The Latest Breaking News from Mandelson

Lord Mandelson urged the US to avoid engaging in a trade dispute with the UK, in an address at the British Embassy in Washington DC on Wednesday (27 February).

NEWS ANALYSIS: Starmer will get a ‘respectful’ greeting but is going to face a difficult meeting with Trump as subjects like Ukraine, trade, free speech and Chagos dominate discussions, as David Maddox reports. Could the prospect of a royal visit help the prime minister’s cause?

Labour grandee, now Keir Starmer’s representative in Washington, described the Republican as a ‘danger to the world’ in 2019

Keir Starmer has been joined by Gordon Brown, Ed Miliband, Sadiq Khan and Yvette Cooper at service for Tony Blair’s former deputy prime minister

The call between Trump and Starmer on Sunday was described by the prime minister as “very warm and constructive” – perhaps because the leaders avoided the many issues of contention between them

Brief letters: Class struggle in The Traitors | Not changing names | Mandelson wasted | Filling food | Cast-iron guarantee

Brief letters: Jelly fluff | Farage joins the pack | Pints in plastic | Mandelson and Trump | Remembering good sex | Short attention spans

Labour veteran Peter Mandelson is the first political appointment as ambassador to Washington in 50 years

Here are the biggest stories leading Friday’s front pages.