- Messages between Keir Starmer’s chief aide, Morgan McSweeney, and Peter Mandelson are missing after McSweeney’s phone was stolen last year.
- The theft was reported to police months before the scandal involving Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein and his appointment as US ambassador emerged.
- The Conservative Party has accused Sir Keir Starmer’s government of a “cover-up” regarding the missing communications.
- Sir Keir has pledged to publish a significant amount of information concerning Mandelson’s ambassadorial appointment and has apologised for believing Mandelson’s 'lies'.
- Peter Mandelson was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, bailed, and remains under investigation, while Wes Streeting has published his private messages with Mandelson.
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