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
‘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
King’s legal team urged to contact lawyers over Andrew allegations The former prince features heavily in the latest document dump from the US Department of Justice. Evening Standard · Feb 2
MP Dan Norris arrested on suspicion of further rape and sexual assault offences The suspended Labour Party MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape, sexual assault, voyeurism and upskirting, The Independent understands The Independent UK · 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. Evening Standard · Feb 2
MP Dan Norris further arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault Norris, 66, ‘vigorously denies’ claims and was suspended by the Labour Party after his original arrest on suspicion of historical child sex offences Evening Standard · Feb 2
Bulletin AM briefing: Mandelson quits Labour over Epstein ties and ICE protest at Grammys Good morning – here are five of today’s biggest stories. Peter Mandelson quits Labour Party over Epstein ‘furore’ Trump threatens legal action against ‘pathetic’ Trevor Noah Justin Bieber among celebrities to wear ‘ICE out’ pins at Grammys Luke Littler hailed ‘greatest ever’ after fourth major title win Urgent warning over… The Independent UK · Feb 2
Mandelson expected to be ordered to give evidence in US about Epstein ties Lord Mandelson faced fresh claims over his links to the disgraced financier over the weekend The Independent UK · Feb 2
Mandelson-Epstein latest: Police to review reports of alleged misconduct ‘after ex-minister leaked government email’ Force says it will review reports to determine whether they meet criminal threshold for investigation The Independent UK · Feb 2
'I have been further linked' to Epstein: Ex-UK minister Peter Mandelson resigns from Labour Party Former British ambassador Peter Mandelson has quit the Labour Party following renewed scrutiny over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Newly released US documents allege Epstein made payments totaling $75,000 to Mandelson in the early 2000s. Mandelson, who has no recollection of these transfers, stated he doesn't want to cause further… The Times of India · Feb 2
Lord Mandelson could face Met police investigation over alleged Epstein leaks Documents suggest Epstein made £55,000 in payments to Lord Mandelson in three separate transactions in 2003 and 2004 when he was a Labour MP Evening Standard · Feb 2
Epstein files latest: Pedophile had a secret child 15 years ago, emails claim Epstein was congratulated on the birth of his son in 2011 by Sarah Ferguson, the new release of documents show The Independent UK · Feb 2
Andrew and Mandelson face pressure to reveal what they know about Epstein Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Lord Mandelson are both featured in the more than three million documents released by the US Department of Justice. Evening Standard · Feb 2
Lord Mandelson resigns from Labour Party to avoid ‘further embarrassment’ over Epstein links The former ambassador to the US said he did not wish to ‘cause further embarrassment’ over his links to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein The Independent UK · Feb 1
Evening Standard · Feb 1 Lord Mandelson resigns Labour membership over Epstein links The peer featured in some of the more than three million documents released by the US Department of Justice related to the paedophile financier.
The Independent UK · Feb 1 Inside Labour’s Keir crisis: MPs warn Starmer has only accelerated leadership challenge by blocking Burnham Labour Party has unveiled a relatively unknown candidate, Manchester city councillor Angeliki Stogia, to fight the Gorton and Denton by-election after snubbing the so-called King of the North. David Maddox, Kate Devlin and Millie Cooke report
The Independent 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
Evening Standard · 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 30 Labour urges Reform by-election candidate to reject Tommy Robinson’s backing Labour Party chair Anna Turley wrote to Matt Goodwin urging him to make clear whether he will welcome the activist’s backing.
Evening Standard · Jan 29 Swinney blasts Labour’s ‘betrayal’ as Waspi women again denied compensation Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney said it is ‘deeply regrettable’ women who lost out after state pension changes will not be compensated.
The Independent UK · Jan 28 Join Q&A with John Rentoul on Labour’s civil war, Andy Burnham and a government at odds with itself ASK ME ANYTHING: Chief political commentator John Rentoul answers your questions on Labour’s internal tensions, Keir Starmer’s authority, the Burnham row, repeated U-turns and why this is the most unruly parliamentary Labour party in history
The Independent UK · Jan 27 Labour councillors made ‘vile’ and ‘racist’ remarks in WhatsApp chat, damning report finds The independent report was into councillors who were members of the WhatsApp group, which led to former Labour MP Andrew Gwynne being suspended from the party before leaving parliament
Evening Standard · Jan 27 100 days to save NHS says Labour as parties set out Holyrood election stalls Voters in Scotland will go to the polls on May 7 – 100 days from Tuesday.
The Conversation · Jan 26 Labour blocks Andy Burnham from standing for parliament: how it happened and why The Labour party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) has voted to block Andy Burnham from seeking selection for the vacant Gorton and Denton parliamentary seat. The move and its fallout have exposed fault lines within the Labour party that go beyond a single byelection.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 26 A sad day for Labour and Andy Burnham Brief letters: Unhappy members | Naked self-promotion | Michael Carrick for Gorton and Denton? | Ominous sign | The lettuce test