Will Mandelson Have To Quit Over Epstein Revelations?
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4.4 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 10 September 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Today, politicians across the House of Commons have called for Lord Mandelson to resign as UK ambassador to the US over his connection to Jeffrey Epstein.
Lord Mandelson acknowledged that there could be more "embarrassing" exchanges to come from his correspondence with Epstein who he described as his "best pal" in a letter for his 50th birthday.
He likened his association with Epstein to "an albatross around my neck", adding he felt "profoundly upset that I was taken in" by a "charismatic criminal liar".
Adam and Chris discuss what the revelations mean for the UK and US with Caitríona Perry, Chief Presenter for BBC News in Washington
And presenter of the Security Brief, Mikey Kay talks to Adam about the state of global security after Poland shot down Russian drones that had entered it's air space overnight.
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| 1:49.2 | Mandelson. Now, we already knew that Peter Mandelson had had a friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, |
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