Peter Mandelson’s appointment as Britain’s ambassador to the United States continues to cast a long shadow over Keir Starmer’s government, with a newly released tranche of official documents revealing sharp private criticism of both the prime minister and his Downing Street operation.
More than 1,500 pages of correspondence, WhatsApp messages, letters and briefing papers have been published by the government following a Commons demand for transparency over Mandelson’s controversial appointment.
