Mandelson's web of Epstein lies could bring down Starmer
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🗓️ 3 February 2026
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Summary
Peter Mandelson is under criminal investigation by the Metropolitan Police over claims that he leaked confidential government emails to Jeffrey Epstein.
The Labour peer finally stepped down from the House of Lords today following a damaging week for the Government, after newly released material laid bare his relationship with the convicted sex offender.
The revelations have intensified pressure on Labour and reopened questions about why the twice-disgraced former Cabinet minister was brought back into the fold time and again.
Camilla and Tim assess what Lord Mandelson’s resignation means for Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership, and Tim explains the web of Labour relationships that linked Mandy to Epstein.
Plus, attention turns again to Andrew Mountabatten-Windsor, amid reports he could imminently leave Royal Lodge for accommodation on the Sandringham estate as a potential criminal investigation hangs over him.
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. Could the Peter Mandelson scandal bring down the Prime Minister? |
| 0:13.4 | We detail the web of deceit that links Kirstarmer's right-hand man with Geoffrey Epstein's best pal. |
| 0:21.1 | And as Andrew Mountbatten-Winzer prepares to leave Royal Lodge, |
| 0:25.6 | we give you the inside scoop on the fall of the House of York. |
| 0:30.3 | Welcome to The Daily Tea with me, Tim Stanley. |
| 0:32.3 | And me, Camilla Tominy. |
| 0:46.4 | Thank you. |
| 0:49.9 | One, Peter Mandelson has resigned as a member of the House of Lords. |
| 1:01.7 | Two, number ten has reported Peter Mandelson to the police. And three, an anti-monarchy group has reported Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to the police over sex trafficking. |
| 1:11.2 | We're going to talk about the tangled web of deceit that has brought us to this moment, and also does it threaten to consume Kier Stama? |
| 1:16.0 | Dr Stanley, this is you in full academic professorial role. |
| 1:19.1 | This must have been what you were like at school and university. |
| 1:21.0 | You're holding a whiteboard. |
| 1:24.5 | Are you going to Timsplain something to me? What's going on here? |
| 1:27.8 | This is a spider graph. Have you ever seen It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia? |
| 1:31.9 | No. Oh, you should do. It's the funniest thing ever made. There's a character called Charlie who goes a bit mad and sees conspiracies anywhere and he covers his walls and bits of paper and string |
| 1:36.4 | to prove how things connect. And I want to talk through the gibronies, as they would say, |
| 1:41.9 | and Always Sunny associated with Peter Mandelson. |
| 1:45.3 | Yes. |
| 1:46.1 | I'm not, can we use the word conspiracy? I'm not sure. |
| 1:50.0 | I think, well, conspiracy cover up. |
| 1:52.1 | Not the legal sense, but in the cultural shady, they're all in it together sense. |
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