The latest document dump of the Mandelson files is full of delicious scuttlebutt and juicy insider gossip which embarrasses the Government even if there is nothing particularly game-changing in them.

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

Today's incoming files release sets up yet another difficult week for Starmer, who was knocked last week by a damning essay from former Labour leader Tony Blair