Prime Minister Starmer will on Monday be forced to publish hundreds of private
communications between disgraced former UK ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson
and government members, disclosures that could further imperil his already
precarious premiership. After Mandelson was sacked last year, the Starmer
government — under parliamentary pressure — will release texts and emails among
ministers, advisers and senior officials related to Mandelson. Starmer appointed
Mandelson ambassador to the US in February 2025; Mandelson served seven months
before being sacked after revelations of ties to Epstein.