{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69861398d4e01f1069d58875/69b3f62a559de2c6342e8130?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"4. Definitive guide to Mandelson files: All filler, no killer?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69861398d4e01f1069d58875/1773401427235-e5fb9411-21df-4f4a-be5e-2312c8586a47.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Last month, Parliament demanded the government release the Mandelson files. What followed was five long weeks of waiting.</p><p><br></p><p>This week, the Prime Minister’s Chief Secretary, Darren Jones, finally stepped up to announce their release. So, what’s inside? A total of 147 pages: 10 pages of contents and introduction, 28 entirely blank pages, 30 pages of standard HR guidance. All filler, no killer?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we explain the release of the Mandelson files: who decides what gets buried or revealed in a document dump like this, why Peter Mandelson thought he deserved a £500,000 payout, and whether the most explosive revelations are still to come?</p><p><br></p><p>Timecodes</p><p>00:00 Introduction</p><p>01:20 Mandelson scandal: Timeline of key events</p><p>03:45 What are the Jeffrey Epstein files?</p><p>05:11 How are the Mandelson files different?&nbsp;</p><p>05:46 The role of the Metropolitan Police</p><p>07:03 Parliament’s role in Mandelson file release</p><p>07:40 Government’s decision to release the files</p><p>10:02 How did these files get put together?&nbsp;</p><p>11:05 What’s in the 147 pages?</p><p>13:38 Why are there no WhatsApp messages in the files?</p><p>16:30 What advice did Starmer receive on Mandelson appointment?</p><p>20:35 The due diligence report explained</p><p>21:50 “Procuring a young girl”: Inaccurate language in the files&nbsp;</p><p>26:30 The government’s ‘fact finding’ mission</p><p>29:01 Why this should not be a political decision</p><p>35:15 Why did Mandelson demand a payout?</p><p>36:30 Mandelson: a cat with nine lives?</p><p>39:11 Kemi Badenoch’s reaction</p><p>41:45 Why this leaves Starmer so exposed</p>","author_name":"The Independent"}