News · 1 June 2026
More Mandelson files published on Monday
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More documents about Lord Mandelson's controversial US ambassador appointment are coming out on Monday, after he was sacked last year. Prompted by an MP vote to compel their release, three sources conveyed to the BBC that the subsequent set of papers is slated for publication. The early files, released in March, confirmed that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was alerted to a 'general reputational risk'.
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