Peter Mandelson assured the UK government it would "never regret" appointing him as ambassador to the United States, according to newly released documents, a pledge that was dramatically proven wrong within months.
In a 1504-page document, the government released files relating to the appointment of Mandelson, a friend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as envoy to Washington DC at the start of US President Donald Trump's second term, to comply with a demand by MPs
They shed new light on the contentious decision and heap more embarrassment on beleaguered Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
