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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: Mandelson ‘should not be a member of the House of Lords’

Downing Street said the Prime Minister does not have the power to strip Lord Mandelson of his peerage.

Evening Standard · Feb 2

‘Right’ for Lord Mandelson to leave Labour, says Scottish leader Anas Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader spoke out after Lord Peter Mandelson quit the party following the latest revelations over his links with Jeffrey Epstein.

Evening Standard · Feb 2

Minister refuses to say if Peter Mandelson should be kicked out of Labour over Epstein scandal

Labour has been under pressure to rule out allowing Peter Mandelson to hold the party whip should he return to the House of Lords

The Independent UK · Feb 1

Lord Triesman, former Labour minister and FA chair, dies aged 82

Former prime minister Tony Blair paid tribute to Triesman as a ‘vital part of the New Labour movement’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31

Labour urged to expel Mandelson from party after fresh Epstein links

The Labour Party has not yet said whether the whip would be restored to Peter Mandelson if he applied to return to the Lords

The Independent UK · Jan 31

Labour peer and former FA chairman Lord Triesman dies aged 82

Labour’s leader in the House of Lords, Baroness Angela Smith, said Lord Triesman was ‘respected and loved by his colleagues’.

Evening Standard · Jan 31

Assisted dying backers accused of bullying over threat to bypass Lords

Opponents of bill insist government should not give it special treatment as peers delay its passage

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29

Assisted dying supporters reject bullying claims as use of Parliament Act raised

Backers say the Act could be invoked to override objections from peers if the draft law is not approved before the King’s Speech.

Evening Standard · Jan 29

Stop smoke and mirrors on assisted dying Bill, key supporter urges opponents

Backers have said rarely used legislation could get the Bill through, but opponents say the proposals are unsafe and pose a risk to the vulnerable.

Evening Standard · Jan 29