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Missing Mandelson messages from minister Darren Jones revealed
Key takeaways
- The chats were expected to appear in the batch of Mandelson files, published earlier this week following MPs' vote to disclose documents relating to the disgraced peer's appointment as UK ambassador to the US.
- Lord Mandelson was sacked from that role when the depth of his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein became apparent.
- Conversations between Jones and Lord Mandelson did not appear in the 1,500 pages of documents published on Monday, but some messages have been published in the Spectator.
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Jennifer Mc Kiernan Political reporter House of Commons Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones Messages between senior minister Darren Jones and Peter Mandelson have come to light, with the pair criticising Jones's cabinet colleagues.
The chats were expected to appear in the batch of Mandelson files, published earlier this week following MPs' vote to disclose documents relating to the disgraced peer's appointment as UK ambassador to the US.
Lord Mandelson was sacked from that role when the depth of his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein became apparent.
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