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What details are absent from the "embarrassing" Mandelson files?

Published On Wed, 03 Jun 2026
Zoya Thakur
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A second batch of more than 1,000 pages of documents concerning Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador has been made public. The files were expected to shed light on what ministers knew about Mandelson’s connections to Epstein and the vetting process behind his approval. Instead, they exposed internal government tensions and early concerns over Keir Starmer’s leadership. Lucy Hough talks with the Guardian’s head of national news, Archie Bland.

Disclaimer: This podcast is taken from The Guardian.