Wife of former PM also says she is mentioned in Epstein files and coverage not focused enough on victims of abuse
Peter Mandelson’s critics should remember that he is “still a human being”, Cherie Blair has said in an interview.
Blair added that the former Labour minister was “entitled to a fair trial” after he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office. He denies criminal wrongdoing and has been released under investigation.
Lord Mandelson, alongside Blair’s husband and former prime minister, Tony, was one of the driving forces behind New Labour and served in various government roles.
He was sacked as Britain’s US ambassador last year after it emerged that he had stayed in touch with the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after his first conviction in 2008.
