Downing Street confirmed on Tuesday the PM uses the disappearing messages function on the messaging services, meaning conversations with the disgraced peer could not be found

The files reveal Lord Mandelson’s damning opinion of the government, with the disgraced politician saying the PM ‘lacks verve’

Keir Starmer will gather ministers in Downing Street amid the fallout from 1,500 pages of evidence about Mandelson's disastrous appointment as US ambassador.

Use of disappearing messages mean messages between the prime minister and Peter Mandelson may have been wiped

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Downing Street confirmed on Tuesday the PM uses the disappearing messages function on the messaging services, meaning conversations with the disgraced peer could not be found

MPs voted earlier this year to force the disclosure of documents relating to his time as ambassador

In an extraordinary admission, No 10 revealed that the Prime Minister uses the 'disappearing messages' function on his phone, despite Labour condemning the practice in opposition.

The Mandelson furore has been reignited after the emergence of embarrassing WhatsApps from Darren Jones - which were not included in this week's huge data dump.