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Starmer's ex-chief of staff asked 'to hand over all text messages concerning Peter Mandelson'

The move could lead to the publication of text messages McSweeney had with Lord Mandelson

Evening Standard

Cabinet Office to ask Mandelson to provide messages from personal phone

Concerns that exchanges about US ambassador appointment may have been lost after theft of McSweeney’s phone

The Guardian - UK

Lord Mandelson to be asked for personal phone messages for release of files

The Cabinet Office is working on an information gathering plan and will ask the ex-Labour grandee to provide information.

Evening Standard

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PM was warned of ‘reputational risk’ from Mandelson ties to Epstein, files show

The Government has released the first batch of files relating to Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US.

Evening Standard

Mandelson was offered highly classified briefing before vetting completed

Newly released documents suggest Foreign Office may have begun to brief new US ambassador while higher-level checks ongoing

The Guardian - UK

Tony Blair warns digital IDs ‘cannot be another failed government IT project’ as Labour tries to save plan

The former prime minister’s think tank said the government must avoid ‘drowning in process’ to secure public trust

The Independent UK

Labour Together ‘making clean break’ after former director resigns as minister

Thinktank’s board distances itself from Josh Simons’ decision in 2023 to hire lobbying firm to investigate journalists

The Guardian - UK

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Mandelson accuses police of arresting him over ‘baseless’ claims he planned to flee abroad

Former Labour grandee’s arrest over his links to Epstein came after Met police informed he was preparing to fly to British Virgin Islands

The Guardian - UK

Mandelson complains arrest followed ‘baseless suggestion’ he was about to flee the country – UK politics as it happened

Former US ambassador issues statement via lawyers saying his priority is to cooperate with police and clear his name

The Guardian - 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

The Guardian - UK

Appointment of Antonia Romeo as head of civil service shows ‘poor judgment’, say former colleagues

First female cabinet secretary faced allegations of bullying behaviour in 2017 while working in New York consulate

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer blocking US from attacking Iran from Diego Garcia, report says – as it happened

Under existing agreements, the British government must issue clearance to the US before it can carry out military operations from UK bases

The Guardian - UK

The Labour Together scandal goes right to the heart of No 10 – Starmer has nowhere to hide

He can sack who he wants to protect himself, but all roads currently lead back to the prime minister, says Peter Geoghegan of Democracy for Sale

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer buys personalised cufflinks given to him by Donald Trump as gift for his son

The Prime Minister purchased the gift, which would otherwise have been held by Downing Street

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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’

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

Larry the cat marks 15 years as No 10’s chief mouser

The 19-year-old tabby, officially known as the Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, often appears outside the Prime Minister’s door.

The Independent UK

‘Get a grip’ of No 10 briefings, Starmer told after cabinet secretary forced out

Opposition leaders have accused Starmer of throwing his outgoing cabinet secretary ‘under the bus’ to ‘save his own skin’

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PM must ‘get a grip’ of briefings after Chris Wormald forced out, O’Donnell says

Lord Gus O’Donnell urged the Prime Minister to ‘take responsibility’ for a pattern of anonymous criticism targeting senior figures.

The Independent UK

Cabinet secretary Chris Wormald steps down as Keir Starmer loses top aide from No 10

Keir Starmer accused of throwing Britain’s top civil servant ‘under the bus’ after just 14 months in the role

Evening Standard

Sir Chris Wormald quits as Cabinet Secretary as Keir Starmer clears out No10 to rescue his premiership

The top civil servant’s departure comes as the Government is rocked by the Lord Mandelson and Lord Doyle storms

The Guardian - UK

Vetting process for Mandelson needed more awkward questions, expert says

System used for civil servants not thorough enough for those with ‘baggage’ of years in politics or business, Peter Ricketts says

Evening Standard

Dame Antonia Romeo: Who is the UK’s first female Cabinet Secretary?

The so-called ‘Queen of Woke’ is tipped to become the first woman to be Cabinet Secretary, amid further changes at Downing Street

The Guardian - UK

Ministers warned not to copy Wes Streeting’s release of messages with Peter Mandelson

Cabinet Office, PM and Met urge caution amid police investigation linked to release of Epstein documents

Evening Standard

Ministers warned not to follow Streeting and publish Mandelson messages

Meanwhile, Scotland Yard warned on Tuesday that it was ‘vital due process is followed.

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