What are we about to learn from the Mandelson files and should the Henry Nowak bodycam footage be released? With hundreds of messages, emails and internal communications reportedly due to emerge, Keir Starmer is facing fresh pressure over what ministers knew, what warnings were ignored and whether the full truth about Peter Mandelson’s vetting will finally come out.
Political commentator Alex Deane reacts as police reportedly urge key Mandelson files to remain private, while claims emerge that Mandelson contacted newly elected Labour MPs with private dinner invitations, raising new questions about influence, access and political judgement.
Writer and producer Paul Burke discusses what today’s document release could mean for Starmer, Labour and the growing resignation pressure surrounding No.10.
Meanwhile, investigative journalist David Shipley joins the debate over the Henry Nowak case, after renewed calls for police bodycam footage to be released following allegations that officers treated a dying stabbing victim through the lens of anti-racism concerns. Would releasing the footage answer questions or deepen public anger?
Mandelson files, Starmer pressure, Labour transparency, Henry Nowak, police bodycam footage, policing and public trust. What is the public still not being told?
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