Starmer urged to ‘stop delays’ and remove Mandelson’s peerage and payout SNP Westminster leader Dave Doogan said Scottish families are ‘paying the price for Starmer’s mistake’. Evening Standard · Jun 3
The one person who should be in the Mandelson files – but barely features The latest drop of Mandelson files has been humiliating for Keir Starmer. As private emails and messages between Peter Mandelson and MPs were published, his government was branded "pathetic", "disappointing", and "beleaguered". The Independent UK · Jun 3
Afternoon Update: BoM’s El Niño prediction; academic used AI to write op-ed; and gen Z’s fear of being cringe Australia should prepare for an El Niño, with the BoM and other agencies forecasting that the weather phenomenon is likely to develop in coming months The Guardian - AU · Jun 3
Wednesday briefing: As the Mandelson revelations continue with no respite, can the public ever trust UK politicians again? In today’s newsletter: A fresh tranche of leaked messages has reignited doubts in a country weary from years of scandal about how power is exercised in Westminster The Guardian - UK · Jun 3
Mandelson messages could form a manual in the dark arts of wielding power and keeping it Files shed light on how the Labour grandee juggled patrons and supplicants using flattery, fury and contempt for three decades The Guardian - UK · Jun 3
Starmer to face PMQs after Mandelson files release lay bare splits in Government The Prime Minister’s weekly appearance in the Commons will be the first opportunity MPs have to grill him about the content of the Mandelson files. Evening Standard · Jun 2
In The Room | Mandelson files: 1,504 pointless pages? After 83 days of waiting, the government has finally released the second tranche of files on the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador to Washington. The Independent UK · Jun 2
Voices: Pat McFadden has the government bang to rights – it has asked itself all the wrong questions THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The cabinet minister’s jibe about ‘who can we tax’ paints a picture of a weak PM giving in to pressure from his MPs to pay for benefits – but the wider party must now own its part in shooting itself in the foot The Independent UK · Jun 2
Raising concerns over Gaza war like ‘hitting brick wall’, Streeting says The claim comes after WhatsApp messages revealed Lord Mandelson had accused Mr Streeting of being ‘hysterical’ about the war. Evening Standard · Jun 2
Starmer defends using vanishing WhatsApp messages after Mandelson files revelation MPs voted earlier this year to force the disclosure of documents relating to his time as ambassador The Independent UK · Jun 2
Starmer defends disappearing WhatsApp messages use after Mandelson files release Downing Street confirmed that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer uses the disappearing messages function on WhatsApp. Evening Standard · Jun 2
Streeting says raising concerns over Gaza in government like ‘hitting up against a brick wall’ Ex-health secretary was described as ‘hysterical’ on issue by Peter Mandelson in messages disclosed this week The Guardian - UK · Jun 2
What newly released files reveal about Peter Mandelson, Palantir and No 10 THOUSANDS of new documents relating to Keir Starmer’s decision to give the prestigious Washington ambassador job to Peter Mandelson were released… The National (Scotland) · Jun 2
No 10 confirms Starmer’s WhatsApp messages automatically delete Spokesperson says function is in line with official guidance as scrutiny of papers relating to Peter Mandelson continues The Guardian - UK · Jun 2
The National (Scotland) · Jun 2 Labour media minister Ian Murray 'will not intervene' to stop STV job cuts, MSPs told LABOUR media minister Ian Murray “will not intervene” to stop controversial cuts to STV News, MSPs were told.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 2 The questions Douglas Alexander has to answer over Peter Mandelson Influential. Effective. Good news for government and country. These are just some of the words and phrases we now know Douglas Alexander used to…
The Independent UK · Jun 2 What are WhatsApp disappearing messages and why did Starmer use them? IN FULL
The Independent UK · Jun 2 Starmer uses disappearing messages on WhatsApp, No 10 admits after Mandelson files released Use of disappearing messages mean messages between the prime minister and Peter Mandelson may have been wiped
The National (Scotland) · Jun 2 Douglas Alexander must be sacked for 'gushing' Peter Mandelson WhatsApps, say SNP THE SNP have called for Douglas Alexander to be sacked as Scottish Secretary after "gushing" WhatsApp messages revealed Peter Mandelson…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 2 A red box for Donald Trump, and eight weeks to make it. Now I really am outraged by the Mandy files I’m not sure any other first world nation would have this problem. Keir Starmer’s promise of growth, growth, growth appears to have shrivelled, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
Evening Standard · Jun 2 Scottish Secretary urged to quit over ‘sycophantic’ messages to Mandelson SNP MP Kirsty Blackman made the plea after messages from Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander to Lord Mandelson were published.
France 24 · Jun 2 Offshore detention hubs: Europe turns to Trump-style tactics on migration PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, June 2: The European Union approves the creation of offshore "return hubs" to where failed asylum seekers could be sent. The British papers focus on a new trove of documents pertaining to Peter Mandelson, the former ambassador to the US. The Canadian province of Alberta will…
The Independent UK · Jun 2 Foreign secretary fails to defend Starmer after Mandelson messages published IN FULL
The Times of India · Jun 2 ‘Keir lacks verve’: New Mandelson texts heap pressure on UK PM Starmer to quit 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.
The Independent UK · Jun 2 Peter Mandelson should never have been appointed, Yvette Cooper says The Foreign Secretary described the document dump related to the peer’s appointment as an ‘unedifying process’.