No 10 braced for 'excruciating' revelations as Mandelson files published

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1. A new trove of Mandelson files brings more bad news for Keir Starmer

Source: Associated Press

A new trove of Mandelson files brings more bad news for Keir Starmer

By JILL LAWLESS
Updated 9:51 AM EDT, June 1, 2026

LONDON (AP) — His poll ratings are dismal and rivals are eyeing his job. Now British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces more embarrassment on Monday with the publication of hundreds of pages of files about former U.K. ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson, a friend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The government complied with a demand by lawmakers to release documents related to Mandelson’s appointment to, and conduct in, the U.K.’s most important diplomatic post.

Among the more than 1,000 pages of documents is a note from Mandelson to then-Foreign Secretary David Lammy before his appointment pledging the government would “never regret” giving him the job.

Mandelson was fired after nine months, and fallout from the misjudged appointment has left Starmer fighting for his job.

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