"Mandelson appeared to take it in his stride. He had done plenty of sleazy things in the past and survived. He would survive this one too. There was no big deal. Never apologise, never explain. Time for everyone to move on. If it hadn't been for a few awkward emails coming to light, he would still be swanning around in Washington. Mandy has never shown contrition. That curious two-part interview ran on Tuesday morning, by which time it was already out of date."
"What we all wanted was Mandelson 3.0. I've done nothing wrong had morphed into OK, I was a wee bit silly but that's just me had morphed into no comment. We were now into the realms of a potential criminal prosecution. Not just apparently helping himself to $75,000 of handouts Mandy had no idea what the money was for, and who wouldn't forget that amount of cash? but, it seems, leaking market-sensitive government information to a convicted sex offender."
Peter Mandelson staged a planned comeback interview but resigned from the Labour party after revelations linked him to the Epstein files. He showed little contrition and downplayed the matter during a two-part interview that soon became out of date. Allegations include accepting $75,000 in payments and possibly leaking market-sensitive government information to a convicted sex offender. The government initially appeared reactive before moving quickly to distance itself. Keir Starmer faced criticism for endorsing Mandelson's ambassadorial appointment. Longstanding Labour figures pointed to a history of untrustworthiness dating back to the 1990s.
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