Mandelson files expose criticism of Starmer’s ‘advance/buckle’ premiership
Documents reveal remarkable extent of former envoy’s influence across government policy
Mandelson files expose criticism of Starmer’s ‘advance/buckle’ premiership
Documents reveal remarkable extent of former envoy’s influence across government policy Grouped from 4 articles across 3 sources.
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Mandelson described Starmer’s No 10 operation as ‘beleaguered and bereft’ in published files – as it happened
Peter Mandelson’s unfiltered remarks to cabinet officials are made public in hundreds of pages of documents relating to his appointment as US ambassador Mandelson files show no mitigation of security concerns At the Downing Street lobby briefing the PM’s spokesperson said the release of the Mandelson files today would be “an unprecedented piece of government transparency”. He said that party political material would be included, despite precedent suggesting it should be included, and that some material had to be declassified to allow it to be published. The broad scope of the [humble address motion – see 9.26am ] has required the discovery, assessment, analysis and preparation of thousands of individual documents and messages. This is a task that has involved every government department. Yeah, I have changed what I would say. I wouldn’t say that phrase any more. And I think that, you know, over the last few years, I think a lot of us, myself included, have thought about this question in quite some detail. Continue reading...
Mandelson criticised Starmer’s lack of ‘verve’ and tendency to buckle under pressure
Criticisms revealed in major release of files relating to Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to US UK politics live – latest updates Peter Mandelson exchanged WhatsApp messages with a senior cabinet minister criticising Keir Starmer’s lack of “verve” and tendency to buckle under pressure, suggesting the prime minister should behave in a more “Trumpian” fashion. The former US ambassador said Number 10 was “beleaguered and bereft” and that the public were “crying out for leadership”. Continue reading...
U.K. releases new batch of Mandelson files, bringing more bad news for Starmer
It shed some light on discussions within government about the appointment, but key details remain a mystery
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