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Starmer uses disappearing messages on his phone, No 10 confirms
Key takeaways
- PA Media Downing Street has confirmed that the prime minister uses an auto delete function on his phone meaning his Whats App messages with and about Lord Mandelson may have been lost.
- Earlier this year, MPs voted to force the government to publish all documents, including communications, related to the appointment of the peer as the UK's ambassador to the US.
- On Monday, a huge tranche of messages were disclosed - including Whats Apps from senior ministers and civil servants - but there were only a few texts from the prime minister himself.
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PA Media Downing Street has confirmed that the prime minister uses an auto delete function on his phone meaning his Whats App messages with and about Lord Mandelson may have been lost.
Earlier this year, MPs voted to force the government to publish all documents, including communications, related to the appointment of the peer as the UK's ambassador to the US.
On Monday, a huge tranche of messages were disclosed - including Whats Apps from senior ministers and civil servants - but there were only a few texts from the prime minister himself.
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