The UK’s first ‘spin doctor’ was immensely valuable to those he served. But he always felt entitled to more, says political journalist Andy McSmith

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…

The UK’s first ‘spin doctor’ was immensely valuable to those he served. But he always felt entitled to more, says political journalist Andy McSmith

As the architect of New Labour, Mandelson was the driving force behind the British left's past triumphs. In a career spanning 40 years, the indestructible strategist had survived…