The BBC’s interview with Peter Mandelson had offered ample evidence of the Labour peer’s “formidable political brain”, according to Louis Mosley, UK head of the US data firm, Palantir Technologies. View image in fullscreen Peter Mandelson was withdrawn as US ambassador after emails emerged detailing his relationship with his ‘best pal’ Jeffrey Epstein. During the interview, Mandelson was pressed to apologise to Epstein’s victims. He needs to disappear for a very long time.”A second cabinet source said: “Peter managed to create several days of headlines on his relationship with Epstein by failing to apologise. It just reminds everyone that he appointed him.”Why did Mandelson not apologise to the women in the first instance?

Source: The Guardian January 17, 2026 06:16 UTC