- It represents a spectacular failure of the UK’s vetting process that Peter Mandelson managed to be appointed as US ambassador. This also might have been career-ending for the PM if Mandelson was still in office now. He is very lucky his chief of staff didn’t get his way when he fought to keep him.
- I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files more to follow www.ft.com/content/c950...
- Failure? Maybe that's how they wanted it to be
It depends on the criteria for crooks- That guy is supposed to have political nous. Imagine thinking it was good politics to defend Mandelson after his continued support for Epstein came out.
