The Mandelson-Epstein Emails - Who Knew What, When?
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4.4 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 13 September 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Today, we look at how Bloomberg broke the story of Mandelson’s emails to Jeffrey Epstein that got him sacked as US ambassador. And we hear new information about the investigation Keir Starmer carried out into the relationship before appointing him.
Laura and Paddy are joined by Alex Campbell who led the Bloomberg team.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:04.7 | Paddy, here we are. |
| 0:05.9 | In a very fast-moving news cycle. |
| 0:08.0 | Yes, my head is bent. |
| 0:10.0 | I've been on the phone a lot, and I've been trying to understand |
| 0:12.9 | and get to the bottom of who knew what and when in the scandal around Peter Mandelson. |
| 0:19.3 | And you've got, in particular, you've got word of three questions |
| 0:22.6 | that Downing Street sent to Peter Manelson, which is new, |
| 0:25.3 | because newscasters will have heard Adam do a summary of all of this |
| 0:29.3 | on our Friday newscast, which he still explains how we got here. |
| 0:33.2 | So we have new information for you this Saturday, |
| 0:36.1 | and we're going to be joined by Alex Campbell from Bloomberg, |
| 0:38.9 | who led the team that were investigating all of this, |
| 0:42.3 | who got their sticky pause on the now notorious emails |
| 0:45.6 | between Lord Madison and Geoffrey Epstein. |
| 0:48.1 | All on this Saturday, newscast. |
| 0:51.1 | Newscast from the BBC. |
| 0:53.4 | Fat boy sliver me in the classroom doing our violin lessons. I was the tattletail in the class. Can I have an apology, please? I trust almost nobody. That daddy has to sometimes do strong language. Next time in Moscow. I feel delulu with no solulu. Take me down to Downey Street. Let's go have a tour. Blimey. |
| 1:13.8 | Hi, it's Laura in the studio. |
| 1:14.9 | It's Patty in the studio. |
| 1:21.0 | And I'm pleased to say that we are joined by a very eminent leader of a very talented team of journalists. |
| 1:27.3 | Alex Campbell, the Bloomberg editor who led that investigation that has had a huge impact on British politics and, of course, |
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