Yvette Cooper rejects Harriet Harman’s call for disappearing messages ban The Foreign Secretary said “lots of people”, including herself, had WhatsApp’s auto-delete tool turned on for some exchanges. Evening Standard · Jun 5
Starmer still confident in Darren Jones after leaked Mandelson messages revealed Mr Jones also appeared to criticise Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Jonathan Reynolds and Angela Rayner. Evening Standard · Jun 4
SNP call for probe into Mandelson messages left out of released files Messages sent by senior minister Darren Jones were not included in a tranche of documents released this week. Evening Standard · Jun 4
Leaked messages reveal what minister really said to Mandelson after he was sacked IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 4
Minister Darren Jones told Mandelson he was ‘so sorry’ in undisclosed message The Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister also appeared to criticise Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Jonathan Reynolds and Angela Rayner. Evening Standard · Jun 4
Top Labour minister told Peter Mandelson he was 'so sorry' after sacking A top Labour minister told Peter Mandelson he was 'so sorry' after he was sacked as ambassador to the US over his links to convicted… The National (Scotland) · Jun 4
Darren Jones told Mandelson he was ‘so sorry’ after sacking over Epstein ties Texts were not published in the latest tranche of documents related to Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador The Independent UK · Jun 4
Starmer’s chief secretary consoled Mandelson after dismissal as US ambassador, undisclosed texts show Darren Jones’s messages include requests for advice on the reshuffle and remarks about former business secretary Jonathan Reynolds The Guardian - UK · Jun 3
Starmer says he ‘felt sick’ watching video of Henry Nowak’s arrest – as it happened The prime minister said: ‘I have seen the body cam footage, it’s harrowing, and I have to say, as a father of a 17-year-old boy, I felt sick watching it.’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 2
Mandelson files reveal a man for whom betrayal is a way of life The Prince of Darkness appears in his element bad-mouthing colleagues and allies behind their back The Guardian - UK · Jun 1
What documents are missing from the new release of Mandelson files? From vetting summary to declaration of interest, here are the five key papers withheld from latest disclosures The Guardian - UK · Jun 1
The Guardian view on the Mandelson files: the missing vetting document matters most Editorial: A data dump exposes Labour’s courtier politics. But it still does not explain why the peer was cleared to be US ambassador The Guardian - UK · Jun 1
Mandelson files show Labour at war over Starmer Peter Mandelson’s damning opinion of No 10 revealed in messages, with the disgraced politician saying the PM ‘lacks verve’ The Independent UK · Jun 1
Top Starmer ally insists he is not plotting leadership bid Chief secretary Darren Jones is the latest cabinet minister to attract leadership speculation The Independent UK · Jun 1
The Guardian - UK · May 29 The Guardian view on Peter Mandelson: the government must come clean on vetting Editorial: The first mistake was appointing the peer despite his links to Jeffrey Epstein. The next would be claiming his security risks were properly managed
Evening Standard · May 28 Darren Jones says Westminster must get better at governing for a world with AI Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, described a ‘challenge of speed’ which lawmakers are grappling with.
Evening Standard · May 28 Government ‘fully committed’ to releasing Mandelson files amid further reports It comes after Parliament’s intelligence watchdog accused the Government of withholding certain documents.
The National (Scotland) · May 28 Zack Polanksi says BBC 'letting billionaire buy Question Time' over imbalanced panel QUESTION Time has been called out for a “dangerous” lack of balance on its panel – with Zack Polanski suggesting the BBC had allowed a…
The National (Scotland) · May 28 Who is on BBC Question Time tonight and what time does it start? THE BBC’s weekly political debate programme Question Time will be broadcast live from Dulwich this evening
The Guardian - UK · May 27 Key questions over Mandelson vetting: did ‘mitigations’ cover links to China and Russia? Why was his case said to be ‘borderline’, and was national security compromised during his time as ambassador?
The Independent UK · May 26 Teenage rapists’ sentences to be reviewed by Court of Appeal after backlash, Starmer says PM says he found the case, which saw two teenage boys spared jail, ‘distressing as a father’
Evening Standard · May 24 How many small boat migrants crossed the Channel yesterday? Hundreds more risk lives to reach UK Home Office releases update as Starmer claims he’s delivering on promise to ‘restore control to our borders’
The Independent UK · May 24 Burnham ‘seeks advice’ from Starmer’s former chief of staff Sue Gray for potential government Sue Gray resigned as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff in 2024
AAP · May 24 British PM appalled that teenage rapists spared prison There is mounting backlash after a British judge said he wanted to "avoid criminalising these children unnecessarily" after two boys were convicted of rape.
The Guardian - UK · May 24 Andy Burnham seeks advice from Sue Gray on forming future Labour government Discussions highlight how seriously senior Labour figures are treating Burnham’s path back to Westminster