The Mandelson quagmire and murky dealing of Chagos

Book your tickets for Planet Normal: LIVE on the 24th February : telegraph.co.uk/planetnormallive | You can watch this episode of Planet Normal on YouTube: As the Prime Minister vows to release the ‘Mandelson Files’ pressure on who knew what, and when is mounting on Labour. Repeat stowaway former head of Mi6 Sir Richard Dearlove is on hand to give his expert analysis on the unfolding situation. Allison is disgusted by the continuing scandal of Peter Mandelson and is in disbelief that Starmer et al. thought he would ever be a suitable candidate as Ambassador to the United States. Liam thinks this scandal will change the political landscape as deeply as the expenses scandal did; in making the public scrutinise the political class even closer. Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor | Read Allison ‘When I met Peter Mandelson, I knew straight away he was rotten’ | Read more from Allison: | Read Liam ‘The US dollar is down but not out’: | Read more from Liam: | Read Liam’s Substack: | Need help subscribing or reviewing? Learn more about podcasts here: | Email: planetnormal@telegraph.co.uk | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: | Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Mandelson quagmire and murky dealing of Chagos is an episode from Planet Normal by Louisa Wells.

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This episode was published on Feb 5, 2026.

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