Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Government has released thousands of documents and messages detailing Lord Peter Mandelson's appointment and activities as ambassador to the US. The files include a note from Mandelson to David Lammy stating the Government would 'never regret' his appointment, with Downing Street calling the disclosure 'unprecedented transparency'. Lord Mandelson 'declined to comply' with a request to hand over his personal WhatsApp messages and other information to the Government, the documents stated.The House of Commons ordered the publication of these documents following revelations about Lord Mandelson's connections to financier Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson was sacked in September 2025, just nine months into his role, after further details of his friendship with Epstein emerged, leading to a police investigation into alleged misconduct. In fullMandelson files latest: Starmer set for humiliation as secret WhatsApp messages releasedThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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More than 1,000 pages of information will reportedly be released on Monday and could contain embarrassing private exchanges between top ministers and the sacked diplomat

Text messages between the Labour peer and Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney are said to be included

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Thousands of documents and messages related to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to the US have been released by the Government

U.K. releases extensive files on Peter Mandelson’s U.S. Ambassador appointment, reigniting controversy and threatening Prime Minister Starmer's leadership.

Watch live as the government delivers a statement following the latest release of documents relating to the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.

Mandelson wrote letter to UK foreign secretary in 2024 pushing for US ambassador role

Ministers were braced for embarrassing revelations ahead of the publication of the files on Monday afternoon

Among the more than 1,000 pages of documents was a note from Peter Mandelson telling then UK foreign secretary that the government would “never regret” giving him the job.

More than 1,500 documents into Peter Mandelson's appointment have been published

What they do have, though, are messages between Mandelson and members of the government who have had no choice but to comply.

Massive tranche reveals ex-ambassador’s scorn for Starmer’s leadership and his unwillingness to share information

LONDON (AP) — Peter Mandelson assured the British government it would “never regret” appointing him as U.K. ambassador to the United States, according to documents released on…

New files related to Lord Mandelson’s appointment were released by the Government on Monday

Documents were published to reveal what ministers knew about his links to Epstein, but instead exposed government rifts

Peter Mandelson assured the British government it would “never regret” appointing him as UK ambassador to the United States, according to the documents

Keir Starmer fired Peter Mandelson when new details emerged about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. The fallout from the misjudged appointment has left the prime minister…