The $30 millin WhatsApp Scandal

The emergence of embarrrassing WhatsApps from Darren Jones has reignited the furore over Keir Starmer's missing messages to Peter Mandelson.

The messages were not included in a huge data dump earlier this week and suggest that Mandelson is the only person who had access to the material.

The disgraced peer refused to hand over his phone to the Cabinet Office for the disclosure process.

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Labour insiders have suggested that Mandelson is the only person who had access to the material, sparking fears that the problems are far from over for Sir Keir and the Cabinet.

The leaks have sparked fears that the problems are far from over for Sir Keir and the Cabinet.

One WhatsApp from Mr Jones was on September 11 last year, the day Mandelson was effectively sacked following new information about his links to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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The Cabinet minister told him: 'You've been doing such a great job, and you worked wonders with Trump. I'm so sorry about today.'

Darren Jones previously told MPs he had exchanged messages with the New Labour architect but he no longer had the records.

Mr Jones and Labour insiders have suggested Mandelson is the only person who had access to the material .

What's Next for Keir Starmer?

At least one previously reported message from Sir Keir to Mandelson saying he would be a brilliant envoy did not appear in the disclosure.

The only significant exchange involving Sir Keir was from July 17, 2024, when Mandelson wrote: 'I was at a dinner with John Major this evening and if you don't know him I think good idea to invite him for a chat.'

Responding on July 25, 2024, Sir Keir said: 'Thanks Peter. It's so good to be getting on with the job of governing. A million times better than opposition - you know that!'

Government Aides on High Alert

One Government aide said ministers who thought they had escaped without their Mandelson messages emerging needed to be ready for an unpleasant surprise.

Allies of Sir Keir have been privately voicing fears that the problems are far from over .

One senior Labour source told the Daily Mail of the leaks: 'It looks like scorched earth,the nuclear option .'