"1. On Monday, Bloomberg contacted Peter Mandelson with excerpts from the Mandelson/Epstein Files. These were then sent to the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and Downing Street. Were you aware before Prime Ministers Questions at midday on Wednesday, 10 September of the existence of the emails? Had you been briefed on their contents?"
"2. On Wednesday at 0809, in an interview with Harry Cole, Mandelson admitted that there was a lot of traffic, correspondence changes between us [Mandelson and Epstein] absolutely. And we know those are going to surface'. You then told the House of Commons you had confidence' in Mandelson and full due process' was followed. Did you ask your staff at any point prior to appearing in the House of Commons for what more information might surface? Did you receive a briefing ahead of Prime Minister's Questions regarding Mandelson and Epstein, and covering the Bloomberg emails?"
"4. It is understood that your chief of staff was in touch with Mandelson on Tuesday, whilst the permanent secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth was awaiting a response to official inquiries. When did your chief of staff speak with Mandelson this week and what did he discuss with him?"
Conservatives released an open letter from Alex Burghart to Keir Starmer containing five detailed questions about Peter Mandelson's emails with Jeffrey Epstein. The letter asks whether Starmer knew of the emails before Prime Minister's Questions and whether he was briefed on their contents after Bloomberg contacted Mandelson and sent excerpts to the FCDO and Downing Street. It questions whether Starmer sought additional information before telling the House of Commons he had confidence in Mandelson and whether the Bloomberg emails revealed material beyond the original vetting document. The letter requests details of contact between Starmer's chief of staff and Mandelson and asks whether officials will give evidence and whether all Mandelson/Epstein files held by government will be published.
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