The Peter Mandelson Files (Again)
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4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Today, more than 1000 pages of documents about Peter Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to the US have been published by the government.
Adam, Chris and Joe get together to discuss what the files tell us about Peter Mandelson’s vetting process, his relationship with some of the government’s most senior figures and his thoughts on the Prime Minister’s leadership.
Some of the files have been redacted or held back as part of the ongoing criminal investigation into allegations of misconduct in public office by Peter Mandelson. He has repeatedly let it be known that he believes he has not acted criminally, did not act for personal gain and is co-operating with police
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | We definitely do not have quiet days anymore in American politics. |
| 0:12.5 | Our podcast will help you cut through all the noise. |
| 0:15.9 | Make sense of what's happening in the US, |
| 0:17.8 | with new podcast episodes arriving throughout the week. |
| 0:20.8 | AmeriCast, Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:24.5 | Chris, what a treat for you after your half-term break to return to, what was it, 340 emails, |
| 0:30.1 | 56 separate WhatsApp conversations, 15 letters and notes of 26 meetings. |
| 0:34.2 | Yeah, it's just my inbox. |
| 0:35.0 | Yeah, as I was reading that, I was like, oh yeah, I bet you've probably actually got more on |
| 0:38.3 | read details. |
| 0:38.6 | I thought you were about to say the treat that you'd come down to see us. |
| 0:41.4 | Of course it is. |
| 0:42.3 | Of course it is. |
| 0:42.9 | And Joe Pike is here as well. |
| 0:44.0 | Hello, Joe Pike is here as well. |
| 0:44.0 | Hello, Joe. |
| 0:44.5 | Hi, hi. |
| 0:45.2 | Anyway, this tranche of documents I'm referring to is not Chris Mason's holiday inbox. |
| 0:49.9 | It is the latest response by the government to the so-called humble address from Parliament |
| 0:54.6 | where, prompted by the Tories, they've had to release all the details and correspondence, |
| 0:54.6 | although not all, about Lord Mandelson's time as the ambassador in Washington. |
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