"Peter Mandelson's skills a political operator were so highly prized by successive Labour prime ministers that they were apparently prepared to overlook past scandals to hand him a series of senior roles. Yet the release of emails by the US Department of Justice appear to show Mandelson himself was receiving advice on political strategy from US financier and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein."
"Crucially, Lord Mandelson appears to have kept Epstein informed of developments in the immediate aftermath of the 2010 general election, as Gordon Brown made a doomed attempt to form a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats. On 9 May, Lord Mandelson appears to tell Epstein: "GB now having 'secret' talks with [Lib Dem leader Nick] Clegg in Foreign Office". And then, at 09.07am on Monday 10 May, he appears to tell Epstein: "Finally got him to go today"."
"On 8 May, two days after the election, while talks were taking place between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, an email appears to show Lord Mandelson telling Epstein he'd spent "all day first with [Gordon Brown] then with Libs. They are all pretty bonkers" Epstein suggests "stressing" in negotiations that the Liberal Democrat plus Labour vote is "15m v 10 million votes"."
Emails released by the US Department of Justice indicate Lord Peter Mandelson received political strategy advice from US financier Jeffrey Epstein. The emails show Mandelson kept Epstein informed during the immediate aftermath of the 2010 general election, including updates on Gordon Brown's efforts to form a coalition with the Liberal Democrats. Time-stamped messages record Mandelson reporting private meetings and negotiation outcomes. Exchanges on 8–10 May include Mandelson noting he spent 'all day first with [Gordon Brown] then with Libs', Epstein suggesting negotiating tactics and vote-count framing, and Mandelson reporting the collapse of Labour's coalition efforts with brief status updates.
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