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  "description": "Keir Starmer faces a vast rebellion as Labour MPs force the release of Peter Mandelson’s files. A criminal probe into Epstein-linked leaks now threatens his very premiership.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-04T22:00:00.000Z",
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    "US Ambassador",
    "_national security_",
    "Angela Rayner",
    "revelations",
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  "textContent": "**What you need to know**\n\n🔹 The UK Government is forced to release secret files concerning Peter Mandelson’s US appointment.\n🔹 Keir Starmer has faced a major rebellion from within his own Labour party.\n🔹 The Metropolitan Police are investigating Peter Mandelson for alleged misconduct in public office.\n🔹 Leaked documents suggest that sensitive tax plans were shared with Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nS  ir Keir Starmer has suffered a bruising parliamentary defeat at the hands of his own party on Wednesday evening, as a binding motion forced the government to release secret files concerning Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US Ambassador.\n\nThe Prime Minister had initially sought to block the disclosure of documents on the grounds of _“_ _national security_ _,”_ but he was forced into a last-minute retreat after prominent figures like Angela Rayner signalled they would join a Conservative-led rebellion. The sense of fury across the Labour movement follows revelations that Mandelson may have shared sensitive tax plans with Jeffrey Epstein while serving in the Brown government.\n\nThe crisis has moved beyond the halls of Westminster and into the realm of criminal law. The _Metropolitan Police_ confirmed they are investigating Mandelson for alleged _“misconduct in public office,”_ focusing on a 2009 memo detailing £20 billion in planned asset sales.\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Starmer forced to surrender Mandelson files after internal Labour revolt",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-05T02:42:42.318Z"
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