Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister was beforehand grilled on stories that he despatched a ‘heat’ message to the peer
Darren Jones beforehand denied sending Lord Mandelson a ‘heat’ message when he was sacked (Picture: BBC)
Sir Keir Starmer’s right-hand man denied sending Lord Mandelson a “heat” message on the day he was sacked in a resurfaced clip. Leaked WhatsApp messages, which emerged on Thursday, present Darren Jones instructed the peer he was “so sorry” when he was fired as ambassador to the US and that he had been doing “such an ideal job” and “labored wonders” with Donald Trump.
However just a few weeks in the past, on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister denied stories that he despatched a “heat” message to Lord Mandelson. Mr Jones instructed the present: “No, I used to be requested what was happening in Downing Road.
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Lacking Mandelson messages from minister Darren Jones revealed https://t.co/QbJ3vu1mEZ – that is what he stated to us about these ‘heat messages’ just a few weeks in the past ???????????? pic.twitter.com/T9mhoG0oCx
— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) June 4, 2026
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“This was the week that I had simply arrived as Chief Secretary, I don’t assume I even had an workplace on the time.
“And I replied alongside the strains of I don’t know what’s taking place, I’m not within the room, I’m sorry all of it appears so tough.
“And that was the change that I believe has been referred to within the piece.”
He added: “I wouldn’t say it was heat and I didn’t know what was going down, I simply felt it was tough on the time for everyone concerned.”
In a message to Lord Mandelson revealed by The Spectator, Mr Jones is claimed to have written: “You’ve been doing such an ideal job, and also you labored wonders with Trump. I’m so sorry about in the present day.”
The message was not launched this week as a part of the newest tranche of paperwork associated to Lord Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador.
Mr Jones instructed the Commons that he was amongst those that didn’t have entry to all messages both due to having used disappearing messages or as a result of they’d not been backed up when switching units.
Downing Road stated Sir Keir Starmer nonetheless has confidence in Mr Jones after the leaked message.
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