McSweeney insists Mandelson had no involvement in the September 2025 reshuffle decisions, despite his best efforts:
“He texted me his thoughts… I did not respond to any of Mandelson’s texts. The text messages set out ideas of people that he thought should be in particular positions. None of his suggestions actually came out to be the case so his ideas were not followed up.”
MsSweeney also reveals the messages between him and Peter Mandelson on that day will be released in the second batch of the Humble Address documents…
Lord Khan in the Telegraph: “I hope, and I say this in a non-pompous way, that the public service I do will bring rewards in this world and the hereafter,” he says. “I’m hoping the work I do is earning me Brownie points.”