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Leaked WhatsApps, embarrassing emails: it’s bad for British politics that privacy is now dead

The principle underlying the release of the Mandelson papers is that officials are always ‘on the record’ – but our leaders must be able to speak their minds freely, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Darren Jones 'lied' over key Peter Mandelson message claim

A TOP Labour minister has been pulled up after claims he had not sent Peter Mandelson a “warm message” when he was sacked were thrown into doubt.

The National (Scotland)

Yvette Cooper rejects Harriet Harman’s call for disappearing messages ban

The Foreign Secretary said “lots of people”, including herself, had WhatsApp’s auto-delete tool turned on for some exchanges.

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Starmer still confident in Darren Jones after leaked Mandelson messages revealed

Mr Jones also appeared to criticise Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Jonathan Reynolds and Angela Rayner.

Evening Standard

SNP call for probe into Mandelson messages left out of released files

Messages sent by senior minister Darren Jones were not included in a tranche of documents released this week.

Evening Standard

Leaked messages reveal what minister really said to Mandelson after he was sacked

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The Independent UK

Minister Darren Jones told Mandelson he was ‘so sorry’ in undisclosed message

The Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister also appeared to criticise Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Jonathan Reynolds and Angela Rayner.

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Top Labour minister told Peter Mandelson he was 'so sorry' after sacking

A top Labour minister told Peter Mandelson he was 'so sorry' after he was sacked as ambassador to the US over his links to convicted…

The National (Scotland)

Darren Jones told Mandelson he was ‘so sorry’ after sacking over Epstein ties

Texts were not published in the latest tranche of documents related to Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador

The Independent UK

Starmer’s chief secretary consoled Mandelson after dismissal as US ambassador, undisclosed texts show

Darren Jones’s messages include requests for advice on the reshuffle and remarks about former business secretary Jonathan Reynolds

The Guardian - UK

Starmer says he ‘felt sick’ watching video of Henry Nowak’s arrest – as it happened

The prime minister said: ‘I have seen the body cam footage, it’s harrowing, and I have to say, as a father of a 17-year-old boy, I felt sick watching it.’

The Guardian - UK

Mandelson files reveal a man for whom betrayal is a way of life

The Prince of Darkness appears in his element bad-mouthing colleagues and allies behind their back

The Guardian - UK

What documents are missing from the new release of Mandelson files?

From vetting summary to declaration of interest, here are the five key papers withheld from latest disclosures

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Mandelson files: the missing vetting document matters most

Editorial: A data dump exposes Labour’s courtier politics. But it still does not explain why the peer was cleared to be US ambassador

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The Independent UK

Mandelson files show Labour at war over Starmer

Peter Mandelson’s damning opinion of No 10 revealed in messages, with the disgraced politician saying the PM ‘lacks verve’

The Independent UK

Top Starmer ally insists he is not plotting leadership bid

Chief secretary Darren Jones is the latest cabinet minister to attract leadership speculation

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Peter Mandelson: the government must come clean on vetting

Editorial: The first mistake was appointing the peer despite his links to Jeffrey Epstein. The next would be claiming his security risks were properly managed

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Darren Jones says Westminster must get better at governing for a world with AI

Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, described a ‘challenge of speed’ which lawmakers are grappling with.

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Government ‘fully committed’ to releasing Mandelson files amid further reports

It comes after Parliament’s intelligence watchdog accused the Government of withholding certain documents.

The National (Scotland)

Zack Polanksi says BBC 'letting billionaire buy Question Time' over imbalanced panel

QUESTION Time has been called out for a “dangerous” lack of balance on its panel – with Zack Polanski suggesting the BBC had allowed a…

The National (Scotland)

Who is on BBC Question Time tonight and what time does it start?

THE BBC’s weekly political debate programme Question Time will be broadcast live from Dulwich this evening

The Guardian - UK

Key questions over Mandelson vetting: did ‘mitigations’ cover links to China and Russia?

Why was his case said to be ‘borderline’, and was national security compromised during his time as ambassador?

The Independent UK

Teenage rapists’ sentences to be reviewed by Court of Appeal after backlash, Starmer says

PM says he found the case, which saw two teenage boys spared jail, ‘distressing as a father’

Evening Standard

How many small boat migrants crossed the Channel yesterday? Hundreds more risk lives to reach UK

Home Office releases update as Starmer claims he’s delivering on promise to ‘restore control to our borders’

The Independent UK

Burnham ‘seeks advice’ from Starmer’s former chief of staff Sue Gray for potential government

Sue Gray resigned as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff in 2024

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