Fiscal hawk or big spender – what kind of chancellor will John Healey be? Diligent, popular, unexpected pick for the Treasury has been given a straitjacket – and the job of funding PM’s policy promises The Guardian - UK · Jul 21
Thinktanks should rethink their funding models Letters: Hylton Guthrie says the UK has a problem with opaque political funding, while Andy McWilliam wonders if the closure of the High Pay Centre presents Andy Burnham with an opportunity The Guardian - UK · Jul 16
JP Morgan boss pressed by US senator about contact with Jeffrey Epstein Elizabeth Warren asks Jamie Dimon if he was advised to ‘mildly threaten’ UK chancellor over tax on bankers’ bonuses The Guardian - UK · Jul 13
This thinktank exposed fat cats and obscenely high pay. Guess what has happened to it? The High Pay Centre revealed the excesses of CEO wages. But then anti-diversity winds blew in from across the Atlantic, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Jul 10
Mandelson revelations show need for tougher UK constraints to resist rule of the rich Labour must protect democracy and learn lessons from Jeffrey Epstein’s efforts to influence government policy The Guardian - UK · Feb 8
It’s tragic that a decent PM will be brought down by Mandelson’s sleaze – but it’s a matter of when, not if With three years left and a huge majority, Labour can govern with more humility and deliver real change. But with Starmer at the helm? I can’t see it, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Feb 6
A whiff of familiarity in Mandelson’s 2009 collusion with the banks For Labour veterans of the financial crisis the Epstein files revealed a betrayal – but 16 years on, is the City calling the shots? The Guardian - UK · Feb 4
The fall of Peter Mandelson and the many questions the UK government must now answer No accident waiting to happen can ever have delivered on its promise so spectacularly as Lord Mandelson, with the continuous revelations of his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The decision by the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, to appoint Mandelson as ambassador in Washington DC always appeared a… The Conversation · Feb 3
The 14 most explosive emails between Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Mandelson The extraordinary revelations appear to lay bare the extent of the professional and personal relationship between the paedophile financier and the ex-Labour minister The Independent UK · Feb 3
Mandelson: ‘lapse of judgment’ to accept Epstein money for osteopathy course Pressure is mounting on the Government to strip Lord Mandelson of his peerage over allegations that he passed information to Jeffrey Epstein. Evening Standard · Feb 3
Epstein scandal bombshell: Met Police launch criminal investigation into disgraced peer Lord Mandelson The Scotland Yard development came just hours after it emerged that the peer was resigning from the House of Lords Evening Standard · Feb 3
Starmer to chair Cabinet as police assess reports after Mandelson allegations Police are reviewing accusations that Lord Mandelson leaked sensitive information from the heart of government to Jeffrey Epstein. Evening Standard · Feb 3
Mandelson could face police inquiry over alleged leak to Epstein Met police assessing reports of alleged misconduct in public office after government information apparently shared The Guardian - UK · Feb 2
Mandelson could face police probe over government files leaked to Epstein Both Reform UK and the SNP have referred Peter Mandelson to the police over the allegations of leaking internal government documents The Independent UK · Feb 2
Evening Standard · Feb 2 Pressure mounts on Mandelson to quit Lords over Epstein links Documents released by the US Department of Justice indicate Epstein was sent details of internal discussions from the heart of the UK government.
Evening Standard · Feb 2 Lord Mandelson: The ‘Dark Lord’ faces prospect of losing title over Epstein ties He started out as a Labour communications director in 1985 and was first elected as an MP in 1992.
Evening Standard · Feb 2 Starmer faces calls to strip Mandelson of his peerage Former ambassador to the US Lord Mandelson resigned his membership of the Labour Party after the latest release of Epstein documents.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2025 ‘My best pal’: messages between Mandelson and Epstein suggest a close bond Mandelson, fondly referred to as ‘Petie’ by late financier and sex offender, stayed in contact with Epstein well after allegations about him came to light
The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2025 A policy that benefited the richest and cost the UK £100bn: it’s long past time to end the fuel duty freeze Successive chancellors have steered clear of increasing taxes for motorists for 15 years, but this should be a no-brainer for cash-strapped Rachel Reeves, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2025 Hubris, crisis and scandal: how the NatWest ‘soap opera’ unfolded From Fred ‘the Shred’ Goodwin to Nigel Farage ousting the CEO, it’s been a bumpy ride for the now-privatised banking group, formerly RBS
Evening Standard · May 30, 2025 Why was NatWest rescued in 2008 and what has changed for the bank in that time? At its peak, the Government had an 84.4% shareholding in the group, and did not start selling shares until 2015.
The National (Scotland) · Apr 29, 2025 Former health minister Susan Deacon joins Scotland Office team A former Scottish health minister and a former adviser to Alistair Darling when he was chancellor have joined the Scotland Office team
Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2025 Who is Torsten Bell? The new pensions minister pegged as Britain's future chancellor From being one half of Britain’s most influential political twin duo, to his role in the infamous ‘EdStone’, Emma Loffhagen reports on Torsten Bell, the former think tank director promoted to pensions minister
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024 Reeves will use tax rises and increased borrowing to ‘invest, invest, invest’ Rachel Reeves is the UK’s first female chancellor and she will deliver a Labour budget for the first time since Alistair Darling in March 2010.
The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024 Rachel Reeves to turn on spending taps with Budget boost for infrastructure and clean energy The chancellor is planning to change the government’s fiscal rules to free up billions of pounds of borrowing, which she will promise to spend laying ‘the foundations of future growth’