Cabinet ministers are braced for further texts sent to Peter Mandelson to leak

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

Nick Thomas-Symonds’ earlier communications with sacked U.S. envoy were not in Monday’s release of files on Peter Mandelson.

In three volumes, with hundreds of emails, WhatsApps and memos, the Mandelson files handed over to parliament are one of the largest-ever government publications.

Although the Cabinet Office published more than 1,500 pages of emails and texts relating to the disgraced peer's time as US ambassador yesterday, many believe they still did not…

Lord Peter Mandelson was sacked as UK ambassador to the US in September 2025 after leaked emails showed the peer had sent supportive messages to Jeffrey Epstein even as he faced…

Nick Thomas-Symonds said he lost personal photos and exchanges with former U.S. ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson.

Some in Cabinet fear they have been exposed to far greater scrutiny than a number of more senior colleagues, including the Prime Minister and Chancellor

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.

Darren Jones’s messages include requests for advice on the reshuffle and remarks about former business secretary Jonathan Reynolds

Texts were not published in the latest tranche of documents related to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador

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.

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Cabinet ministers are braced for further texts sent to Peter Mandelson to leak