HISTORICAL FACTS: 13 - Caught on Camera

Tony Blair leads tributes to former aide and ‘mentor’ John Burton

Sir Tony expressed that he had been left ‘bereft’ by his death

The Independent UK · Feb 7

Lord Triesman obituary

Former Labour party general secretary and chair of the FA who was described as ‘too straight, too honest and too nice’ to succeed

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5

Mandelson sought Epstein’s help in hunt for lucrative roles at Glencore and BP

Days after Labour’s 2010 defeat former cabinet minister began dogged pursuit of ‘highly paid’ jobs, emails show

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5

British politician Peter Mandelson faces pressure to quit House of Lords over Jeffrey Epstein ties

Friendship with Jeffrey Epstein has already cost Peter Mandelson the post of Britain’s ambassador to Washington

The Independent UK · Feb 2

No more get-out clauses, no way back. It’s surely the end for Peter Mandelson, finally

The only question now is how it took this long for Labour’s greedy, reckless Prince of Darkness to meet his reckoning

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2

So is Reform a threat to democracy or merely ‘Tories: the sequel’? Starmer must make up his mind

The PM has told Labour it is in the ‘fight of our lives’ against Nigel Farage’s challengers. To win, it must first agree on a line of attack, says Tom Baldwin, author of Keir Starmer, The Biography

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2

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

‘You’d be ashamed to bring someone here’: The struggling billionaire-owned high street that shows Reform’s road to No 10

Newton Aycliffe was meant to be a model town for a fairer postwar Britain. But unaffordable rents on a high street amounting to 0.12% of its property tycoon owner’s holdings have made it a symbol of decline – and a warning for Labour

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28

Andy Burnham: what now for the King in the North?

Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, has been blocked from standing for parliament – a step that would have been essential to mount a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer.

The Conversation · Jan 26

Keir Starmer defends blocking Andy Burnham Commons comeback but Labour MP calls for him to quit

The Prime Minister was facing a Labour revolt after party chiefs stopped Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham from being able to stand in the Gorton and Denton by-election

Evening Standard · Jan 26