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Five things we learned from Cat Little’s evidence to MPs about the Mandelson saga

Keir Starmer approving Mandelson’s appointment When the first tranche of Mandelson documents released under the humble address came out last month, it was notable that boxes on a form where Starmer was supposed

King not meeting Epstein survivors, but state visit could help ease US-UK tensions

details about the state visit released on Tuesday include: - The King and Queen will arrive in **Washington DC**, where over two days they will have a tea party, a garden party and a ceremonial military

What Starmer said, and didn’t say, in the Commons about the Mandelson saga

Keir Starmer has laid out a detailed timeline of events leading up to [Peter Mandelson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/peter-mandelson) being refused security vetting and how the message was not passed to No 10. Here’s what

Olly Robbins’ account of Mandelson vetting piles pressure on Starmer

Keir Starmer has given a devastating account of his government, saying Downing Street put [huge pressure on the civil service](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/21/olly-robbins-peter-mandelson-vetting-keir-starmer) to approve the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Washington ambassador despite