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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-25T08:27:53.000Z",
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    "Keir Starmer calls teenagers who raped two girls spared jail 'appalling' as sentences undergo urgent review",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nA cache of \"embarrassing\" communications between Government ministers and the disgraced peer Lord Peter Mandelson is due for release within the coming weeks exposing what sources describe as an overly \"cosy relationship\" at the heart of power, it has been revealed.\n\nThe documents form part of a second batch of files connected to Lord Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador, with publication anticipated once MPs return from recess on June 1.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThose who have seen the material told The i Paper that certain ministers appear to have been \"sucking up\" to the former ambassador.\n\nAlthough the revelations are expected to intensify pressure on Sir Keir Starmer amid his battle for political survival, insiders maintain there is no \"smoking gun\" capable of toppling the Government.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nOne source characterised the messages as \"more embarrassing than anything else\", revealing \"a far too cosy relationship between some ministers and Lord Mandelson\".\n\nThe forthcoming release could further undermine the Government's standing, particularly if questions arise about whether personal loyalties took precedence over proper procedures.\n\nDowning Street has confirmed that this next tranche of Mandelson files will constitute the largest release of documents to Parliament since the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq war.\n\nOfficials noted that while the Iraq inquiry spanned seven years and exceeded 6,000 pages.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe Mandelson papers will be considerably shorter but nonetheless represent the second-biggest parliamentary publication in history.\n\nThe disclosure follows a turbulent period for the government surrounding Lord Mandelson's December 2024 appointment to his Washington post.\n\nHe was removed from the ambassadorial role last year after fresh details emerged regarding his connections to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nMPs voted in February to compel ministers to release all documents relating to the appointment through a parliamentary mechanism known as a Humble Address.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * 'You NEED to!' Now Angela Rayner demands Keir Starmer imposes internet restrictions on millions of Britons\n  * Keir Starmer calls teenagers who raped two girls spared jail 'appalling' as sentences undergo urgent review\n  * Unions to launch most chaotic school strikes ever as ‘war plan’ to exploit Labour law change revealed\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe initial batch of papers, made public in March, disclosed that UK Security Vetting had advised against granting Lord Mandelson clearance for the position, yet the Foreign Office proceeded to approve him regardless.\n\nDespite the impending release, the Intelligence and Security Committee has indicated that certain documents connected to Lord Mandelson's appointment remain \"withheld\" from parliamentarians.\n\nLord Beamish, who chairs the committee responsible for reviewing the material, has pointed to Lord Mandelson's vetting file as one document being kept from MPs.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe committee chair has argued that while ministers may possess legitimate grounds for retaining some information, they cannot make such decisions unilaterally.\n\nLord Beamish has insisted that government figures should seek parliamentary consent before holding back specific documents.\n\nIt is understood a minister may need to appear before the Commons to justify the omissions.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "All-new batch of Mandelson files to blow lid on 'cosy relationship' between ministers and Labour grandee"
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