Mandelson documents to be released after PMQs – UK politics live

<p>Hundreds of papers relating to his appointment as ambassador to the US to be put into public domain today</p><p>Good morning and welcome to our coverage of UK politics with the news that the government is to release hundreds of <strong>documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US later today</strong>.</p><p>The documents will not be released until <strong>after Prime Minister’s Questions</strong>, meaning MPs will not be able to directly press Keir Starmer on their contents.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/11/shabana-mahmood-approves-police-request-to-ban-al-quds-march-in-london">A pro-Palestinian march in London on Sunday has been banned by the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood</a>, after police warned of a risk of “serious public disorder”. The annual Al Quds Day march has drawn criticism over apparent backing for the Iranian regime after its organisers expressed support for the country’s late leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/10/jess-phillips-backs-jury-bill-victim-courts-backlog">MPs voted 304 to 203 in favour of the courts and tribunals bill, which passed its second reading in the Commons</a>. It includes measures to scrap some jury trials, remove the automatic right of appeal from magistrates courts and introduces a new criminal court.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/10/hereditary-peers-to-lose-their-seats-in-the-house-of-lords">Hereditary peerages will be abolished before the next king’s speech</a> after a deal was struck granting life peerages to some Conservatives and cross-benchers losing their seats. On Tuesday evening the upper chamber accepted a final draft of the House of Lords (hereditary peers) bill, marking the end of its passage through parliament and clearing the way for it to be added to the statute book.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/mar/11/peter-mandelson-documents-keir-starmer-pmqs-iran-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>

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