Newslinks for Sunday 8th February 2026
How is this acceptable?
Mandelson 1) Lammy claims he warned against appointment
“David Lammy turned on the Prime Minister as allies revealed he had warned against appointing Lord Mandelson as the ambassador to the US. In a blow to Sir Keir Starmer, friends of the Deputy Prime Minister confirmed on Saturday night that he had not been in favour of bringing the “Prince of Darkness” back into government over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Mr Lammy is the first Cabinet minister to break openly with the embattled Prime Minister, whose future hangs in the balance over the Mandelson scandal.” – Sunday Telegraph
‘Starmer’s position untenable’, says Richard Burgon MP – BBC
Police finish search of Peter Mandelson’s addresses – Sunday Times
Three things that could bring Starmer down and what might save him – BBC
Prime Minister “agonising over his future, see-sawing between anger and self-reproach” – Sunday Telegraph
Starmer’s losing sleep – Caroline Wheeler, Sunday Times
Comment
From the Russians to the Americans, and from our own spies to the Civil Service, everyone knew the truth about Mandelson – everyone, that is, except Keir Starmer – Dan Hodges, Mail on Sunday
Shorn of its moral purity, what is Starmer’s Labour now for? – Leader, Sunday Times
Starmer must go. But there may be worse to come – Leader, Sunday Telegraph
How Mandelson and a bunch of revolutionaries created the sordid world in which we live – Peter Hitchens, Mail on Sunday
For once, Keir Starmer thought outside the box. It may finish him – Matthew Syed, Sunday Times
Starmer’s gullibility over Mandelson vetting scandal gets worse by the day – Leader, The Sun on Sunday
I saw first-hand how Epstein and Ghislaine got their claws into the world’s most powerful men – Barbara Amiel, Mail on Sunday
Starmer has only his own judgment to blame – Jason Cowley, Sunday Times
Controlling the story is what Mandelson is about – and now he has lost it – Janet Daley, Sunday Telegraph
The Peter Mandelson scandal has turned ‘No drama Starmer’ into a lurid soap opera – Andrew Rawnsley, Observer
A soft-left coup won’t save Labour. It’s not what people voted for – Josh Glancy, Sunday Times
I have known Peter Mandelson for 40 years, He has always had two sides and one of them is dark like Voldemort – David Blunkett, The Sun on Sunday
One thing we know: Epstein was no Mossad agent – Jake Wallis Simons, Sunday Telegraph
Mandelson 2) Payoff worth tens of thousands for being sacked as ambassador
“Lord Mandelson received a taxpayer-funded payoff worth tens of thousands of pounds despite being sacked as ambassador to the US over his links to the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson, 72, secured an exit payment equivalent to three months’ salary from the Foreign Office after he was forced out in September last year, …
How is this acceptable?
Mandelson 1) Lammy claims he warned against appointment
“David Lammy turned on the Prime Minister as allies revealed he had warned against appointing Lord Mandelson as the ambassador to the US. In a blow to Sir Keir Starmer, friends of the Deputy Prime Minister confirmed on Saturday night that he had not been in favour of bringing the “Prince of Darkness” back into government over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Mr Lammy is the first Cabinet minister to break openly with the embattled Prime Minister, whose future hangs in the balance over the Mandelson scandal.” – Sunday Telegraph
‘Starmer’s position untenable’, says Richard Burgon MP – BBC
Police finish search of Peter Mandelson’s addresses – Sunday Times
Three things that could bring Starmer down and what might save him – BBC
Prime Minister “agonising over his future, see-sawing between anger and self-reproach” – Sunday Telegraph
Starmer’s losing sleep – Caroline Wheeler, Sunday Times
Comment
From the Russians to the Americans, and from our own spies to the Civil Service, everyone knew the truth about Mandelson – everyone, that is, except Keir Starmer – Dan Hodges, Mail on Sunday
Shorn of its moral purity, what is Starmer’s Labour now for? – Leader, Sunday Times
Starmer must go. But there may be worse to come – Leader, Sunday Telegraph
How Mandelson and a bunch of revolutionaries created the sordid world in which we live – Peter Hitchens, Mail on Sunday
For once, Keir Starmer thought outside the box. It may finish him – Matthew Syed, Sunday Times
Starmer’s gullibility over Mandelson vetting scandal gets worse by the day – Leader, The Sun on Sunday
I saw first-hand how Epstein and Ghislaine got their claws into the world’s most powerful men – Barbara Amiel, Mail on Sunday
Starmer has only his own judgment to blame – Jason Cowley, Sunday Times
Controlling the story is what Mandelson is about – and now he has lost it – Janet Daley, Sunday Telegraph
The Peter Mandelson scandal has turned ‘No drama Starmer’ into a lurid soap opera – Andrew Rawnsley, Observer
A soft-left coup won’t save Labour. It’s not what people voted for – Josh Glancy, Sunday Times
I have known Peter Mandelson for 40 years, He has always had two sides and one of them is dark like Voldemort – David Blunkett, The Sun on Sunday
One thing we know: Epstein was no Mossad agent – Jake Wallis Simons, Sunday Telegraph
Mandelson 2) Payoff worth tens of thousands for being sacked as ambassador
“Lord Mandelson received a taxpayer-funded payoff worth tens of thousands of pounds despite being sacked as ambassador to the US over his links to the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson, 72, secured an exit payment equivalent to three months’ salary from the Foreign Office after he was forced out in September last year, …
Newslinks for Sunday 8th February 2026
How is this acceptable?
Mandelson 1) Lammy claims he warned against appointment
“David Lammy turned on the Prime Minister as allies revealed he had warned against appointing Lord Mandelson as the ambassador to the US. In a blow to Sir Keir Starmer, friends of the Deputy Prime Minister confirmed on Saturday night that he had not been in favour of bringing the “Prince of Darkness” back into government over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Mr Lammy is the first Cabinet minister to break openly with the embattled Prime Minister, whose future hangs in the balance over the Mandelson scandal.” – Sunday Telegraph
‘Starmer’s position untenable’, says Richard Burgon MP – BBC
Police finish search of Peter Mandelson’s addresses – Sunday Times
Three things that could bring Starmer down and what might save him – BBC
Prime Minister “agonising over his future, see-sawing between anger and self-reproach” – Sunday Telegraph
Starmer’s losing sleep – Caroline Wheeler, Sunday Times
Comment
From the Russians to the Americans, and from our own spies to the Civil Service, everyone knew the truth about Mandelson – everyone, that is, except Keir Starmer – Dan Hodges, Mail on Sunday
Shorn of its moral purity, what is Starmer’s Labour now for? – Leader, Sunday Times
Starmer must go. But there may be worse to come – Leader, Sunday Telegraph
How Mandelson and a bunch of revolutionaries created the sordid world in which we live – Peter Hitchens, Mail on Sunday
For once, Keir Starmer thought outside the box. It may finish him – Matthew Syed, Sunday Times
Starmer’s gullibility over Mandelson vetting scandal gets worse by the day – Leader, The Sun on Sunday
I saw first-hand how Epstein and Ghislaine got their claws into the world’s most powerful men – Barbara Amiel, Mail on Sunday
Starmer has only his own judgment to blame – Jason Cowley, Sunday Times
Controlling the story is what Mandelson is about – and now he has lost it – Janet Daley, Sunday Telegraph
The Peter Mandelson scandal has turned ‘No drama Starmer’ into a lurid soap opera – Andrew Rawnsley, Observer
A soft-left coup won’t save Labour. It’s not what people voted for – Josh Glancy, Sunday Times
I have known Peter Mandelson for 40 years, He has always had two sides and one of them is dark like Voldemort – David Blunkett, The Sun on Sunday
One thing we know: Epstein was no Mossad agent – Jake Wallis Simons, Sunday Telegraph
Mandelson 2) Payoff worth tens of thousands for being sacked as ambassador
“Lord Mandelson received a taxpayer-funded payoff worth tens of thousands of pounds despite being sacked as ambassador to the US over his links to the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson, 72, secured an exit payment equivalent to three months’ salary from the Foreign Office after he was forced out in September last year, …
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