“Absolute moron” or ruthlessly effective “prince of darkness”? It’s safe to say that our new man in Washington divides opinion — almost as much as the president to whom he’ll be paying court.
There’s never an easy time to take on the most coveted job in the diplomatic circuit. But with Donald Trump’s inauguration to a second White House term, Peter Mandelson is becoming the UK ambassador to the United States at a particularly dicey moment.
