PM and foreign secretary were nowhere is sight as hapless Stephen Doughty faced the Commons over Peter Mandelson
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If only there had been some kind of clue. The tiniest of hints that Peter Mandelson might not have been a suitable candidate to act as the UK ambassador in Washington.
Like being forced to resign from the cabinet over a failure to disclose a loan from Geoffrey Robertson. Like being forced to resign from the cabinet a second time over allegations of trying to procure a passport for the Hinduja brothers. Like his financial arrangements with the Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Like his friendship with the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/11/starmer-and-cooper-lead-from-the-back-as-junior-ministers-take-the-mandy-flak
Author : John Crace
Publish date : 2025-09-11 15:29:00
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