The Guardian view on Peter Mandelson in Washington: a parable of short-sighted foreign policy

Sure enough, little over six months into the role, Lord Mandelson’s position became untenable. Sir Keir Starmer had stood by him when links to Jeffrey Epstein first resurfaced – extraordinary given the billionaire financier’s status as a convicted paedophile. The position changed with the publicatio...

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