Criticisms revealed in major release of files relating to Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to US
Peter Mandelson exchanged WhatsApp messages with a senior cabinet minister criticising Keir Starmer’s lack of “verve” and tendency to buckle under pressure, suggesting the prime minister should behave in a more “Trumpian” fashion.
The former US ambassador said Number 10 was “beleaguered and bereft” and that the public were “crying out for leadership”.
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