"Starmer told his cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning he was appalled by the reported leaks and had also asked officials to draft legislation to strip Mandelson of his peerage as quickly as possible. The Cabinet Office has sent the Metropolitan police details about emails from the then-business secretary to the child sex offender. Starmer's spokesperson said the prime minister told cabinet that Mandelson had let his country down."
"He added: The public don't really see individuals in this scandal, they see politicians. For the public to see politicians saying they can't recall receiving significant sums of money or not was just gobsmacking, causing them to lose faith in all politicians and weaken trust still further. The prime minister said that was why moving quickly in this matter was vital."
Keir Starmer is handing a dossier on Peter Mandelson to the Metropolitan police and has asked officials to draft legislation to strip Mandelson of his peerage. The Cabinet Office has referred emails from the then-business secretary to Jeffrey Epstein after fresh disclosures in the Epstein files. The files contain likely market-sensitive information about the 2008 financial crash and government activities to stabilise the economy. Only people operating in an official capacity had access to that information under strict handling conditions, and those safeguards appear to have been compromised. Starmer said Mandelson had let his country down and emphasized the need to move quickly to restore public trust.
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