{"id":277586,"date":"2025-09-12T09:05:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mandelson-was-appointed-because-the-uk-needed-an-unconventional-ambassador-says-mps\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T09:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:05:06","slug":"mandelson-was-appointed-because-the-uk-needed-an-unconventional-ambassador-says-mps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mandelson-was-appointed-because-the-uk-needed-an-unconventional-ambassador-says-mps\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandelson was appointed because the UK needed an &#8216;unconventional ambassador&#8217;, says MPs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vmjnkoWOBZE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Mandelson was appointed because the UK needed an 'unconventional ambassador', says MPs\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vmjnkoWOBZE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Scotland Secretary Douglas Alexander has admitted the furore over the firing of Lord Peter Mandelson is &quot;not headlines anybody wanted&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>He says: &quot;The reason he was appointed was a judgement that given the depth of his experience as a former trade commissioner for the European Union, his long experience in politics and doing politics at the highest international levels, he could do a job for the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We knew this was an unconventional presidential administration, and that was the basis on which there was a judgement that we needed an unconventional ambassador.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Live updates: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-angela-rayner-starmer-labour-badenoch-farage-reform-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #uknews #politics #government #labourparty <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews <\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<br \/>\nSky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scotland Secretary Douglas Alexander has admitted the furore over the firing of Lord Peter Mandelson is &quot;not headlines anybody wanted&quot;. 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