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Starmer may face more resignations after release of Mandelson WhatsApp messages, say sources

PM has apologised for his handling of Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador, but next tranche of files could contain further damaging details

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12

The Mandelson papers reveal a prime minister who would rather not hear from dissenting voices

Warnings were ignored because No 10 had already made up its mind to let Peter Mandelson sail through, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12

Starmer overruled warning of ‘reputational risk’ over Mandelson appointment, files show

Newly released documents also show Peter Mandelson was offered highly classified briefings before formal vetting was complete

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11

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Mandelson files unpacked: What was actually in the 147-page release?

From warnings over the ‘reputational risk’ posed by Lord Mandelson’s appointment to a £75,000 taxpayer-funded payout – here is everything you need to know from the first release of documents

The Independent UK · Mar 11

New Labour peer suspended over alleged inappropriate behaviour

He was administratively suspended from the Labour Party pending an investigation

The Independent UK · Feb 28

Fallout from Epstein and Mandelson puts Britain's House of Lords under scrutiny

Britain’s House of Lords is facing scrutiny as an indirect result of the Jeffrey Epstein files

The Independent UK · Feb 18

Sir Keir Starmer says he ‘ended the week much stronger’ after political strife

The Prime Minister said his party was ‘completely united’ on issues including Ukraine and the economy.

Evening Standard · Feb 14

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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.

Evening Standard · 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 Independent UK · Feb 12

Tories: Starmer throwing top civil servant ‘under a bus’ with expected dismissal

Sir Chris Wormald is believed to be on his way out imminently.

Evening Standard · Feb 12

Starmer ‘knew ex-comms chief Lord Doyle supported paedophile councillor’

Matthew Doyle told Keir Starmer’s communications chief he supported Sean Morton before his conviction, but did not reveal he campaigned alongside him

The Independent UK · Feb 12

Keir Starmer faces fresh questions over judgment after Lord Doyle controversy

Lord Doyle has had the Labour whip removed.

Evening Standard · Feb 12

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy condemns Labour briefings ‘dripping with misogyny’

It comes after the Prime Minister held talks with female Labour parliamentarians earlier on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Feb 11

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Evening Standard · Feb 11

‘Clearly not’: Lucy Powell asked if she would have ennobled Lord Doyle

The peer, who has had the Labour whip removed, earlier apologised and said he believed Morton’s initial assertions of innocence.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11

The Guardian view on Keir Starmer and rotten peers: go back to the reforming spirit of the Labour manifesto

Editorial: The prime minister would be in a stronger position now if he had moved harder and faster with plans to reform and ultimately abolish the Lords

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11

The Real Keir comes out fighting and turns the tables on deluded Kemi

The Tory leader thinks she has masterminded the PM’s series of crises. You could put her on a fairground ride and she would still think she was in control of where she was going

Evening Standard · Feb 11

Starmer urged to appoint a woman as first secretary of state to tackle misogyny

It comes as the Prime Minister was accused of ‘stuffing Government with hypocrites and paedophile apologists’.

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 11

Furious female Labour MPs urge Starmer to make a woman his de facto deputy

Harriet Harman leads calls for an appointment that would ‘turbocharge’ a ‘complete culture change’ at No 10

Evening Standard · Feb 11

Starmer accused of ‘stuffing Government with paedophile apologists’ by Badenoch

The Prime Minister has faced pressure to step down.

The Independent UK · Feb 11

Furious women MPs turn on Starmer over ‘boys’ club’ scandals

PM faces questions over his judgement after admitting paedophile-linked peer ‘did not give a full account of his actions’

Evening Standard · Feb 11

Lord Doyle did not give full account of his actions, PM says amid peerage row

No 10 said it was not aware Sir Keir Starmer’s former aide had campaigned for a paedophile when he was appointed to the Lords.

Evening Standard · Feb 11

Starmer accused of catastrophic lack of judgement over jobs for 'paedophile apologists' in angry PMQs clash

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch tears into the PM’s decision to give peerage to former No10 communications chief Matthew Doyle

Evening Standard · Feb 11

No 10 not aware of Lord Doyle’s links to paedophile before peerage – minister

Sir Keir Starmer’s former spin doctor had the Labour whip removed over his ties to a paedophile councillor.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11

Aide linked to sex offender ‘did not give full account’ before he was given peerage, PM says

Keir Starmer defends his actions as Kemi Badenoch asks why Matthew Doyle was given ‘a job for life’

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