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Mandelson files reveal Labour party is riddled with doubts and infighting

Politics The Guardian By Kiran Stacey Policy editor 01 Jun 2026 18:23 1 min read
Mandelson files reveal Labour party is riddled with doubts and infighting

Documents were published to reveal what ministers knew about his links to Epstein, but instead exposed government rifts What is new in the latest release of Peter Mandelson documents? Peter Mandelson wrote to David Lammy on 18 November 2024, making a simple promise to the foreign secretary: “If you were minded to appoint me [as ambassador to Washington],” he said, “I would make sure you never regret it.” Since then, senior government figures, including Lammy and the prime minister, Keir Starme

Documents were published to reveal what ministers knew about his links to Epstein, but instead exposed government rifts

What is new in the latest release of Peter Mandelson documents?

Peter Mandelson wrote to David Lammy on 18 November 2024, making a simple promise to the foreign secretary: “If you were minded to appoint me [as ambassador to Washington],” he said, “I would make sure you never regret it.”

Since then, senior government figures, including Lammy and the prime minister, Keir Starmer, have had reason to look back at that appointment with almost nothing but regret.

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