Peter Mandelson resigns from Lords after Epstein email leak scandal Former minister apparently shared confidential government emails with child sex offender and financier The Guardian - UK · Feb 3
Mandelson says he won’t ‘hide under a rock’ as he praises Epstein’s parties in bizarre interview Former Labour minister also praised his own ‘skills’ and talked about ‘contributing’ ideas to British public life The Independent UK · Feb 3
Starmer gives Mandelson dossier to police and begins process to strip his peerage Cabinet Office forwards Mandelson-Epstein emails to Met as PM says former business secretary ‘let his country down’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 3
Mandelson let his country down, PM says in call to ‘move at pace’ He has also tasked officials with drafting legislation that will allow the former ambassador’s peerage to be removed. Evening Standard · Feb 3
EU and UK to ramp up talks on closer ties 10 years after Brexit referendum A volatile geopolitical context has spurred the European Union and United Kingdom to deepen their collaboration on areas including defence and trade after a fraught decade. Euronews · Feb 3
Mandelson responds to Epstein email revelations: 'I've had a lot of bad luck' In a fresh interview, Lord Mandelson calls Jeffrey Epstein a ‘master manipulator’ and likens him to ‘dog muck that you can’t get off your shoe’ Evening Standard · Feb 3
EU has ‘open mind’ on UK customs union talks, says official Valdis Dombrovskis says bloc is ‘ready to engage’ amid meetings with ministers including Rachel Reeves The Guardian - UK · Feb 3
Met police launch investigation into alleged Mandelson-Epstein email leaks – as it happened Files released by US apparently show Mandelson sending Epstein market-sensitive information while serving as business secretary The Guardian - UK · Feb 3
EU ‘open-minded’ about Britain rejoining customs union, bloc’s finance chief says EU finance chief Valdis Dombrovskis said the bloc was ‘ready to engage’ if the UK wanted to explore a customs union The Independent UK · Feb 3
Mandelson: ‘lapse of judgment’ to accept Epstein money for osteopathy course Pressure is mounting on the Government to strip Lord Mandelson of his peerage over allegations that he passed information to Jeffrey Epstein. Evening Standard · Feb 3
Epstein scandal bombshell: Met Police launch criminal investigation into disgraced peer Lord Mandelson The Scotland Yard development came just hours after it emerged that the peer was resigning from the House of Lords Evening Standard · Feb 3
Starmer to chair Cabinet as police assess reports after Mandelson allegations Police are reviewing accusations that Lord Mandelson leaked sensitive information from the heart of government to Jeffrey Epstein. Evening Standard · Feb 3
Starmer has little to offer voters of either right or left in Gorton and Denton. That’s why he’s facing a perfect storm The Greens are buoyant as Labour struggles. After shredding any semblance of a progressive agenda, fear of Reform is all the PM’s party has left, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Feb 3
New Epstein Files Fuel allegations that Ex-Prince Andrew met second woman at Royal Lodge A Florida‑based attorney claims a second woman has come forward alleging she was sent by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to the United Kingdom. The Fashion Central · Feb 3
Euronews · Feb 3 EU-China relations enter 'do no harm' phase as Trump's shadow looms Last year, the EU and China flirted with a diplomatic reset, which collapsed after Beijing imposed broad restrictions on rare earth exports. That bruising experience has set the stage for a cautious engagement in 2026.
The Independent UK · Feb 2 Epstein victims want Andrew to testify. He’s unlikely to do so The pressure for Andrew to testify is growing after the latest Epstein files release revealed further unsavory details about links between the two men
The Guardian - UK · Feb 2 Mandelson could face police inquiry over alleged leak to Epstein Met police assessing reports of alleged misconduct in public office after government information apparently shared
The Independent UK · Feb 2 Starmer under fire for not securing release of Jimmy Lai during China trip Mr Lai, who has been detained for more than five years in Hong Kong, is “likely to die” in prison unless he is released soon, Lord Alton warned
The Guardian - UK · Feb 2 How much did the Epstein poison infect Britain? Starmer had better find out, and fast Serious questions need to be asked about Mandelson, Andrew and what the PM knew when. The credibility of UK politics is on the line, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Independent UK · Feb 2 Lord Mandelson must hand in his title and face up to Congress THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Keir Starmer is right to demand his former US ambassador relinquish his peerage and testify before Congress about his ‘life adviser’ Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes
The Independent UK · Feb 2 Mandelson could face police probe over government files leaked to Epstein Both Reform UK and the SNP have referred Peter Mandelson to the police over the allegations of leaking internal government documents
Evening Standard · Feb 2 Starmer faces backlash over trip to China amid claims Government was ‘tricked’ Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of adopting a ‘supine and short-termist approach’ to China.
The Independent UK · Feb 2 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 Guardian - 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 Gordon Brown asks top civil servant to investigate Mandelson ‘leak to Epstein’ Ex-PM asks cabinet secretary to investigate whether Mandelson shared market-sensitive information