
British PM Starmer Chooses Lord Peter Mandelson, Who Was Jeffrey Epstein Acquaintance, as New US Ambassador
Explain to me like I’m a 5-year-old: why is it that in the UK, Prince Andrew has fallen into utter disgrace for his long relationship with late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, but for Labour peer Lord Peter Mandelson the same level of relationship is quite alright, and he has now been appointed as the new ambassador to the United States?
First, let’s take a look at the present development: Lord Mandelson will be made British ambassador to the US, as already-unpopular Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer scrambles to build a relationship with the incoming Trump administration.
The Telegraph reported:
“In a remarkable comeback, the former Cabinet minister, a key architect of New Labour under Tony Blair, will take over as Donald Trump begins his second term as the US president.
It is understood the Prime Minister hopes that, by appointing an experienced figure with a global reputation, the UK may be able to navigate potential trade wars. Mr. Trump has threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on imports.”
The Telegraph report only detects one problem: Mandelson’s previous role as commissioner for the European Union.
“The Government has been trying to forge a better relationship with the Trump team, in the face of obstacles including that high-profile Labour politicians have previously attacked Mr. Trump. In 2018, Lord Mandelson called him ‘a bully and a mercantilist’.”
Mandelson is believed to have ‘a greater understanding of global commerce than most civil servants’.