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Key messages between Mandelson and ministers so far
Key takeaways
- Kate Whannel Political reporter PA Media Lord Mandelson with the prime minister in February 2025, shortly after his appointment as the UK's ambassador to the United States.
- The papers include messages between Lord Mandelson and ministers, exchanging advice and news - as well as criticism of the No 10 operation, Labour MPs and the prime minister himself.
- On 2 May 2025, Lord Mandelson wrote to Pat McFadden (then a Cabinet Office minister, now the work and pensions secretary) saying: "Keir lacks verve as does the Cabinet as a whole."
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Kate Whannel Political reporter PA Media Lord Mandelson with the prime minister in February 2025, shortly after his appointment as the UK's ambassador to the United States. The government has published more than 1,000 pages of documents relating to Lord Mandelson's appointment as the UK's ambassador to the US.
The papers include messages between Lord Mandelson and ministers, exchanging advice and news - as well as criticism of the No 10 operation, Labour MPs and the prime minister himself.
On 2 May 2025, Lord Mandelson wrote to Pat McFadden (then a Cabinet Office minister, now the work and pensions secretary) saying: "Keir lacks verve as does the Cabinet as a whole."
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