Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address

Rachael Maskell Excerpts

Monday 16th March 2026 Commons Chamber

[Darren Jones]

The documents that fall within the scope of the Humble Address will be made available to the House in the way that I have set out.

[Rachael Maskell (York Central) (Lab/Co-op)]

It would be very useful to know what proportion of the documents we have already been able to set our eyes on, but also what proportion is being held back by the police, so that we can make a calculation of how much more is to come. But it all sounds too casual, not least when my right hon. Friend talks about WhatsApp messages. We need to ensure that there is proper due process across Government, not least when we are talking about the business associations of Peter Mandelson with the client of his own PR company, Global Counsel. How much more work is there to come that this House will see with regard to what was known about Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Palantir?

[Darren Jones]

It is a reflection of the depth and extent of the work being undertaken by Government to comply with the Humble Address that it is taking some time to be able to process the documents. We moved at pace to publish the first tranche of documents last week and, as I have said to the House, we are going to publish the second tranche as soon as possible.