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The Met Police has launched a criminal investigation into the disgraced peer

The Tories will use a parliamentary tactic to demand the publication of all papers related to the vetting of Peter Mandelson for the ambassadorship.

Documents released by the US Department of Justice indicate Epstein was sent details of internal discussions from the heart of the UK government.

Editorial: The latest report on the pandemic shows that grave failings were not limited to Boris Johnson. The government needs to prepare for the next crisis

There is increasingly bad blood between ministers and civil servants in the UK government. The trend has been apparent for at least a decade, with the mood between officials and ministers darkening during the Conservative administrations of Theresa May and Boris Johnson, fuelled by conflict over Brexit.

Lord Mandelson was sacked as UK ambassador to the US due to his connection to the paedophile financier

PM had been given ‘summary of reputational risks’ but did not know about contents of emails before PMQs, MPs told

The Cabinet Secretary was pushed on why Sir Keir Starner was not initially made aware of emails relating to Jeffrey Epstein

Director of public prosecutions Stephen Parkinson and securocrat Matt Collins will be questioned by MPs and peers.