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Missing Messages in Mandelson Scandal
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Peter Mandelson’s time as US ambassador is sparking a cover-up scandal as the Cabinet Office releases over 1,500 pages of emails—but crucial messages remain missing. WhatsApp chats vanished because Mandelson refused to hand over his personal phone, while others disappeared due to disappearing message features or lack of backups. Politicians admit key communications are lost or possibly destroyed, raising alarms over what’s being hidden. Some messages are withheld due to active police investigations or private content involving money and personal life. Complicating matters, no messages exist from McSweeney after their government phone was stolen, and a minister’s personal phone theft erased prior chats with Mandelson. With major gaps in the official record, speculation mounts about what’s being kept under wraps.
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