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He could have described himself as a ‘fighter not a quitter’, however even Peter Mandelson couldn’t survive new and lurid revelations about his relationship with convicted paedophile, Jeffrey Epstein.
The final political animal, Mandelson was no stranger to scandal – having twice been compelled to resign from Tony Blair’s Cabinet. But introduced again into the Labour fold by Gordon Brown after a profitable stint as European Commissioner, the previous spin physician went on to get pleasure from a profession renaissance – which finally took him to Washington because the UK’s ambassador to the United States.
However, Mandelson was summoned residence from DC in shame, following the publication of a cache of embarrassing emails and different communications between himself and Epstein.
Was his downfall inevitable? And ought to Sir Keir Starmer have recognized higher than to entrust one of many greatest diplomatic roles on this planet to a person with a monitor file of self-destruction?
Niall is joined by former ambassador and National Security Advisor, Lord Ricketts, and Sky News’ former political editor, Adam Boulton.
Producer: Emily Hulme
Digital Producer: David Chipakupaku
Editor: Mike Bovill
