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The Health Dangers Of Browning Your Food
The flames leapt higher as smoke billowed across the backyard. I told my father the meat was ready. “Just a few more minutes,” he said, surveying the charcoaled steaks. For him, well done meant the fire brigade was on its way.
My dad taught me to love grilling, and despite his questionable doneness preferences, I inherited his passion for it. These days, I fire up the grill a few times a week, convinced it’s one of the healthier ways to cook — it requires less oil than pan frying, uses fresh ingredients and just feels more satisfying to sizzle protein over an open flame.
Turns out I need to rethink that. Research shows that high-heat cooking creates harmful compounds linked to cancer, diabetes and accelerated aging. Everyone knows deep-frying isn’t ideal, but the concern extends to methods most people consider healthy. Grilling, roasting, broiling and even air-frying all trigger the same chemical reactions.
The Science Behind Browning
The golden colour and crispy texture many cooks aim for come at a cost. At temperatures above 280 degrees Fahrenheit / 137.7 degree Celsius, sugars and proteins in food react to create compounds called AGEs that build up in the body over time. “The accumulation of AGEs has been associated with aging and the development of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes,” explained Sharon Collison, a registered dietitian at the University of Delaware.
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Any cooking method that browns food triggers this reaction. If it’s golden and crispy, AGEs have formed. That includes the caramelised crust on roasted vegetables, the char on grilled chicken and the crispy coating from an air-fryer.
Grilling adds a second risk. When fat drips onto flames or hot coals, the burning fat creates smoke that carries carcinogens called PAHs back onto the food. “Grilling can increase total carcinogenic risk from PAHs by three- to fivefold,” said Dr. Michael Ednie, a physician and registered dietitian at Bespoke Concierge MD. Fattier cuts may add more taste but result in more dripping and greater exposure.
Even air fryers, considered a healthy alternative, have some risks. They avoid the fat-dripping problem, so they don’t create PAHs. But browning still occurs, and browning means AGEs. “Unfortunately, air-frying and grilling meats produces AGEs,” Collison said. So while air fryers are better than deep-frying and avoid grilling’s smoke problem, they’re not risk-free.
What You’re Cooking Matters, Too
The cooking method is only part of the equation. What you’re cooking amplifies the risk. “From a cancer-prevention perspective, grilling any animal protein can lead to the formation of carcinogens,” explained Milette Siler, a registered dietitian who co-founded the culinary medicine program at UT Southwestern Medical Center. “Processed meats are the worst, followed by red meat.” Chicken and fish are safer choices, though not entirely risk-free.
Even vegetables produce these compounds when roasted at high temperatures. “High-heat roasted vegetables produce more of these compounds than when vegetables are cooked in water or with acids added,” Collison said. But meats produce far higher levels at the same temperatures, making vegetables the safer choice when you want that roasted flavor.
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The frequency matters, too. Cooking meat at high temperatures every other day was linked to a 28% higher risk of Type 2 diabetes compared to once a week. That’s the difference between firing up the grill as a weeknight default versus saving it for weekends. “How often we consume grilled food does matter, but every person needs to look at their overall diet quality,” Siler said.
Your Diet Alone Doesn’t Determine Your Cancer Risk
For anyone who loves weekend barbecues, the convenience of air-frying or the caramelised edges of a roasted dinner, this research might have you worried. But before you rethink your entire cooking routine, the experts offer some reassurance.
“The research does not show that grilling occasionally, or even regularly, automatically leads to cancer,” Siler said. “Cancer risk isn’t driven by one meal or one method. It’s shaped by what you do most days, over many years.”
Risk increases when multiple factors combine: eating red or processed meat frequently, charring food until it blackens, relying on processed foods, which manufacturers cook at high heat to extend shelf life. Any single habit is manageable. It’s stacking all of them that compounds the problem.
Small Changes To Your Cooking Routine Can Lower Your Risk
Simple adjustments to your cooking routine reduce exposure significantly. An easy solution is to use acidic marinades. “Marinating meats in vinegar, lemon juice, wine or yogurt before cooking at high temperatures can significantly reduce production of AGEs,” Collison said. Fifteen minutes is enough. One warning, though. Sugar feeds the reaction. “Marinades with high sugar content, such as barbecue sauce, can increase production of AGEs,” she added.
Time on the heat matters, too. “Long cooking times and heavy charring increase exposure,” Siler said. Cutting meat into smaller pieces speeds up cooking and reduces compound formation. Another option that may surprise you: Start cooking in the microwave. A few minutes of precooking means less time over the flames and fewer harmful compounds formed.
Gentler methods avoid the problem entirely by staying below that 280 F /137.7 C-degree threshold. “Alternative cooking methods such as braising, steaming, poaching, stewing and microwaving minimise production of carcinogenic chemicals,” Ednie advises. Slow cooking and sous vide also qualify. Microwaving may seem out of place alongside slow-cooking methods like braising and stewing, but it keeps temperatures low, and there’s no flame for fat to drip onto.
If you love using your grill or air fryer, these steps help reduce your risk.
- Choose vegetables, fish and chicken over red meat
- Skip processed meats entirely
- Pick lean beef cuts (look for “round,” “loin” or “flank”)
- Marinate in acidic liquids for at least 15 minutes
- Avoid sugar-based sauces
- Use moderate heat and flip often
- Trim visible fat before cooking
- Scrape off char before eating
My father was right about one thing: Cooking over fire makes food taste better. I’m keeping the grill, just using it smarter. Chicken and fish have replaced hot dogs and burgers, and every piece of meat gets an acidic marinade. I always take the meat off when it’s medium, not when it looks like it survived a house fire. Sorry, Dad.
“The goal isn’t perfection,” Siler said. “It’s stacking the odds in your favour by choosing better foods and better methods most of the time.”
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In his latest ‘smoking-gun, the Canary’s Ranjan Balakumaran examines the partial release of the Mandelson files. These files concern Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint Jefferey Epstein fanboy, Peter Mandelson to top-tier government positions.
Balakumaran shows that beyond turning a blind eye to Mandelson’s seedy relationship with serial child-rapist, Downing Street’s negligible actions go further.
The rules in place to protect British national security were suspended to allow Mandelson to participate in, and profit from, highly sensitive briefings, meetings, and intelligence. A coordinated “protection racket” for Blaire’s disciples, by Starmer’s handlers.
The Labour party’s increasingly cartel-mindset and the ensuing damage of the Mandelson is yet to receive the attention it deserves. Starmer, in particular, has been left of the hook.
Balakumaran can be viewed in full below.
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Democrats in competitive primaries keep fighting about corporate PAC money. It has opened up a muddy and sometimes performative debate.
The issue has played out in contested Senate primaries, where Democrats have pledged not to accept corporate PAC money to signal their support for campaign finance reform and show voters that they are not beholden to special interests. Among the Democrats seeking to distinguish themselves: Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in Illinois, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota, and both state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and former public health official Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan.
Corporate PACs, which raise money from their employees and distribute it to candidates, usually give in similar amounts to Republicans and Democrats. For several cycles, a growing number of Democratic candidates have sworn off the money, citing the outsized influence of business interests on politics.
But for many, the pledges not to take the money are mostly symbolic. Candidates who aren’t currently in office receive almost no corporate PAC donations anyway, as more than 99 percent of those funds have gone to sitting senators or representatives this cycle, according to a POLITICO analysis of data from the Federal Election Commission. And rejecting one specific type of donation doesn’t actually mean candidates can’t receive support from outside interests — often in much larger amounts than corporate PACs are allowed to send.
Corporate PAC money can also still end up indirectly supporting new candidates: A majority of Democratic senators receive the funding, as do official party groups, both of which donate to and otherwise help Senate hopefuls.
As a result, the escalating debate over corporate PAC money has comparatively little impact on Democratic candidates’ ability to raise money — but it has created an opening for heated attacks from all sides.
Stratton rejected donations from corporate PACs, but millions of dollars in support she has received from a super PAC has been the focus of a flurry of attack ads from Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), one of her top rivals who himself has received millions in super PAC support. Flanagan and McMorrow have both faced criticism for accepting corporate money in past roles, despite their pledges not to do so in their respective Senate races now.
While the push by some Democrats to reject corporate money goes back several cycles, even emerging as a point of contention in the party’s 2020 presidential primary, the focus in Senate primaries is newer.
For Democrats looking for any advantage in crowded races, rejecting the money carries potential electoral benefits. Polling shows the issue resonates not only with a Democratic base interested in money-in-politics reform but also with independent and Republican voters.
“Pledging to forego corporate PAC money is one way that candidates signal to voters that they reject business as usual in Washington and want to work to fix our broken campaign finance system,” said Michael Beckel, director of money in politics reform at Issue One, a nonprofit advocacy group.
Still, “even when a candidate rejects a PAC check, there are still ways for corporate interests to curry favor,” Beckel said.
The debate among Democrats comes at a time when corporate PACs account for a smaller share of funds influencing races. Corporate PACs face strict limits for their political giving, $5,000 per cycle, a number that has not changed in decades, even as individual giving limits are indexed to inflation. Far more funds now flow through super PACs — which candidates are free to criticize but don’t have to reject.
And the questions are unlikely to fade: The Democratic National Committee has sought to explore how it could limit corporate money, along with harder-to-trace “dark money” that flows through nonprofit groups, in the party’s 2028 presidential primary.
“I think it just shows this fundamental shift even inside the Democratic Party, that running on anti-corruption is no longer a niche position,” said Tiffany Mueller, president of End Citizens United, which backs Democrats supportive of campaign finance reform and has, since 2018, had candidates sign pledges that include a promise to reject corporate PAC money.
The group’s pledge this cycle, which includes several money-in-politics reforms, has gotten signers quicker than past pledges, Mueller said.
In Illinois, where early voting is already underway ahead of Tuesday’s primary, Stratton has made rejecting corporate PAC money a key component of her campaign in a three-way primary against Krishnamoorthi and Rep. Robin Kelly. The lieutenant governor, who was endorsed by End Citizens United, accused both opponents of benefiting from a “broken” campaign finance system.
“I’m the only candidate rejecting corporate PAC money, because my campaign is about the people of Illinois, not special interests,” she said in a statement.
Kelly, in an interview, defended her own record of accepting some donations from corporate PACs, saying that the funds over the years supported Democrats and never influenced her voting record. She noted the much greater flow of super PAC money supporting both of her opponents.
“When I came to Congress, I didn’t know my dues were going to be the level that they were. I didn’t know that I was expected to give money to my other colleagues, or people that wanted to be my colleagues,” Kelly said. “And frankly, the money I collect, that’s where a lot of it has gone through the years, paying dues to the DCCC.”
While Stratton has sought to carve out a lane as the reformer, Krishnamoorthi’s campaign has gone after her finances, with ads running on both television and digital accusing her of taking “corporate and MAGA money” and calling attention to a super PAC backing her. Krishnamoorthi’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
Stratton has benefited from $11.8 million from a super PAC linked to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, with additional support from the Democratic Lieutenant Governor’s Association. Meanwhile Fairshake, backed by major cryptocurrency interests, has spent nearly $10 million attacking her to help Krishnamoorthi.
The scrutiny on corporate PAC money in primaries comes as a majority of sitting Democratic senators continue to take those donations for their campaigns and leadership PACs. That includes several senators who have actively been endorsing in the primaries, including Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Ct.), who has endorsed Flanagan in Minnesota, and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), who has endorsed both Flanagan and McMorrow.
Corporate PACs can — and do — give larger donations to party committees. That has been a point of conflict in Minnesota, where opponent Rep. Angie Craig has hit Flanagan for corporate PAC donations accepted by the DLGA while she was its chair. The group is now backing her campaign along with Stratton’s.
Flanagan’s campaign has said she did not have sole decision-making power over the DLGA’s donors. In a statement to POLITICO, a spokesperson for Flanagan accused Craig of “trying to distract from the fact that she’s taken millions of dollars from corporations and special interests.”
“Peggy is the only candidate in this race to reject corporate PAC money,” the spokesperson said. Craig’s campaign declined to comment.
The divide extends from safe-seat races to the most competitive. In the Michigan Senate primary, which sets up a must-win open seat for Democrats looking to take back control of the upper chamber, the issue has already arisen in candidate forums. El-Sayed, who previously ran for governor, has sought to distinguish himself on the basis that he has never taken corporate PAC money.
“There’s only one candidate in this race who’s understood corporate money to be the central disease of our politics from day one when they ran in 2018,” said Sophie Pollock, a spokesperson for El-Sayed’s campaign, in a statement.
Rep. Haley Stevens, meanwhile, received donations from corporate PACs as a representative and has continued to for her Senate campaign. Her campaign spokesperson, Arik Wolk, noted she repeatedly voted for campaign finance reform and recently received an “A” grade from End Citizens United on its anti-corruption scorecard.
And although McMorrow previously accepted corporate PAC money for her state legislative campaign and leadership PAC, she has rejected it for her Senate campaign.
“As a first-time candidate, there were people who said, ‘We need to fight like the Republicans fight. If we don’t, we will lose,’” McMorrow said in an interview. “And I’ve learned through my time in the legislature that, you can’t talk out of both sides of your mouth, that people won’t trust you. And also, not only can we fund campaigns without corporate PAC dollars, but frankly, we need to.”
A suspected white supremacist thug has tried to murder a 20-year-old Muslim woman in London. He did this by running her down as she crossed a road on 8 March. The horrifying incident was captured on what appears to be a doorbell camera. However, the ‘mainstream’ media have completely ignored it, despite the fact that during muslim hate crimes increase in the month of Ramadan, when Muslims are more visible.
No word has been released about the condition of the poor victim. The clip was shared by the Muslim Social Justice Initiative (MSJI) in an Instagram post.
Commenting on the rising tide of Islamophobia, the group notes that:
Anti-Muslim violence will escalate as long as anti-Muslim racism is denied.
This is the reality we’re navigating.
White supremacists are emboldened by a state openly genociding Muslims abroad and criminalising us here.
We ask allies to strategise seriously, because Muslim communities are almost completely taking care of each-other alone.
The rising tide of Islamophobia
Islamophobia continues to escalate as the Starmer regime enables, emboldens, and courts the racist right and demonises Muslims to support Israel’s crimes in Palestine, Iran, Lebanon and the wider region. More to the point, the Labour right itself, which now makes-up the largest faction in the party, is deeply racist, particularly against Muslims.
Labour has shamelessly and disastrously tried to weaponise that racism in by-elections both before and after Keir Starmer was helped into Downing Street by so-called ‘Reform UK’.
It cost Labour the February 2026 Gorton and Denton by-election. And it has caused Labour to haemorrhage members and support, not only among Muslims but among all decent people.
Now, while opposition to Israel’s crimes is treated as ‘antisemitism’, real racism endangers the lives of Muslims and others who fall foul of the tricoloured monoparty’s racism.
I express my solidarity, as a white Christian journalist, with Muslims and all others who are fighting that evil.
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Russia has blamed “British specialists” for helping Ukraine execute a deadly missile strike on a munitions factory.
Kyiv said it had struck one of Russia’s “most important military factories” on Tuesday, known as the Kremniy El plant, using British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles.
The site is the second-largest microelectronics manufacturer in Russia.
According to Russian authorities, at least seven civilians were killed and 42 injured in what it called a “terrorist missile attack”.
The Kremlin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters: “It is obvious that the launch of these missiles was impossible without British specialists.
“We are aware of this, we know it well, and we naturally take it into account.
“In order to prevent such barbaric actions by the Kyiv regime from continuing, the special military operation is being conducted.”
Russia’s foreign ministry also claimed the attack was premeditated.
It said: “Western states bear full responsibility for the consequences of this strike, which resulted in civilian casualties.
“Britain has gone beyond the norms of international law and is ready… to take the conflict to a fundamentally new level.”
But Ukrainians rejected that analysis, saying the strike targeted the facility itself not civilian infrastructure.
A UK official also told Ukrainian outlet, the Kyiv Independent, that Britain’s support for Kyiv reflects the country’s “clear right of self-defence against Russia’s illegal attacks”.
“We are clear that the equipment provided by the UK is intended for the defence of Ukraine. Ukraine has the right of self-defence,” the official said.
They also made it clear they do not “comment on operational details” when asked about Russia’s claim of direct UK involvement in that operation.
The UK has been sending missiles to Ukraine since May 2023 for use against Russia-occupied territories.
The criticism from Russia comes as Vladimir Putin continues to fight his war of attrition over Ukrainian land.
He already holds a fifth of the neighbouring European country but continues to push for more territory, even as the US attempts to negotiate new peace deals – efforts torpedoed by Putin’s refusal to compromise on his maximalist war aims.
Russia has consistently criticised the UK and other Ukrainian allies throughout the four-year war, even falsely blaming Britain for starting the war.
It’s worth remembering there is an international arrest warrant out for Putin himself for the alleged abduction of Ukrainian children.
You might already know that a person’s grip strength correlates strongly with their overall health, ageing status, strength, bone density, cognitive ability, sleep, and more.
A new paper published in JAMA Network Open, which involved over 5,000 women aged 63-99, looked at how both grip strength and a “sit-to-stand” chair rise correlated to mortality.
After eight years of follow-up, they found that women who did well in both tests were less likely to die in the years after the first tests.
How did they measure both strength tests?
The grip strength test was measured in kilograms. The more pressure you apply to an object – like a tool called a hand dynamometer – when you squeeze it, the higher that kilogram figure is.
For every seven extra kilograms in the grip test, participants had a 12% lower mortality risk on average.
The unassisted sit-to-stand chair raises involved getting up from a seated position in a chair to standing without assistance, eg, leaning on something or pushing against an object, as quickly as possible.
They tracked participants’ speed in seconds for five unassisted sit-to-stand chair raises.
“When it came to chair stands, moving from the slowest time to the fastest time in 6-second increments, researchers saw a 4% lower mortality rate,” the University of Buffalo, whose researchers were involved in the study, said.
Why might strength be so linked to longevity?
“If you don’t have enough muscle strength to get up, it is going to be hard to do aerobic activities, such as walking, which is the most commonly reported recreational activity in U.S. adults ages 65 and older,” the study’s lead author, Dr Michael LaMonte, told the University of Buffalo.
“Muscular strength, in many ways, enables one to move their body from one point to another, particularly when moving against gravity… When we [can] no longer get out of the chair and move around, we are in trouble.”
Interestingly, the benefits of greater strength seemed to hold even when participants didn’t meet exercise guidelines for 150 minutes a week.
“We also showed that differences in body size did not explain the muscular strength relationship with death,” Dr LaMonte said. “When we scaled the strength measures to body weight and even to lean body mass, there remained significantly lower mortality.”
How can I stay strong as I age?
The research suggests that maintaining strength as we age is key to better health outcomes.
“Healthy ageing probably is best pursued through adequate amounts of both aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activities,” the researcher said.
You don’t need to pump iron daily to reap the benefits, Dr LaMonte suggested: “Even using soup cans or books as a form of resistance provides stimulus to skeletal muscles and could be used by individuals for whom other options are not feasible”.
As part of a new interview with VT, the Reservoir Dogs actor sat down with co-star Rebecca Ferguson to promote the new Peaky Blinders film, when the topic of conversation somehow turned to Harry Potter.
Spurred on by Rebecca, Tim reluctantly admitted: “I was almost in it.”
“They asked me to be in it,” he elaborated, before explaining why he ultimately chose not to pursue the role. “I initially said yes and then I thought ‘No, I’ll just [always] be Snape, that’ll be it’.”
Obviously, that role very famously went to Alan Rickman who played the creepy-but-complex Hogwarts professor in all eight of the Harry Potter films between 2001 and 2011, becoming synonymous with Snape for many generations.
It was previously reported that Tim had auditioned to play Snape, but ended up choosing to star in The Planet Of The Apes instead – which was filming at the same time – after deeming it too much to appear in both.
Alan was on author JK Rowling’s original “wishlist of actors” given to the film’s producers from the off, along with Robbie Coltrane, Richard Harris and Maggie Smith, who went on to play Hagrid, Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall, respectively.
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man is currently in select cinemas, ahead of its release on Netflix later this month.
Expert comment provided by Dr Sophie Bostock, founder of The Sleep Scientist.
Want to hear something a little depressing? The average adult only gets three night’s good sleep a week, research from the Mental Health Foundation found.
In fact, 14% of those asked said they don’t get enough sleep to function normally on any day of the week.
But what is good sleep to begin with, and how can we improve ours?
HuffPost UK spoke to sleep expert Dr Sophie Bostock about what great sleep looks like, how to tell if you’re not well-rested, the mistakes too many of us make, and how to make it better.
What is “good sleep” anyway?
A “normal” sleep range for healthy adults is anywhere from seven to nine hours a night.
But Dr Bostock said counting the hours isn’t the only way to tell if you’re sleeping well.
“The best measure of how well you’re sleeping is how you feel during the day,” she explained.
“For most adults, healthy sleep means around 7-9 hours of sleep, at a similar time each night, falling asleep within about 15–30 minutes, and waking up feeling reasonably refreshed.
“Good sleepers aren’t perfect sleepers. Brief awakenings during the night are normal – the key is whether your sleep leaves you feeling capable and alert during the day.”
How can I tell if I’m not getting enough sleep?
Tiredness is such a common complaint among adults that it can be hard to tell when you’re truly poorly-rested.
But Dr Bostock told me there are signs.
“If you answer yes to two or more of the [below statements I’d suggest you’d benefit from more, or better quality sleep,” she said:
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Do you lie in at weekends or rest days?
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Do you press the snooze button multiple times?
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Do you rely on sugar or caffeine to get you through the day?
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Do you find yourself dozing off during the day in long meetings, on trains, or on the sofa?
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Do you struggle to concentrate or feel irritable for no reason?
What are some common sleep mistakes?
The two most common sleep mistakes Dr Bostock sees are from “either ends of the ‘sleep worry’ spectrum,” she said.
The first issue is “not prioritising sleep enough,” or “treating sleep as optional – squeezing it around work, screens and social commitments”.
That can wear on your body and mind fast.
And in the other extreme, some people struggle with “worrying about sleep too much – trying too hard to sleep, which can trigger the stress response and keep the brain alert”.
Some sleep experts have warned against “orthosomnia,” an obsession with sleep that can paradoxically keep you up at night.
How can I improve my sleep?
Luckily, Dr Bostock said that getting better sleep is usually easier than most of us imagine.
“Sleep thrives on consistency,” she said.
“The most powerful habits are surprisingly simple: keep your wake-up time fairly consistent, get out into natural light during the day, and build a short wind-down buffer before bed.
“Protecting a dark, cool, quiet sleep environment can also make a big difference – even something as simple as a sleep mask can help support deeper rest.”
Downing Street has admitted that Keir Starmer did not speak to Peter Mandelson directly before appointing him to be US ambassador.
The prime minister is facing intense scrutiny over the decision to give the former Labour peer such a senior role, despite his well-known friendship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The Times reported overnight that Starmer delegated the vetting of Mandelson to two personal friends of the peer.
The prime minister was also warned by his national security adviser Jonathan Powell that the vetting process seemed “weirdly rushed”, while the head of the Foreign Office Sir Philip Barton also raised concerns.
When asked by reporters if it’s true the prime minister did not speak to Mandelson directly before giving him the job, Starmer’s spokesperson said: “The full process at the time of the appointment was followed.
“There is no requirement for a formal interview with the prime minister as part of that process.
“The prime minister received advice on options surrounding the appointment, as well as due diligence advice in the usual way.
“As you know the due diligence noted public reporting on Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
“Questions were then put to Mandelson by advisers in No.10.”
The representative added: “Peter Mandelson responded, but it’s clear that there are lessons to be learnt from this and shortcomings in that process have been highlighted.”
He said: “A number of reforms have been brought in and the prime minister is determined to see those through.”
Pressed over why Starmer did not interview Mandelson, he said: “The full process that was in place at the time was followed.
“You’ve heard from the prime minister yesterday when he reiterated his apology to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Peter Mandelson.”
Starmer said on Thursday: “It was my mistake and I take responsibility in relation to it.”
Asked if the prime minister’s former chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, was involved in interviewing Mandelson, the spokesperson said: “Im not going to comment ahead of any future releases and clearly there’s also some document which we have alluded to already which are part of the police investigation.”
The Times reported that Starmer instructed McSweeney, a personal friend to Mandelson, to ask him just three questions about his connections to Epstein.
McSweeney allegedly did not express any views about Mandelson’s responses.
His replies were then reportedly assessed by No.10′s then-director of communications, Matthew Doyle, who was also a personal friend to Mandelson.
Doyle reportedly said he was “satisfied” with the peer’s answers.
The government released its first tranche of documents related to the vetting around the peer’s appointment this week.
Some information is being withheld while Scotland Yard carries out its own probe into Mandelson over allegations of misconduct in public office.
Mandelson denies all allegations of wrongdoing.
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