33 h. ago Holidaymakers warned of increased arrest risk as destination becomes 'police state'

A former British ambassador has called for the Foreign Office to caution against travel to the country

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34 h. ago 'I wish I'd never met Jeffrey Epstein': Lord Peter Mandelson says he 'regrets' association with billionaire paedophile

Britain's new ambassador to the US did not deny he stayed at the paedophile financier's New York home in 2009 after Epstein was jailed for child sex offences.

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52 h. ago Iran threatens to end nuclear talks with Europe after Mandelson comments

Iranian foreign minister says there can be no further talks if UK and European position is zero uranium enrichmentIran’s foreign minister has threatened to end all talks with European officials over its nuclear programme after Peter Mandelson, the UK ambassador to Washington, appeared to side with US calls to eliminate Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities.It was not clear if Lord Mandelson’s remarks during a question and answer session at the Atlantic Council in Washington revealed an unannounced change in UK policy or if, in seeking to side with Donald Trump, he had spoken in a way to allow misinterpretation. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Peter Mandelson criticises ‘fetish’ for scrapping EU rules that work in Britain’s favour

The UK’s ambassador to the US sought to reassure critics of Sir Keir’s Brexit deal

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60 h. ago British Ambassador to US Peter Mandelson rejects Epstein question before admitting 'regret'

Britain's Ambassador to the US Lord Peter Mandelson has admitted he wishes he'd 'never met' disgraced American financier and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein in an interview

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60 h. ago UK ambassador Peter Mandelson says he wishes he never met Jeffrey Epstein

UK ambassador to the US was asked if he stayed in one of Epstein’s properties while he was in jail

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69 h. ago UK ambassador Peter Mandelson says he wishes he never met Jeffery Epstein

UK ambassador to the US was asked if he stayed in one of Epstein’s properties while he was in jail

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3 d. ago Britain is still hoping to slash Donald Trump's 10% tariffs on UK goods, says Peter Mandelson

The Labour peer, who is the UK's ambassador to the US, outlined how work is ongoing to 'address' the 'reciprocal' tariffs the US President has imposed.

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3 d. ago UK and US should cooperate on AI to counter China ‘threat’, says Mandelson

The British ambassador to the US used a speech in Washington on Tuesday to warn that China posed a more serious threat than the Soviet Union.

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7 d. ago Hundreds of British students face expulsion from Harvard as ‘vindictive’ Trump bans overseas recruitment

Labour prime minister Keir Starmer and ambassador Peter Mandelson told to warn US President not to make UK students ‘victims’ of his politics

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1 week ago Sam Dalby responds to Dundee United transfer question as striker admits he 'loved' Tannadice spell

The hitman netted the penalty that sank Aberdeen and secured fourth spot and European football next season

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2 w. ago Jimmy Thelin issues Sivert Nilsen injury timeline as Aberdeen boss admits difficulty in answering big Celtic question

The midfielder suffered a freak injury in training and is due to see a specialist in the lead up to the Scottish Cup Final

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2 w. ago Peter Mandelson: 'I can't imagine Nigel Farage ever being PM'

Reform took control of seven local councils, winning hundreds of seats, in the parliamentary by-election earlier this month

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2 w. ago Peter Mandelson plays down idea of Nigel Farage as PM after Reform local elections victory

Lord Mandelson said he takes Nigel Farage ‘seriously’, but dismissed the likelihood of the Reform leader becoming prime miniter

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3 w. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Starmer had the tone of a gopher grateful to a mafia don for not having him rubbed out in the parking lot

This is going to sound like a Barbara Cartland novel but it actually happened. Donald Trump seized Peter Mandelson's hand and went all husky.

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3 w. ago Donald Trump gushes over British ambassador’s ‘beautiful accent’ during trade deal announcement

Donald Trump praised British ambassador Lord Peter Mandelson's "beautiful accent" as the pair met in the White House as a UK-US trade deal was announced on Thursday, 8 May.

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3 w. ago Trump ally and Mandelson laugh as Starmer references VE Day in US

Donald Trump’s commerce secretary Howard Lutnick and Peter Mandelson laughed as Sir Keir Starmer celebrated a UK-US trade deal coinciding with Victory in Europe Day’s (VE Day) 80th anniversary on Thursday, 8 May.

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4 w. ago Prince Andrew should never be allowed to return to public life | Polly Hudson

The death of Virginia Giuffre - who accused the Duke of York of sexual assault - surely makes his desire to resume royal duties out of the questionEveryone talks about Prince Andrew’s “fall from grace” but that raises an awkward question. When exactly was his grace period? Admittedly, even the most cynical among us aren’t immune to royal wedding fever, and when he married Fergie the nation was still high on the fumes from Charles and Diana’s nuptials, so perhaps he was briefly popular in 1986. But other than that? Pretty confident recollections wouldn’t vary here. Nada.So technically we can’t call the events that have transpired since that brief moment in the sun a fall from grace. It’s more accurate to classify them as many falls from “meh”.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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