Tories call on Starmer’s ethics adviser to investigate Mandelson ‘cover-up’ The Opposition has written to standards watchdog Sir Laurie Magnus calling for him to look into a ‘potential cover-up’. Evening Standard · Mar 12
Kemi Badenoch questions PM’s version of events on Mandelson appointment The Tory leader alleged that notes had been removed from the files released. Evening Standard · Mar 12
Peter Mandelson’s £75,000 payout after sacking was ‘value for money’ – minister Nick Thomas-Symonds argued the peer should donate the money to charity. Evening Standard · Mar 12
£75,000 payout for Lord Mandelson was 'value for money,' argues minister after peer sacked in Epstein scandal Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds defended the £75,000 payment to Labour grandee Lord Mandelson Evening Standard · Mar 12
Keir Starmer to face questions on Mandelson after files showed ‘risk’ warning The Prime Minister will speak to journalists on a visit to Belfast. Evening Standard · Mar 12
Mandelson documents raise questions about Starmer’s decision-making PM knew of US ambassador’s ‘close relationship’ with Jeffrey Epstein and potential conflicts of interest from his lobbying role The Guardian - UK · Mar 11
Peter Mandelson asked Foreign Office for £500k severance payment, files show Ex-peer sacked as US ambassador over Epstein links was offered £75,000, documents released by Cabinet Office show The Guardian - UK · Mar 11
UK Set to Release First Mandelson Files: Revisiting Epstein Friendship That Ended Ambassador Role The documents are expected to explain how Mandelson's appointment was approved in 2024 despite public knowledge of his past connection to Epstein. International Business Times UK · Mar 11
Brickbat: Breaking In Senior officials in the United Kingdom Cabinet Office's Propriety and Ethics team broke into a locked safe to retrieve and… The post Brickbat: Breaking In appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Mar 9
Starmer’s judgement under fresh scrutiny as another Labour peer he appointed is suspended The newly ennobled Lord Joe Docherty of Milngavie, who was nominated to join the House of Lords by the prime minister, was stripped of the party whip on Saturday, pending an investigation into alleged inappropriate behaviour The Independent UK · Mar 1
Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons resigns over Labour Together ‘distraction’ The Makerfield MP previously ran the prominent think tank. Evening Standard · Feb 28
Starmer will have no say on which Mandelson papers are released Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee confirmed in a statement that its members had met with Cabinet Office officials earlier on Thursday morning The Independent UK · Feb 26
Starmer cannot block release of Mandelson documents, officials say IN FULL The Independent UK · Feb 26
Starmer orders ethics chief to investigate Labour minister over targeting of reporters Labour Together reportedly paid £36,000 for the probe The Independent UK · Feb 23
The Guardian - UK · Feb 23 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 · Feb 21 Labour minister faces calls to be sacked over false claims against journalists Guardian investigation showed Josh Simons falsely linked journalists to ‘pro-Kremlin’ network in emails to GCHQ
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20 Labour minister falsely linked journalists to ‘pro-Kremlin’ network in emails to GCHQ Exclusive: Josh Simons pressed intelligence officials to investigate reporters, in emails described as ‘McCarthyite smear’
The Independent UK · Feb 16 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’
Evening Standard · Feb 16 Keir Starmer denies knowledge of Labour Together-linked ‘probe’ into journalists The Prime Minister said he ‘didn’t know anything about’ the investigation as he confirmed the Cabinet Office would look into the accusations.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 16 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 · Feb 12 Peter Mandelson to be stripped of peerage under new laws 'as soon as possible', confirms minister The government has been engulfed in scandal over the Prime Minister’s decision to appoint Lord Mandelson Britain’s ambassador to the US despite his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein
Evening Standard · Feb 12 Government unsure if deleted Peter Mandelson WhatsApp messages can be retrieved Cabinet Office minister Chris Ward said he would come back to MPs on the question of whether it is possible to retrieve deleted messages.
The Independent UK · Feb 12 Government unsure if deleted Mandelson messages can be recovered They may have been permanently lost due to a common setting on WhatsApp
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12 Who is Antonia Romeo and why is she tipped to be the next cabinet secretary? With Chris Wormald forced out, Romeo is a frontrunner with a reputation for being forthright but also warm
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11 Former top civil servant warns ‘more due diligence’ to be done over replacement of Chris Wormald Simon McDonald says if Antonia Romeo is the frontrunner for cabinet secretary role then ‘due diligence has some way still to go’