Lord Mandelson was chief strategist for Labour in London in the 2010 election while Mr Brown toured the country. A vocal critic of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour Party, Lord Mandelson then provided advice to Sir Keir as he sought to win power. Meanwhile, bank statements from 2003 and 2004 indicated he received payments totalling 75,000 US dollars (£54,735) from Epstein, but Lord Mandelson said he had “no recollection” of receiving the funds. Emails from 2009 appeared to show Lord Mandelson passing on an assessment by Gordon Brown’s adviser of potential policy measures, including an “asset sales plan”. Lord Mandelson resigned from Labour, saying he did not wish to “cause further embarrassment” to the party.

Source: The Herald February 23, 2026 20:21 UTC