71 m. ago Keir Starmer appoints career diplomat Christian Turner as US ambassador

Turner, appointed ambassador to UN in May, now replaces Peter Mandelson who was sacked over Epstein linksKeir Starmer has appointed the career diplomat Christian Turner as the UK’s ambassador to Washington, replacing Peter Mandelson who was sacked over his links to Jeffrey Epstein.Turner, who was appointed ambassador to the UN in May, had previously been political director at the Foreign Office and had brokered a close relationship with the new Labour administration before taking up his UN role in New York. Continue reading...

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88 m. ago Peter Mandelson's replacement as US ambassador revealed after Epstein scandal

Christian Turner has been appointed UK Ambassador to the US after Lord Mandelson was sacked over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal in September

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94 m. ago Keir Starmer names his pick to replace Peter Mandelson as UK's Trump whisperer

Top diplomat Dr Christian Turner will replace Lord Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to Washington, after the Labour peer was sacked over revelations about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

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95 m. ago Starmer to appoint career diplomat to replace Mandelson as US ambassador

Sir Keir Starmer has chosen veteran diplomat Christian Turner as Lord Mandelson’s successor as Britain’s ambassador to the US.

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1 hour ago Starmer appoints career diplomat Christian Turner as US ambassador

Current ambassador to UN to replace Peter Mandelson, who was forced to quit over Epstein linkKeir Starmer has appointed the career diplomat Christian Turner as the new ambassador to Washington, government sources have confirmed.Turner will be replacing Peter Mandelson who was forced to quit over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago 'Dear America: Will the Epstein Files finally force you to confront glaring truth?'

'Although as a nation we are deeply shamed by Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Ghislaine Maxwell and Peter Mandelson's ties with Jeffrey Epstein, we’re good with the punishments they have so far received, but America, you have done nothing'

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1 week ago What to know about the air traffic control overhaul and the company FAA hired to manage it

The government picked a company with little experience working with the Federal Aviation Administration called Peraton to oversee the roughly $31.5 billion overhaul of the outdated air traffic control system

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3 w. ago Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm hired by company linked to Chinese military

Global Counsel signed $3m contract with WuXi AppTec in Europe months after it was named in US national security driveGlobal Counsel, the lobbying firm co-founded by Peter Mandelson, was brought in to advise the Chinese pharmaceutical company WuXi AppTec in Europe months after it was targeted in a US national security crackdown.WuXi AppTec signed a $3m contract with Global Counsel last year to deal with the international fallout from claims that it had links with the Chinese military and was implicated in human rights abuses in Xinjiang. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago UK holds talks with LinkedIn on clamping down on Chinese espionage

Government wants social media platforms to be less attractive for foreign agents after recent intelligence warningsThe government is holding talks with LinkedIn on how it can clamp down on prolific Chinese espionage activity after a rare interference alert was issued by MI5.The National Protective Security Authority, which is part of the UK’s security services, is speaking to social media platforms about making them less attractive for foreign agents, a government official told the Guardian. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago The three moments that meant Kemi Badenoch survived her Ides of November and brought the Tories flickering back to life, by DAN HODGES

The transformation in Badenoch's fortunes can be bookmarked by three specific moments. The first was when two unlikely men came riding to her rescue - Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein.

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last month Peter Mandelson in a wee spot of bother after being snapped peeing in on London street

Lord Peter Mandelson, 72, is now facing a fine after the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council confirmed they are investigating the incident which took place last week

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last month Peter Mandelson faces £300 fine after urinating in Notting Hill street

Kensington and Chelsea council confirmed it was investigating after the Labour peer admitted urinating against a garden wall

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last month MI5 names two people in alert to MPs and peers about Chinese espionage

Spy agency says Amanda Qui and Shirly Shen have been using LinkedIn to ‘obtain non-public and insider insights’MI5 has issued an espionage alert to MPs and peers warning that two people linked to the Chinese intelligence service are actively seeking to recruit parliamentarians.The two people, who operate as headhunters on the LinkedIn professional networking website aiming to obtain “non-public and insider insights”, MI5 said, are also targeting economists, thinktank staff and civil servants for their access to politicians. Continue reading...

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last month MI5 warns lawmakers that Chinese spies are trying to reach them via LinkedIn

Britain's domestic intelligence agency has warned lawmakers that Chinese spies are reaching out to them via recruitment headhunters

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