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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
John Crace

Mandelson files reveal a man for whom betrayal is a way of life

Peter Mandelson
Peter Mandelson. Where was the gratitude to the prime minister for giving him the plum posting to Washington? Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

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Thousands of documents released. Many of them rendered almost meaningless with redactions. Almost poetic the level of chaos that has always followed Mandy wherever he goes. The man who believed he was entitled to get away with almost anything.

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