Peter Mandelson
British politician and life peer (born 1953)
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I fear we’re in big trouble here — and I am toast at the next election.”
- He told MandelsonDaily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…
The Government doesn’t do policy, generally speaking, well enough.”... That is definitely true — everyone seems to think it’s someone else’s job to get the policy right.”
- Lord Mandelson told Mr Bell in a text message... Mr Bell repliedDaily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…
You rally people round winning for Britain,
- replies MandelsonGuardiantheguardian.com/commentisfree/…
You ought also to talk to Jon Garvie, Lammy chief of staff. Grown up.”
- Mandelson advises Michael Ellam, a senior Cabinet Office official and one of the civil servants Mandelson corresponds with most, to be in touch with Garvie in his new role working for the then foreign secretaryGuardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…
Labour ‘only asks who can be taxed to pay benefits’”,
- The Times, also on revelations from the Mandelson files,... the Telegraph takes a similar line withGuardiantheguardian.com/world/2026…
If it presses to a vote and is lost I am not sure that Keir survives that.”
- Meanwhile, Lord Mandelson wroteThe Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…
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Foreign Office to appoint first female head after Mandelson turmoil
Financial Timesft.com/content/360dfa5f…She will have to steady a department recently rocked by the scandal over Peter Mandelson’s appointment as U.S. ambassador and the subsequent sacking of Olly Robbins as FCDO boss
Politico Europepolitico.eu/article/uk…Mandelson police investigation ‘on brink of collapse’
The Timesthetimes.com/uk/crime…Keir Starmer 'broke the law' shifting blame for Lord Mandelson
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…JP Morgan boss pressed by US senator about contact with Jeffrey Epstein
Guardiantheguardian.com/business/2026…Goldman Sachs senior counsel Kathryn Ruemmler is set to face congressional scrutiny on Wednesday over her ties to Jeffrey Epstein
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Olly Robbins launches legal challenge over government sacking
The Timesthetimes.com/uk/politics…Top civil servant seeks judicial review over sacking in Mandelson scandal
Financial Timesft.com/content/c185a47d…Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador was ‘unmitigated disaster’ that should ‘never have been allowed to happen’
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…Political selections for ambassador posts should be subject to a veto by MPs, a parliamentary committee has recommended, as it made damning criticisms of how Peter Mandelson became Britain’s top diplomat in Washington
Guardiantheguardian.com/uk/news…UK must regulate lobbying after Mandelson scandal, ethics watchdog tells Burnham
Politico Europepolitico.eu/article/uk…Under the coalition, the government set up a register of consultant lobbyists but there are several loopholes and exemptions that mean only 4-6% of lobbying activity has to be declared
Guardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…Ex-Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins believed to be in talks over top security role
Guardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…Olly Robbins was one of the most high-profile casualties of the Peter Mandelson scandal after it emerged the Labour grandee, fired over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, did not pass crucial security checks
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…Now even Labour politicians have admitted this Government is useless
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…Yet his sympathy was not even on the public record, in the 1500 pages of new revelations about the Mandelson affair
Guardiantheguardian.com/commentisfree/…Bruised Andrew back in spotlight over secret rent deals
WAtodaywatoday.com.au/world/europe…Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, relating to the possible sharing of sensitive information with Epstein when he was special representative for trade and investment between 2001 and 2011
Reutersreuters.com/world/uk…Nicola Sturgeon's shock revelation over next move confirms irony is dead
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/uk…Westminster has been mesmerised this week by the messages of a famous Blairite, Peter Mandelson, especially his damning exchanges with fellow carrier of the Blair torch, Pat McFadden
Guardiantheguardian.com/commentisfree/…Labour just got wake-up call it's been dreading — revolution striking at Starmer's heart
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…Westminster has been mesmerised this week by the messages of a famous Blairite, Peter Mandelson, especially his damning exchanges with fellow carrier of the Blair torch, Pat McFadden
Guardiantheguardian.com/commentisfree/…Starmer’s chief secretary consoled Mandelson after dismissal as US ambassador, undisclosed texts show
Guardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…Texts were not published in the latest tranche of documents related to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…MPs raise doubts over missing Mandelson vetting documents
Guardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…The former victims minister has accused the government of failing to listen to the survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Tony Blair’s ‘radical centrism’ got us into this mess
The Timesthetimes.com/comment/columnist…Westminster has been mesmerised this week by the messages of a famous Blairite, Peter Mandelson, especially his damning exchanges with fellow carrier of the Blair torch, Pat McFadden
Guardiantheguardian.com/commentisfree/…Starmer denies Farage 'two-tier policing' claim and accuses him of exploiting Nowak murder
BBCbbc.com/news/live…A Labour minister has spoken out after embarrassing messages to Lord Mandelson revealed his frustration with Labour MPs over the ballooning benefits bill
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…SNP demand probe into Alexander meeting with Mandelson's firm
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…The one person who should be in the Mandelson files — but barely features
The Independentindependent.co.uk/tv/in…Former victims minister urges PM to meet Epstein survivors
Sky Newsnews.sky.com/story/former…Lord Mandelson was sacked from that role when the depth of his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein became apparent
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Mandelson messages could form a manual in the dark arts of wielding power and keeping it
Guardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…Today, Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson dissect the files, picking out the parts that do reveal something– like how Peter Mandelson operated behind the scenes
The Independentindependent.co.uk/tv/in…UK lawmakers call Palantir's role in public sector an unacceptable weakness
Reutersreuters.com/technology/uk…Kirpans and UK knife law: what are the rules?
Guardiantheguardian.com/uk/news…But the latest tranche contained heavy redactions and the Prime Minister was forced to admit he had turned on disappearing messages with the disgraced peer
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…Starmer uses disappearing messages on WhatsApp, No 10 admits after Mandelson files released
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…This comes after MPs forced ministers to publish over 1,400 pages of documents regarding his doomed appointment of Mandelson as US ambassador after the revelations about the closeness of his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…Cabinet Minister refuses to admit if she fully supports Keir Starmer
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…They shed new light on the contentious decision and heap more embarrassment on beleaguered Prime Minister Keir Starmer
NBC Newsnbcnews.com/world/united…Mandelson files fire up row over taxes ‘to pay benefits’
Financial Timesft.com/content/5f616e06…Explosive Mandelson files humiliate Starmer
The Telegraphtelegraph.co.uk/news/2026…Mandelson offered Starmer general election advice
The Telegraphtelegraph.co.uk/politics/2026…Mandelson files expose Starmer’s misfiring government
The Timesthetimes.com/comment/the…Spy chiefs briefed Peter Mandelson before he was vetted
The Timesthetimes.com/uk/politics…Mandelson met future MI6 chief before full security vetting
The Telegraphtelegraph.co.uk/news/2026…Peter Mandelson files expose Labour rift over tax and welfare
The Timesthetimes.com/uk/politics…Mandelson lobbied hard for advisory firm after Labour victory, papers show
Guardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…Mandelson lobbied Oxford alumni to back him as university’s chancellor
Financial Timesft.com/content/8db8b178…Mandelson met future MI6 chief before full security vetting
The Telegraphtelegraph.co.uk/news/2026…MI6 boss warned Mandelson over hacking of emails
Financial Timesft.com/content/e3b88d7b…Eight things we learnt from the latest Mandelson files
Financial Timesft.com/content/da9f971b…Mandelson wanted Labour peer to ‘stop drawing attention’ to herself
Financial Timesft.com/content/05ab28cf…The despair felt by senior cabinet ministers at the failures of the Labour government are revealed in the latest volume of the Mandelson files
Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/politics…Mandelson described Starmer’s leadership style as advance then ‘buckle’
Financial Timesft.com/content/6dc6b58f…Mandelson criticised ‘bereft’ Downing Street operation
Financial Timesft.com/content/10cef8bd…Starmer ‘lacks verve’, Mandelson told Labour minister
Financial Timesft.com/content/d0b3650a…Mandelson privately criticised predecessor Karen Pierce
Financial Timesft.com/content/bde7fe61…Mandelson liaised with Nigel Farage in bid to ‘keep him nice’
Financial Timesft.com/content/43452280…Peter Mandelson ‘contacted new Labour MPs with invites for dinner’
The Timesthetimes.com/uk/politics…Mandelson suggested Starmer meet Palantir’s Peter Thiel
Financial Timesft.com/content/9f0c7928…Mandelson refused request to hand over WhatsApp messages
Financial Timesft.com/content/c58bf77c…MI6 boss warned Mandelson over hacking of emails
Financial Timesft.com/content/e3b88d7b…Mandelson said he was ‘tonto’ over red box gift for Trump
Financial Timesft.com/content/cba2d5f8…Red boxes are sometimes called ministerial boxes, and they're used by government officials and ministers to carry important documents or transport information securely
Newsweeknewsweek.com/uk/officials…Mandelson called Streeting ‘hysterical’ over criticism of Israel
Financial Timesft.com/content/8bc65155…Mandelson Refused to Hand Over Personal Phone to UK Probe
Bloomberg Newsbloomberg.com/news/articles…Mandelson files release: ministers prepare for day of humiliation
The Timesthetimes.com/uk/politics…Mandelson files: Labour peer promised government would ‘never regret’ US envoy appointment
Financial Timesft.com/content/9774527d…Inside the Mandelson scandal: ‘Keir didn’t even like him’
Financial Timesft.com/content/3e911236…Mandelson files release: ministers prepare for day of humiliation
The Timesthetimes.com/uk/politics…Keir Starmer braced for release of Peter Mandelson files on Monday
Financial Timesft.com/content/09f8a91f…Peter Mandelson ‘contacted new Labour MPs with invitations for dinner’
The Timesthetimes.com/uk/politics…Officials ‘won’t release key vetting file on Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador’
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/uk…The omissions cast doubt on assurances provided by senior Whitehall officials to MPs on the foreign affairs select committee
Guardiantheguardian.com/politics/2026…