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The fall of Peter Mandelson and the many questions the UK government must now answer

No accident waiting to happen can ever have delivered on its promise so spectacularly as Lord Mandelson, with the continuous revelations of his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The decision by the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, to appoint Mandelson as ambassador in Washington DC always appeared a…

The Conversation

Mandelson scandal shortens odds on Starmer following him out the door

Appointment of the ex-ambassador despite tarnished past raises potentially fatal doubts about judgment of PM and his team

The Guardian - UK

Excruciating epitaph for Peter Mandelson

The Guardian - UK

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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

Mandelson says he won’t ‘hide under a rock’ as he praises Epstein’s parties in bizarre interview

Former Labour minister also praised his own ‘skills’ and talked about ‘contributing’ ideas to British public life

The Independent UK

Starmer gives Mandelson dossier to police and begins process to strip his peerage

Cabinet Office forwards Mandelson-Epstein emails to Met as PM says former business secretary ‘let his country down’

The Guardian - UK

Mandelson let his country down, PM says in call to ‘move at pace’

He has also tasked officials with drafting legislation that will allow the former ambassador’s peerage to be removed.

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EU and UK to ramp up talks on closer ties 10 years after Brexit referendum

A volatile geopolitical context has spurred the European Union and United Kingdom to deepen their collaboration on areas including defence and trade after a fraught decade.

Euronews

Mandelson responds to Epstein email revelations: 'I've had a lot of bad luck'

In a fresh interview, Lord Mandelson calls Jeffrey Epstein a ‘master manipulator’ and likens him to ‘dog muck that you can’t get off your shoe’

Evening Standard

EU has ‘open mind’ on UK customs union talks, says official

Valdis Dombrovskis says bloc is ‘ready to engage’ amid meetings with ministers including Rachel Reeves

The Guardian - UK

Met police launch investigation into alleged Mandelson-Epstein email leaks – as it happened

Files released by US apparently show Mandelson sending Epstein market-sensitive information while serving as business secretary

The Guardian - UK

EU ‘open-minded’ about Britain rejoining customs union, bloc’s finance chief says

EU finance chief Valdis Dombrovskis said the bloc was ‘ready to engage’ if the UK wanted to explore a customs union

The Independent UK

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

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Starmer to chair Cabinet as police assess reports after Mandelson allegations

Police are reviewing accusations that Lord Mandelson leaked sensitive information from the heart of government to Jeffrey Epstein.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer has little to offer voters of either right or left in Gorton and Denton. That’s why he’s facing a perfect storm

The Greens are buoyant as Labour struggles. After shredding any semblance of a progressive agenda, fear of Reform is all the PM’s party has left, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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New Epstein Files Fuel allegations that Ex-Prince Andrew met second woman at Royal Lodge

A Florida‑based attorney claims a second woman has come forward alleging she was sent by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to the United Kingdom.

Euronews

EU-China relations enter 'do no harm' phase as Trump's shadow looms

Last year, the EU and China flirted with a diplomatic reset, which collapsed after Beijing imposed broad restrictions on rare earth exports. That bruising experience has set the stage for a cautious engagement in 2026.

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The Independent UK

Epstein victims want Andrew to testify. He’s unlikely to do so

The pressure for Andrew to testify is growing after the latest Epstein files release revealed further unsavory details about links between the two men

The Guardian - 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 Independent UK

Starmer under fire for not securing release of Jimmy Lai during China trip

Mr Lai, who has been detained for more than five years in Hong Kong, is “likely to die” in prison unless he is released soon, Lord Alton warned

The Guardian - UK

How much did the Epstein poison infect Britain? Starmer had better find out, and fast

Serious questions need to be asked about Mandelson, Andrew and what the PM knew when. The credibility of UK politics is on the line, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

Starmer faces backlash over trip to China amid claims Government was ‘tricked’

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of adopting a ‘supine and short-termist approach’ to China.

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