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Kemi Badenoch questions PM’s version of events on Mandelson appointment

The Tory leader alleged that notes had been removed from the files released.

Evening Standard

Peter Mandelson’s £75,000 payout after sacking was ‘value for money’ – minister

Nick Thomas-Symonds argued the peer should donate the money to charity.

Evening Standard

£75,000 payout for Lord Mandelson was 'value for money,' argues minister after peer sacked in Epstein scandal

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds defended the £75,000 payment to Labour grandee Lord Mandelson

Evening Standard

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Keir Starmer to face questions on Mandelson after files showed ‘risk’ warning

The Prime Minister will speak to journalists on a visit to Belfast.

Evening Standard

Mandelson documents raise questions about Starmer’s decision-making

PM knew of US ambassador’s ‘close relationship’ with Jeffrey Epstein and potential conflicts of interest from his lobbying role

The Guardian - UK

Peter Mandelson asked Foreign Office for £500k severance payment, files show

Ex-peer sacked as US ambassador over Epstein links was offered £75,000, documents released by Cabinet Office show

The Guardian - UK

UK Set to Release First Mandelson Files: Revisiting Epstein Friendship That Ended Ambassador Role

The documents are expected to explain how Mandelson's appointment was approved in 2024 despite public knowledge of his past connection to Epstein.

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Senior officials in the United Kingdom Cabinet Office's Propriety and Ethics team broke into a locked safe to retrieve and… The post Brickbat: Breaking In appeared first on Reason.com.

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Starmer’s judgement under fresh scrutiny as another Labour peer he appointed is suspended

The newly ennobled Lord Joe Docherty of Milngavie, who was nominated to join the House of Lords by the prime minister, was stripped of the party whip on Saturday, pending an investigation into alleged inappropriate behaviour

The Independent UK

Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons resigns over Labour Together ‘distraction’

The Makerfield MP previously ran the prominent think tank.

Evening Standard

Starmer will have no say on which Mandelson papers are released

Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee confirmed in a statement that its members had met with Cabinet Office officials earlier on Thursday morning

The Independent UK

Starmer cannot block release of Mandelson documents, officials say

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The Independent UK

Starmer orders ethics chief to investigate Labour minister over targeting of reporters

Labour Together reportedly paid £36,000 for the probe

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer opens investigation into Josh Simons over targeting of reporters

PM asks ethics adviser to examine conduct of Cabinet Office minister amid Labour Together scandal fallout

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Labour minister faces calls to be sacked over false claims against journalists

Guardian investigation showed Josh Simons falsely linked journalists to ‘pro-Kremlin’ network in emails to GCHQ

The Guardian - UK

Labour minister falsely linked journalists to ‘pro-Kremlin’ network in emails to GCHQ

Exclusive: Josh Simons pressed intelligence officials to investigate reporters, in emails described as ‘McCarthyite smear’

The Independent UK

Starmer defends cabinet secretary frontrunner amid questions over her management style

The prime minister’s official spokesperson insisted that Antonia Romeo’s record ‘speaks for itself’

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer denies knowledge of Labour Together-linked ‘probe’ into journalists

The Prime Minister said he ‘didn’t know anything about’ the investigation as he confirmed the Cabinet Office would look into the accusations.

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The Guardian - UK

Cabinet Office looking into Starmer-linked thinktank after it investigated journalists

Liz Kendall says officials will be ‘establishing the facts’ about report that made false claims about journalists

Evening Standard

Peter Mandelson to be stripped of peerage under new laws 'as soon as possible', confirms minister

The government has been engulfed in scandal over the Prime Minister’s decision to appoint Lord Mandelson Britain’s ambassador to the US despite his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

The Independent UK

Government unsure if deleted Mandelson messages can be recovered

They may have been permanently lost due to a common setting on WhatsApp

Evening Standard

Government unsure if deleted Peter Mandelson WhatsApp messages can be retrieved

Cabinet Office minister Chris Ward said he would come back to MPs on the question of whether it is possible to retrieve deleted messages.

The Guardian - UK

Who is Antonia Romeo and why is she tipped to be the next cabinet secretary?

With Chris Wormald forced out, Romeo is a frontrunner with a reputation for being forthright but also warm

The Guardian - UK

Former top civil servant warns ‘more due diligence’ to be done over replacement of Chris Wormald

Simon McDonald says if Antonia Romeo is the frontrunner for cabinet secretary role then ‘due diligence has some way still to go’

The Independent UK

Mandelson’s US ambassador payoff ‘to be reviewed by government’

Peer was dismissed in September after new emails detailing his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein came to light

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