英国政府披露曼德尔森文件 曝光其对斯塔默领导力的尖锐批评UK Discloses Mandelson Files Revealing Sharp Criticisms of Starmer

英国政府于2026年6月1日公布了关于彼得·曼德尔森勋爵被任命为驻美大使的详细文件，该文件集包含超过1000页（部分来源称达1500页），其整理和汇编成本超过100万英镑。此次大规模的信息公开是在英国议会议员投票强制要求披露相关文件后进行的。这些文件被分为三卷发布，其体量是今年3月公布的第一批文件的10倍以上，为外界了解英国政府的内部运作提供了罕见的深度视角。

The UK government on June 1, 2026, published detailed documents regarding Lord Peter Mandelson's appointment as the UK's ambassador to the United States, a release spanning over 1,000 pages, with some sources citing 1,500 pages. The release, which cost over £1 million to assemble, was forced by a vote of Members of Parliament. Split into three volumes, this massive document dump is more than ten times the size of the first batch of files released in March, offering a rare level of insight into the inner workings of the British government.

曼德尔森曾于2024年11月致信外交大臣戴维·拉米，承诺若获得驻美大使任命绝不让其后悔。然而，由于他与已故性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦之间的关系细节被曝光，曼德尔森于去年被撤销了这一大使职务。保守党领袖凯米·巴德诺赫最初要求公开这些文件，旨在查明内阁大臣和官员在任命过程中对曼德尔森与爱泼斯坦的联系了解多少，以及当时提出了哪些安全方面的担忧。

In November 2024, Mandelson had written to Foreign Secretary David Lammy, promising he would make sure Lammy would never regret appointing him to the Washington post. However, Mandelson was sacked from the role last year following revelations about the extent of his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch originally demanded the publication of these files to uncover what ministers and officials knew about Mandelson's links to Epstein, as well as any other security concerns raised during his appointment process.

在最新披露的私密通信中，彼得·曼德尔森勋爵对首相基尔·斯塔默及其内阁的执政表现表达了强烈不满。2025年5月2日，曼德尔森在发给时任内阁办公室大臣帕特·麦克法登的短信中直言，斯塔默和整个内阁都“缺乏活力”。同年7月，他在与麦克法登的交流中进一步批评了10号首相府的顾问团队，指出这些顾问虽然优秀，但“不作为团队工作，没有受到领导，而且没有人真正知道基尔在想什么或想要什么”，甚至认为“大多数人觉得基尔自己都不知道自己想要什么”。

In the newly disclosed private communications, Lord Peter Mandelson expressed strong dissatisfaction with the performance of Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Cabinet. On May 2, 2025, Mandelson wrote to Pat McFadden, who was then a Cabinet Office minister, stating that Starmer "lacks verve as does the Cabinet as a whole." Later in July of that year, Mandelson further criticized the advisers inside Downing Street during an exchange with McFadden, writing that while they were good, "they don't work as a team, they are not led and none of them really know what Keir thinks or wants." He added that "most of them don't think Keir knows what he wants."

此外，曼德尔森还对首相府的整体运作状态提出了尖锐批评，称10号首相府已经变得“孤立无援且匮乏”，急需进行“彻底的重组”。在7月给麦克法登的另一条短信中，曼德尔森对斯塔默在关键政策上的频繁妥协和立场转变表示担忧。他指出，自己感觉斯塔默目前正持续转向“B方案”，并特别提到了斯塔默在移民演讲、福利政策以及加沙问题上不断改变方向和收回前言的表现。

Furthermore, Mandelson targeted the overall operation of Downing Street, describing No 10 as "beleaguered and bereft" and in need of a "complete revamp." In another message to McFadden later that month, Mandelson raised concerns over the Prime Minister's shifting policy stances, noting that he had a feeling Starmer was "consistently going for direction B." He specifically pointed to Starmer's recanting on his immigration speech, as well as his changing directions on welfare policies and the conflict in Gaza.

披露的文件还揭示了彼得·曼德尔森勋爵与内阁大臣帕特·麦克法登之间的私密互动，暴露出工党内部更深层次的政策分歧。在两人的一段交流中，麦克法登对工党后座议员的诉求表达了强烈不满。他抱怨称，自己参加的每一次会议，后座议员们都在讨论“我们可以向谁征税，以便向其他人支付福利”，并直言他们“问错了问题”。在这些对话发生时，麦克法登担任内阁办公室大臣，而他目前已转任工作和养老金大臣。

The disclosed documents also lay bare the private interactions between Lord Peter Mandelson and minister Pat McFadden, exposing deeper policy tensions within the Labour Party. In one exchange, McFadden complained about the focus of Labour backbenchers, writing that every meeting he had seemed to revolve around "who can we tax in order to pay benefits to others." McFadden, who was a Cabinet Office minister at the time of the messages and has since become the Work and Pensions Secretary, remarked that these backbenchers were "asking the wrong questions."

针对这些被公开的私信内容，麦克法登的发言人随后发表了公开澄清声明。该发言人表示，麦克法登曾多次在公开场合强调，政府应该提出的问题不应该是“你有什么权利获得什么”，而应该是“我们如何改变你的生活”。这一回应旨在缓和文件披露所引发的关于工党内部在税收与福利政策上存在严重路线分歧的舆论压力。

Following the publication of these private messages, a spokesperson for McFadden issued a public clarification. The spokesperson stated that McFadden has publicly said many times that the question the government should be asking is not "what are you entitled to," but rather "how can we change your life." The statement aimed to address the friction revealed by the files regarding internal party debates over taxation and welfare.

尽管此次公开了大量文件，但英国政府仍扣留了部分关键材料。大都会警察局要求暂缓公开其中一些文件，因为这些内容可能会对正在进行的关于彼得·曼德尔森勋爵涉嫌公职人员渎职指控的刑事调查产生潜在的不利影响。根据首相首席秘书达伦·琼斯的说法，这部分文件将在调查结束或不再具有妨碍性时，作为第三批文件予以公布。

Despite the extensive release of files, the UK government has withheld several key documents. Certain materials were held back at the request of the Metropolitan Police to avoid potentially prejudicing an ongoing criminal investigation into allegations of misconduct in public office by Lord Peter Mandelson. According to Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, these documents will eventually be published as part of a third tranche once the investigation concludes or when they are no longer deemed prejudicial.

此外，在最新公布的第二批文件中，还缺少了一份由英国安全审查部门出具的九页摘要文件。该摘要概述了导致安全官员最终认定不应给予曼德尔森“高级安全审查”资质的担忧领域。面对相关指控，曼德尔森一再表示自己没有任何犯罪行为，并非为了个人利益，并正在全力配合警方的调查。

Additionally, a nine-page summary document produced by United Kingdom Security Vetting is missing from the latest disclosure. This document outlined the specific areas of concern that led security officials to conclude that Mandelson should not be granted developed vetting security clearance. For his part, Mandelson has repeatedly let it be known that he believes he has not acted criminally, did not act for personal gain, and is fully cooperating with the police investigation.