It’s worth remembering what control No 10 have been able to maintain over which documents have been released today.
They can’t stop things they don’t like from being published – parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee will get the final say on that.
But given this is just the first tranche of documents, the government has had a say on what is published now, instead of later.
That could explain why the email about Mandelson’s severance payment has appeared in today’s files – though the government has been under pressure to tell people how much Mandelson was paid.
That was actually leaked to the press shortly before the files were made public.
The Financial Times has reported that the government believes details of that payment – and claims that Mandelson wanted more money – would be the centre of attention.
But given what else is in the files, questions about Starmer’s judgement – and whether he’s right to say Mandelson “lied” during the vetting process – are likely to make the biggest splash today.
The BBC understands that Mandelson's view is he answered questions about his relationship with Epstein in the vetting process accurately.
值得记住的是，唐宁街10号今天对哪些文件的发布控制力是怎样的。
他们无法阻止自己不喜欢的内容被发表——议会情报与安全委员会将拥有最终决定权。 但鉴于这只是第一批文件，政府对现在发布的内容有发言权，而不是以后。
这或许能解释为什么关于曼德尔森遣散费的邮件会出现在今天的档案中——尽管政府一直面临压力，要求公众告诉公众曼德尔森的薪酬金额。
这些信息实际上是在文件公开前不久泄露给媒体的。
《金融时报》报道，政府认为这笔付款的细节——以及曼德尔森想要更多资金的说法——将成为关注的焦点。
但鉴于档案中其他内容，关于斯塔默判断力的问题——以及他是否正确地说曼德尔森在审查过程中“撒谎”——很可能在今天引发最大争议。
BBC了解到，曼德尔森的观点是，他在审查过程中准确回答了关于他与爱泼斯坦关系的问题。
