Mandelson’s Appointment As Ambassador Was ‘Rational’ | Steve Reed
February 5, 2026
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as posted by the channel“If anybody had known what we now know about the truth about Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein, leave alone the confidential and market sensitive documentation he was emailing almost directly from cabinets to Epstein, then absolutely he would not have been appointed.”
It was “rational” for Starmer to appoint Mandelson as ambassador because, at the time, he lied about his relationship to Epstein, says communities secretary Steve Reed.
Steve Reed was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every day, 6–10am.
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