We Speak to Lord Mandelson (New UK Ambassador to US)
Americast
BBC
4.2 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 11 February 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
On his first day in the role, Lord Mandelson talks to Americast about how the UK will handle Donald Trump.
In his conversation with Sarah, Britain’s new U.S. Ambassador explains why the UK needs to respect Trump’s “strong and clear mandate for change”.
Given President Trump’s fast moving and radical agenda, what kind of approach should the UK be taking, and will the ‘special relationship’ continue?
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| 0:10.0 | Well, I'm rolling. |
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| 0:17.0 | Do you need a hand clap? |
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| 0:20.0 | Okay. Ambassador. Hello, I would do. No, okay. Ambassador. |
| 0:22.6 | Hello, AmeriCasters. |
| 0:24.6 | It's Sarah here. |
| 0:25.6 | I am at home in Washington, about 9 o'clock in the evening, so it's already the early hours |
| 0:30.6 | of the morning in the UK. |
| 0:32.6 | And I just wanted to bring you a special little extra episode because I've been speaking today to the new |
| 0:38.6 | British ambassador to Washington, Lord Peter Mandelson. I met him outside the White House. He was on |
| 0:44.7 | his way to hand in his letter of credence as is known, otherwise known as his diplomatic credentials |
| 0:50.6 | to the Trump administration as he takes up his post. |
| 0:55.4 | It's not going to be an easy job, I wouldn't think, managing a Labour government in Britain's |
| 1:01.2 | relationship with the Trump administration here in America. |
| 1:05.2 | Now, he is a political veteran, of course. |
| 1:08.1 | He helped reinvent the Labour Party in the 80s and the 90s. He was a cabinet |
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