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Mandelson facing police probe over Epstein emails as he quits House of Lords

Prime minister accuses Mandelson of letting ‘his country down’ as the disgraced peer bows to pressure and quits House of Lords

The Independent UK

Mandelson quits Lords over Epstein scandal

Lord Mandelson had faced legislation being drawn up to remove him from the House of Lords.

Evening Standard

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

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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

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

Mandelson-Epstein latest: Starmer under pressure to release vetting documents after police announce criminal probe

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has demanded that the PM explain the vetting process for the former ambassador

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

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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

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

The Independent UK

Pressure mounts on Mandelson to quit Lords over Epstein links

Documents released by the US Department of Justice indicate Epstein was sent details of internal discussions from the heart of the UK government.

Evening Standard

Can Peter Mandelson be stripped of his peerage over Epstein links?

Keir Starmer wants the Labour peer removed from the House of Lords but such a move is exceptionally complex

The Guardian - UK

Starmer: Mandelson ‘should not be a member of the House of Lords’

Downing Street said the Prime Minister does not have the power to strip Lord Mandelson of his peerage.

Evening Standard

Mandelson should no longer be a peer, says Starmer

Emails from 2009 appear to show the then business secretary shared confidential UK tax plans with Jeffrey Epstein

The Guardian - UK

Labour urged to expel Mandelson from party after fresh Epstein links

The Labour Party has not yet said whether the whip would be restored to Peter Mandelson if he applied to return to the Lords

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The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying backers accused of bullying over threat to bypass Lords

Opponents of bill insist government should not give it special treatment as peers delay its passage

Evening Standard

Assisted dying supporters reject bullying claims as use of Parliament Act raised

Backers say the Act could be invoked to override objections from peers if the draft law is not approved before the King’s Speech.

Evening Standard

Stop smoke and mirrors on assisted dying Bill, key supporter urges opponents

Backers have said rarely used legislation could get the Bill through, but opponents say the proposals are unsafe and pose a risk to the vulnerable.

The Independent UK

Assisted dying supporters consider rare move to bypass Lords block

The legislation is currently undergoing scrutiny in the upper chamber

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Evening Standard

Assisted dying backers could seek to bypass Lords block with Parliament Act

Sponsors of the legislation believe the Parliament Act could be invoked to override objections from peers.

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying: could a rarely used 1911 act help supporters override the Lords?

Parliament Act, passed after row over David Lloyd George’s budget, was last used in 2004 to pass ban on foxhunting

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying backers could use archaic procedure to bypass ‘undemocratic’ block by peers

Exclusive: MPs backing bill to use ‘nuclear option’ of 1911 Parliament Act if it continues to be blocked by Lords

Evening Standard

Trump backed Chagos deal after review by US intelligence agencies – Keir Starmer

The Prime Minister insisted his deal to hand over the islands to Mauritius had the US president’s blessing, despite his subsequent criticism.

The Guardian - UK

Tory peer’s punishment for fiddling expenses criticised as too lenient

Campaigners demand ‘real consequences’ for peer who claimed expenses for car journeys he did not take

Evening Standard

Donald Trump may U-turn on opposition to Chagos Islands deal, suggests Cabinet minister

Communities Secretary Steve Reed argued that the US president unleashed ferocious criticism against the UK over the agreement as a negotiation tactic in his bid for America to acquire Greenland

Evening Standard

Tory bid to ‘wreck’ Chagos deal is ‘a simple political stunt’, minister says

Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said it is ‘absolute nonsense’ to present a 1966 UK-US agreement as a ‘gotcha’.

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