an EU bailout after the financial crash, Met chief Sir Mark Rowley has said. In an interview with ABC News in the US,…
View source →Nick Timothy said an event attended by the mayor of London that included prayers was an âact of dominationâ Badenoch says Starmer did not answer the question. Did he pick up the phone to Mandelson. She says Starmer said Mandelson lied…
View source →Sir Keir Starmer has avoided saying whether he spoke to Peter Mandelson about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, before picking the peer as the UK's ambassador to the US. Despite repeated questioning in the…
View source →PM has apologised for his handling of Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador, but next tranche of files could contain further damaging details Keir Starmer could suffer further resignations when ministerial WhatsApp messages are…
View source →Newly released documents also show Peter Mandelson was offered highly classified briefings before formal vetting was complete Keir Starmer overruled officials who warned of a âreputational riskâ in making Peter Mandelson US ambassador,…
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