Mandelson, Epstein and the fight for survival at No 10

曼德尔森、爱泼斯坦与10号府邸的生存之战

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2026-02-06

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The fallout from the latest tranche of the Epstein files is causing chaos in Westminster. With his ex-US ambassador Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein under the microscope, Labour MPs are furiously asking what Keir Starmer knew about it, and when. So will the PM be able to ride out this latest storm? And what future does Mandelson have? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guest: Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times. Host: Manveen Rana. Producers: Harry Stott, Sophie McNulty. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more:  Starmer says sorry. But why did he swallow Mandelson’s lies?I studied the latest Epstein files. As a woman, this is what I felt Further listening:  LATEST: The Epstein files drop — what next for Andrew?The new Epstein emails about TrumpClips: Associated Press, Times Radio, BBC Photo: Getty Images. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • From The Times and The Sunday Times, this is the story.

  • I'm Manvine Rana.

  • When the US Department of Justice finally released more than 3 million documents from the Epstein files,

  • nobody expected them to land like a ticking time bomb, right in the middle of Westminster.

  • Mandelson betrayed our country, our parliament and my party.

  • He lied repeatedly to my team.

  • If I knew then what I know now, he would never have been anywhere near government.

  • All week,

  • a furious Keir Starmer has had to distance himself from the man he'd appointed as his ambassador to Washington.

  • And yesterday, even though he never even met Jeffrey Epstein,

  • He became the first world leader to apologize to his victims.

  • I am sorry.

  • Sorry for what was done to you.

  • Sorry that so many people with power failed you.

  • Sorry for having believed Mandelson's lies and appointed him.

  • But will that be enough for even his own backbenchers who are in a mutinous mood?

  • I think the mood yesterday was The angriest, I think,

  • I've ever seen Labour MPs in the 16 years that I've been in Parliament.

  • We can't pretend that this is not a crisis situation.

  • I think the PM is up against it.