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The IndependentTuesday, 2 June 2026
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Mandelson's verdict on Starmer: 'Bereft and beleaguered'
Peter Mandelson rejected requests for personal WhatsApps but a huge cache of documents was released
The story focuses on internal Labour Party tensions by highlighting leaked documents and messages attributed to a prominent party figure regarding the leadership's performance.
The story reports on a cache of documents and messages involving Lord Mandelson, a key New Labour architect, offering a critical assessment of Keir Starmer's leadership and other frontbenchers.
“Bereft and beleaguered”
“Critical of internal party cohesion”
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The dinosaur exhibition that will make you want to save our oceans
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