Markus Andrews

PM hopes release of documents will prove he was ‘misled’ by Mandelson before he appointed him as US ambassador More

A 2,000-a-year cap on salary sacrifice contributions will come into effect from 2029 More

Prime minister apologises to Epstein victims but seeks to pin blame on vetting process, amid growing calls from within Labour to sack his right-hand man More

US president backs down over Labour prime minister’s plans to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in a deal the government says is necessary to secure the future of the crucial UK-US Diego Garcia military base More

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she would “scale up” the number of deportations even further More

In a report contributed to by The Independent, parliament’s international development select committee says the planned cuts are too deep and being pushed through too quickly More

Zack Polanski has criticised Sir Keir Starmer after the prime minister admitted he was aware of Lord Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein even after his conviction for child sex offences. More

Morgan McSweeney is considered the driving force behind Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador More