Peter Mandelson Epstein Links: What the New Documents Reveal

Peter Mandelson’s disastrous few months continue apace, after the government released a tranche of documents that tell us a lot about his hiring - and firing - as ambassador to the US. So what’s in the files? And what does it all say about the judgment of the Prime Minister?

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00:00 – Breaking: The Mandelson files released
01:42 – Assessing the Prime Minister’s judgment
04:24 – The December 2024 appointment timeline
06:08 – Police arrest and the "flight risk" claims
08:12 – The JP Morgan report and "red flags"
10:20 – Internal mutiny: Warnings from senior aides
12:15 – The chaotic exit and £75,000 payoff
21:50 – What comes next: More files to follow

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