{"id":277752,"date":"2025-09-12T18:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-fall-and-rise-and-fall-again-of-peter-mandelson\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T18:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:00:35","slug":"the-fall-and-rise-and-fall-again-of-peter-mandelson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-fall-and-rise-and-fall-again-of-peter-mandelson\/","title":{"rendered":"The fall and rise (and fall again) of Peter Mandelson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/BcdIthVFSCk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The fall and rise (and fall again) of Peter Mandelson\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BcdIthVFSCk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>He may have described himself as a \u2018fighter not a quitter\u2019, but even Peter Mandelson couldn\u2019t survive new and lurid revelations about his relationship with convicted paedophile, Jeffrey Epstein.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ultimate political animal, Mandelson was no stranger to scandal \u2013 having twice been forced to resign from Tony Blair\u2019s Cabinet. But brought back into the Labour fold by Gordon Brown after a successful stint as European Commissioner, the former spin doctor went on to enjoy a career renaissance \u2013 which eventually took him to Washington as the UK\u2019s ambassador to the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, Mandelson was summoned home from DC in disgrace, following the publication of a cache of embarrassing emails and other communications between himself and Epstein. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Was his downfall inevitable? And should Sir Keir Starmer have known better than to entrust one of the biggest diplomatic roles in the world to a man with a track record of self-destruction?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Niall is joined by former ambassador and National Security Advisor, Lord Ricketts, and Sky News\u2019 former political editor, Adam Boulton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Producer: Emily Hulme\u00a0<br \/>\nEditor: Mike Bovill\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He may have described himself as a \u2018fighter not a quitter\u2019, but even Peter Mandelson couldn\u2019t survive new and lurid revelations about his relationship with convicted paedophile, Jeffrey Epstein.\u00a0 The ultimate political animal, Mandelson was no stranger to scandal \u2013 having twice been forced to resign from Tony Blair\u2019s Cabinet. 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