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Douglas Alexander defends Keir Starmer over Peter Mandelson appointment

DOUGLAS Alexander has defended Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador despite knowing the Labour peer stayed at…

The National (Scotland)

PM would not have appointed Mandelson if he had known ‘extent of Epstein link’

Lord Mandelson was sacked as Britain’s ambassador to the US on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Downing Street says Starmer still has ‘confidence in his top team’ after Rayner and Mandelson departures – as it happened

Scotland secretary Douglas Alexander said of Rayner’s departure that MPs ‘feel quite acutely that sense of loss’

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney ‘pushed for appointment of Mandelson’

Growing questions over prime minister’s judgement after dramatic sacking of Peter Mandelson on Thursday

The Independent UK

Friday briefing: What the killing of Charlie Kirk means for a polarised country

In today’s newsletter: We try to work out how to place the killing of Maga’s ‘youth whisperer’ amid a climate of rising US political violence

The Guardian - UK

Peter Mandelson: ambassador whose panache made him a big hitter in DC

Sacked diplomat’s career was described as durable to an audience of foreign policy top brass just five days ago

The Guardian - UK

Starmer under scrutiny as Mandelson ‘admitted long ties with Epstein in vetting’

Questions are swirling about the Prime Minister’s political judgment after he sacked the peer a day after defending him.

Evening Standard

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Yvette Cooper found move from Home Office frustrating, Ed Balls says

It comes on the eve of her first visit to Ukraine as Foreign Secretary.

Evening Standard

Epstein Birthday Book Renews Pressure On Trump, Other Former Pals

A decades-old book of cheerful, often lewd birthday messages has set off a political bomb in Washington -- helping bring down the British ambassador and inflaming the most perilous scandal of Donald Trump's presidency.

International Business Times

Morning Mail: Sally Faulkner reunites with children, gun found in Kirk shooter search, Bolsonaro guilty of plotting coup

Mother has won temporary custody 10 years after botched 60 Minutes ‘retrieval’

The Guardian - AU

Spotlight falls on Starmer’s political judgment after Mandelson sacking

Decision to end support for US ambassador over Jeffrey Epstein links comes just before Donald Trump state visit

The Guardian - UK

Epstein scandal explodes: UK fires Mandelson as US Ambassador after “best pal” letter surfaced

The UK has been consistent in its zero-tolerance with anyone implicated with Epstein.

We Got This Covered

Phillipson and Powell confirmed as final contenders in Labour deputy race

Education secretary and Manchester MP are only candidates to clear threshold to enter party members’ ballot

The Guardian - UK

Peter Mandelson: the lights go out on Labour’s Prince of Darkness – again

The party veteran’s exit in the wake of the Epstein revelations looks like the final stop of a rollercoaster career

The Guardian - UK

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The National (Scotland)

Peter Mandelson row shows Scotland's diplomatic 'disadvantage' as part of the Union

THE Peter Mandelson saga has highlighted the “disadvantage” Scotland has by not having its own network of ambassadors.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Peter Mandelson in Washington: a parable of short-sighted foreign policy

Editorial: Any association with Jeffrey Epstein was obviously toxic and it reflects poorly on Keir Starmer’s judgment that he didn’t anticipate the risk

The Independent UK

Sacked Mandelson: Being ambassador to US was ‘privilege of my life’

The peer said he deeply regretted the circumstances of his departure from the British embassy in Washington.

The Independent UK

Lord Mandelson has been the author of his own misfortune

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: It is tempting – but wrong – to see the sacked ambassador to Washington as a tragic figure. Now, questions must be asked about the judgement of the prime minister who approved him for the prestigious role

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The National (Scotland)

No 10 appointed Peter Mandelson despite security concerns, reports say

DOWNING Street made Peter Mandelson UK ambassador to the US despite the security services expressing concerns, according to reports.

The Independent UK

Meet James Roscoe and Clemency Burton-Hill: Washington’s new power couple

While Britain’s interim ambassador to the US typically avoids the spotlight, his wife, Clemency Burton-Hill, has had her fair share of media coverage

Evening Standard

Starmer faces internal Labour criticism after Mandelson sacking

The coordinator of new Labour group Mainstream accused the Prime Minister of ‘running a narrow and brittle political project’.

The Independent UK

From Labour ‘Prince’ to Epstein shame: How Lord Mandelson fell from grace

Peter Mandelson’s career has been defined by comebacks, but his connection to Epstein may mark the end of the road for the Labour grandee

The Guardian - UK

Starmer and Cooper lead from the back as junior ministers take the Mandy flak

PM and foreign secretary were nowhere in sight as hapless Stephen Doughty faced the Commons over Peter Mandelson

The Guardian - UK

Starmer is always torn between risk and caution. When it came to Mandelson, the wrong side won

The PM stood by his man for so long, he can’t even claim credit now for firing him. It’s a worst-of-both-worlds scenario, says LabourList editor Emma Burnell

The Independent UK

Claims Mandelson failed vetting before ambassador appointment

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