The Epstein files reveal not just a catastrophic breach of trust, but the final act in a long political psychodrama. Donald Macintyre reveals how a man so adept at managing risk came to take one that could destroy a government – not to mention his own career – and says the answers lie deep in a life shaped by a fatal attraction to wealth and influence

Wes Streeting said Lord Peter Mandelson has betrayed multiple prime ministers after fresh revelations about the former cabinet minister’s links to Jeffrey Epstein emerged over the…

PM says former cabinet minister and peer lied about ‘extent and depth of the relationship’ and should not have been appointed as US ambassador

Emails between Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein appear to show their friendship was closer than suspected.

Alistair Campbell has claimed disgraced former Labour peer Peter Mandelson was always drawn to “powerful men with money”. Files released by the US Department of Justice (DoJ)…

Alastair Campbell has claimed disgraced former Labour peer Peter Mandelson was always drawn to “powerful men with money”. Files released by the US Department of Justice (DoJ)…

Anger at former US ambassador Peter Mandelson’s relations with the child sex offender threatens to topple the prime minister

The Epstein files reveal not just a catastrophic breach of trust, but the final act in a long political psychodrama. Donald Macintyre reveals how a man so adept at managing risk…

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